{"id":3029,"date":"2010-06-10T11:04:55","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T15:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=3029"},"modified":"2014-11-14T17:16:55","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T21:16:55","slug":"making-up-missed-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/making-up-missed-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Up Missed Services"},"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=\"Making%20Up%20Missed%20Services\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>My child has reading, speech and OT in her IEP.\u00a0 How many times a month are the therapist&#8217;s &#8220;allowed&#8221; to miss a session?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is nothing in IDEA or the federal regulations about &#8220;missing services.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here is a statement from a <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Related Services Fact Sheet<\/span> from Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE) funded by OSEP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your school district must provide the related services according to your child\u2019s IEP. This is true even during times of personnel shortages or extended absences.<!--more--> To do this, the school system can contract with qualified providers outside the school system through another public or private agency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>From the Pacer Center: &#8220;The school district <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacer.org\/publications\/pdfs\/ALL52.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">must provide the related services<\/span><\/a> in the child\u2019s IEP. The district may contract with providers outside the school district if there are personnel shortages in the school.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When the school system contracts with providers outside the system, it must be at no cost to the parents.<\/p>\n<p>Your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">state Department of Education<\/span><\/a> may have a specific policy regarding procedures for missed related services &#8211; that addresses provider absence or when a provider is engaged in other activities.<\/p>\n<p>An example. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcps.org\/offices\/special_ed\/pdf\/BCPS%20Related%20Services%202014%20Makeup%20Session%20Plan.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">BCPS plan<\/span><\/a> for making up missed sessions when:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There is a provider vacancy or long term leave<\/li>\n<li>The provider misses a session<\/li>\n<li>The student misses a session due to school-based assessment and field trips<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another example. <a href=\"https:\/\/education.ohio.gov\/Topics\/Special-Education\/Federal-and-State-Requirements\/Procedures-and-Guidance\/Individualized-Education-Program-IEP\/Individualized-Education-Program#procedures_for_missed_related_services\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Ohio&#8217;s &#8220;Procedures for Missed Related Services&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000000;\">when the related service provider is absent or engaging in some alternative activity.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yellowpagesforkids.com\/help\/seas.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">state Department of Education<\/span><\/a> website for policies or to find a contact and number you can call to ask questions.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Denial of FAPE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Missed sessions or interrupted services could constitute a denial a FAPE.<\/p>\n<p>Refer to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/speced\/guid\/idea\/letters\/2007-1\/clarke030807disability1q2007.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">OSEP letter<\/span><\/a>, March 8, 2007,\u00a0 about scheduling make-up sessions for related services like speech therapy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Schools must consider the impact of a provider\u2019s absence or a child\u2019s absence on the child\u2019s progress and performance and determine how to ensure the continued provision of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/fape.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">FAPE<\/span><\/a> in order for the child to continue to progress and meet the annual goals in his or her IEP. Whether an interruption in services constitutes a denial of FAPE is an individual determination that must he made on a case-by-case basis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/speced\/guid\/idea\/letters\/2007-1\/clarke030807disability1q2007.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www2.ed.gov\/policy\/speced\/guid\/idea\/letters\/2007-1\/clarke030807disability1q2007.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Filing a State Complaint<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you have evidence that supports your claim that the school did not provide the O.T. and P.T. services in your child&#8217;s IEP, you can file a complaint with your state department of education (SEA). Your SEA is responsible for supervising special education programs operated by school districts, and for ensuring FAPE. Your state must have a system to provide parents with information about complaint procedures and to resolve complaints.<\/p>\n<p>Your claim will need supporting documentation.\u00a0 Have you kept a record of missed sessions and the reason? Did you notify the school when sessions were missed to request when and how sessions would be made up?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">TIP<\/span><\/strong> <strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">&#8211;\u00a0 from Wrightslaw: All About IEPs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 5px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/aaiep\/cover.92x119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"92\" height=\"116\" \/>Most school holidays fall on Monday or Friday.\u00a0 To\u00a0 avoid missing therapy days on these holidays, try to select T- W- TH for your child&#8217;s therapy.<\/p>\n<p>If not, state in the IEP that the missed therapy sessions will be made up before end of school year or through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/esy.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">ESY<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/aaiep\/index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/aaiep\/index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My child has reading, speech and OT in her IEP.\u00a0 How many times a month are the therapist&#8217;s &#8220;allowed&#8221; to miss a session? 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