{"id":11056,"date":"2014-02-06T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=11056"},"modified":"2014-02-06T16:48:02","modified_gmt":"2014-02-06T20:48:02","slug":"not-thinking-of-summer-its-time-to-startplanning-for-esy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/not-thinking-of-summer-its-time-to-startplanning-for-esy\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Thinking of Summer?  It&#8217;s Time to Start\u2026Planning for ESY!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Not%20Thinking%20of%20Summer%3F%20%20It%27s%20Time%20to%20Start%E2%80%A6Planning%20for%20ESY%21\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><meta content=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/img\/mom.child.read.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/img\/mom.child.read.jpg\" width=\"152\" height=\"100\" \/>Virginia is knee deep in snow. Kids are sledding, not swimming.<\/p>\n<p>But for parents, it&#8217;s time to think about summer and what extended services your child will need when school ends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/esy.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Extended School Year (ESY)<\/span><\/a> services are special education and\/or related services provided beyond the usual school year. ESY is not limited to the summer months. Your child may need these services during the summer and throughout the year in order to receive FAPE.<\/p>\n<p>If you have not already started, plan now for ESY services for your child.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Get Prepared<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When your IEP team meets, you should be prepared to request needed services and be able to defend your position.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review the criteria for ESY<\/li>\n<li>Get your state regulations and standards for ESY &#8211; they vary from state to state<\/li>\n<li>Learn the legal requirements for ESY<\/li>\n<li>Collect data about your child&#8217;s performance (academic, functional, behavioral)<\/li>\n<li>Document what happens when your child has a break from school<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>ESY Criteria and Standards<\/strong><!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Federal courts describe different standards. Don&#8217;t allow the school to refuse ESY only on the regression-recoupment standard.<\/p>\n<p>ESY can be used to recoup regression or to catch your child up to where he should be. ESY is a team decision, not a unilateral decision by the school.<\/p>\n<p>There are other factors that IEP teams should consider when making decisions about ESY.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regression and recoupment &#8211; Is your child likely to lose critical skills or fail to recover these skills within in a reasonable time?<\/li>\n<li>Degree of progress your child is making toward IEP goals and objectives<\/li>\n<li>Emerging skills\/breakthrough opportunities &#8211; If your child is learning a key skill, like reading, will a lengthy summer break cause significant problems?<\/li>\n<li>Interfering Behavior &#8211; Does your child\u2019s behavior interfere with his ability to benefit from special education?<\/li>\n<li>Nature and\/or severity of disability or physical problems<\/li>\n<li>Vocational needs<\/li>\n<li>Special circumstances that interfere your child\u2019s ability to benefit from special education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">More Resources and Caselaw<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/esy.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Extended School Year (ESY)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>IDEA regulation about ESY at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/law\/idea.regs.subpartb.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">34 CFR \u00a7 Section 300.106<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/heath\/esy.misinform.letter.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Sample Letter to request information<\/span><\/a> from your school about ESY<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia is knee deep in snow. Kids are sledding, not swimming. 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