{"id":125,"date":"2009-02-03T09:47:04","date_gmt":"2009-02-03T14:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=125"},"modified":"2017-03-08T12:36:49","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T16:36:49","slug":"should-your-childs-iep-include-extended-year-services-esy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/should-your-childs-iep-include-extended-year-services-esy\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Your Child&#8217;s IEP Include Extended Year Services (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=\"Should%20Your%20Child%27s%20IEP%20Include%20Extended%20Year%20Services%20%28ESY%29%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>Some children with disabilities require special education and related services longer than the usual school year in order to receive FAPE. Extended School Year (ESY) services are special education and\/or related services provided beyond the usual school year, at times when school is not usually in session &#8211; typically during the summer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/library.book.line.jpg\" width=\"542\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>ESY services are different from summer school, summer remedial classes, and summer enrichment programs. ESY services are individualized, based on the child\u2019s needs as documented in the IEP, and are free of charge to parents.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Decisions about whether your child will receive ESY services and what services he will receive will be made by your child\u2019s IEP team. You are a member of the IEP team. An IEP meeting is held to consider your child\u2019s needs for ESY services. This meeting must be conducted like any other IEP meeting with appropriate prior notice.<\/p>\n<p>You, the child\u2019s teacher(s), related service providers, or administrators may request an IEP team meeting to consider your child\u2019s need for ESY services!<\/p>\n<p>If these services are not already part of your child&#8217;s IEP, you need to consider whether they would be necessary to meet his unique needs. If so, you should consider convening an IEP meeting to revise the IEP to include these services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your state department of education develops the criteria for Extended School Year services for schools in your state. <\/strong>These criteria will differ from state to state. Your state department of education will be influenced by legal decisions about Extended School Year services in your state or circuit courts. These issues lead to confusion about Extended School Year services for children with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Regression-Recoupment Myth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You may receive incorrect information about ESY from the staff at your child\u2019s school. For example, you may be told that ESY services are not available for children in your child\u2019s disability category. School staff may tell you they only use a \u201cregression-recoupment\u201d formula to determine which children are eligible for ESY services. <strong>Although these statements are legally incorrect, you will need documentation to make your case.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You need to know what the law and regulations say.You will find that Extended School Year (ESY) is not mentioned in the IDEA statute, but it is in the IDEA regulations. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/idea\/law\/idea.regs.subpartb.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">IDEA regulation about ESY at 34 CFR \u00a7 Section 300.106<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact your<span style=\"color: #000080;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">state department of education<\/span><\/a><\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">(http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm)<\/span><\/a>. Ask that they send you all information they publish about Extended School Year services. Next, visit the web site of your state department of education. Search the site for information about \u201cExtended School Year\u201d and \u201cESY.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/esy.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Extended School Year (ESY) Services<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/esy.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/esy.index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some children with disabilities require special education and related services longer than the usual school year in order to receive FAPE. 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