Writing a Service Plan

When to write a Service Plan

• • Students who attend a nonpublic school

  • Students who are homeschooled.

  • Students who live OUTSIDE the SBCSC district, but attend a non public school IN the SBCSC geographical district.

  • Students who are receiving full time therapy services in ABA (parentally placed). If students are part-time ABA and part-time in SBCSC, they should have an IEP.

When to do a new Service Plan

• You will do an initial Service Plan when a student:

  • • is withdrawn to be homeschooled by the parent

    • moves to a non-pub (from an SBCSC school)

    • withdraws to attend an ABA program (considered a home school placement)

• When a student withdraws, we must present our offer of FAPE. You will need to go back to the IEP, re-enter any services that apply only to the public school setting, and then go through the rejection process outlined below.

• Once a Service Plan is in place, you will do an Annual Service Plan each year.

  • • You no longer need to offer FAPE every year, however, you should explain to the parent at every annual case conference that they have the right to request/return to FAPE, and should they chose to do so, they just need to notify SBCSC.

    • If the student re-enters SBCSC, you will do a Move In conference to move the student back onto an IEP.

Creating an Initial Service Plan

Complete an IEP first

1. If you are a school psych or an SLP, complete the Pre-conference planning and Evaluation Process (Same as IEP) for Initial Purpose.

2. Purpose of the IEP should be "Consider Service Plan. If this is an initial IEP, select "Initial IEP" also.

3. Complete the IEP, adding Goals and Services the student would receive if attending SBCSC.

4. On the LRE page, make sure you select the LRE option that would be in place if the student attends an SBCSC school. Do not select Option 56 "Parentally Placed in private school" here (you can do that later, in the SP)

5. On the Create IEP page, select that the Parent Rejects FAPE.

   1. • Print out and have Parent sign at conference.

6. Finalize the IEP.

   1. • Rejection of FAPE Notice will be generated.

7. Reject the IEP through the Response button after the final IEP is created.

   1. • Click Response under Status

      • Reject the IEP again under the Response

        1. • This proposed IEP was Rejected

           • Note the date

           • Add note-why? (Parent chooses to place the student ____________________)

      • Status will now show as Rejected.

      • If you bypass the rejection of the IEP, you will not be able to create a SP or select annual service plan as the purpose of the conference.

      • If no, no testing options will disappear

NOW write the Service Plan

8. Go to the SP Process (on the top menu bar, next to IEP Process) and do a SP.

   1. • Purposes: Initial Service plan, Revise Service Plan, Annual Service Plan

        1. • Revise or Annual will ask you if the parent has previously rejected FAPE.

• Goals

  • • Modify this page to reflect the goals which WILL be targeted in the non public setting.

    • If the student will be homeschooled or is going to attend ABA, you may leave the current goals, and consult with the parent about the student progress.

• Provisions

  • • services all transfer over, but must be updated.

    • Refer to the Services Chart to determine possible services.

    • If the student qualifies for Speech, or any Related Services:

      • • Invite the therapist to the conference, and consult with them beforehand

        • Discuss the therapy options at the conference. Parents may decline.