ESYS EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR SERVICES 2019 2020 ESY

ESYS EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR SERVICES 2019 - 2020

• ESY services are the provision of special education and related services to students with disabilities beyond the normal school year of the LEA – Local Education Agency (JPS). • The LEA must utilize specific eligibility criteria to determine the need for extended school year services to ensure the provision of FAPE – Free and Appropriate Public Education. • Services are provided in accordance with an IEP – Individual Educational Plan. • Ongoing assessment of student performance and careful documentation and evaluation of student progress on targeted goals on the regular IEP will determine eligible/ineligible status of the student for ESY services and the development of the ESYS IEP. • Ongoing data collection and documentation (providing proof) are imperative in determining a student being eligible or ineligible and that determination is made by the IEP Team.

CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY • REGRESSION-RECOUPMENT– Applied to all students with significant cognitive disabilities with emphasis on the students having difficulty maintaining and/or regaining critical/essential skills after at least a five day break in instruction. • All students taking the LEAP Connects should be screened under Regression-Recoupment.

CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY Dates: • 1 st Pre-Break Data Collection – November 6 th – November 22 nd • 1 st Post Break Data Collection – December 2 nd – December 18 th • 2 nd Pre-Break Data Collection – December 2 nd – December 18 th • 1 st Post Break and 2 nd Pre-Break data collection overlaps • 2 nd Post Break Data Collection – January 7 th – January 17 th 5 data points are needed. Look at the Highest score attained in the 5 data points.

CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY CRITICAL POINT of INSTRUCTION 1 o Critical Point 1 – Applied to all students with emphasis on the skills needed to prevent loss of general education time or to prevent an increase in special education service time. ü Data to collect: ü Report Cards, Grades, Attendance ü Is student in danger of losing time in regular classes ü Is student in danger of failing a subject for the school year

CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBLITY CRITICAL POINT of INSTRUCTION 2 o Critical Point 2 – Applied to all students with emphasis on the acquisition or maintenance of relative skills in the pursuit of critical life areas such as self-help, community access, or social/behavioral areas. ü Data to collect ü Behavior Plan Data ü Discipline History ü Referral History ü Critical Social Skills Data ü Community Skills Data

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES CRITERION • EMPLOYMENT – Students ages 16 -21 shall be considered for ESY services when there is documentation (job performance data) that the student is in need of support to maintain paid employment. • TRANSITION to POST-SCHOOL OUTCOMES – Any student who is in need of services to complete the action steps on the student’s Transition Plan that are the responsibility of the LEA. • TRANSITION from EARLY STEPS to PART B (Preschool) - When there is evidence from the performance data on the IFSP – Individualized Family Service Plan that the student will fail to maintain performance skills and will regress without ESY services.

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES CRITERION • • EXCESSIVE ABSENCES – Any student with a disability who has documented excused absences during the school year in excess of 25 days for health related conditions without the provision of hospital/homebound services. EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES – Any student who does not meet any of the eligibility criteria who may experience unusual circumstances or situations when ESY services may be needed.

ESYS What ESYS Is • • To maintain learned skills, not to develop new skills To target goals and objectives derived from the student’s current IEP Determined on an individualized, case by case basis Based on the needs of the individual student (Number of weeks, days, minutes per day for services may vary) • Available to all students with disabilities if data deems the student eligible • Discussed at the IEP meeting and decisions are made by the IEP Team What ESYS is NOT • To develop new skills • A traditional Summer School Program • To meet newly developed goals and objectives • To make up for absences incurred during vacation or suspension • To substitute for childcare or daycare services • To duplicate alternative community resources or services

IMPORTANT DATES Eligibility Criteria Date(s) Critical Point of Instruction 1 and 2 Data collection began August 2019 Regression Recoupment Data Collection 1 st Pre-Break Data Collection Nov 6 th – Nov 22 1 st Post Break Data Collection Dec 2 nd – Dec 18 th 2 nd Pre-Break Data Collection Dec 2 nd – Dec 18 th (overlaps with 1 st Post Break) 2 nd Post Break Data Collections Jan 7 th – 17 th ESYS Screening Data Due to Suzanne Nugent February 10 th (I must have all packets by this date – not in the pony) ESYS Final Packets Due March 20 th (I must have all packets by this date – not in the pony)

2020 ESY SCHEDULE Services* Number of Weeks Minutes per day Number of days per week • Determined by eligibility criteria and data collection • ESYS will be open for 6 WEEKS • 240 Minutes per DAY • 4 DAYS per WEEK • School sites for the SUMMER 2020 – TBA. *For a student to receive a related/direct service in ESY, the data must show a need for the service.

ESY Dates* • • • June 4 - ESYS PRINCIPALS’ MEETING 5 - ESYS Principals report to school sites 8 - All ESYS Faculty and Staff report to schools 9 - ESYS SESSION 1 BEGINS for students Ø Session 1 -11 days June 25 – ESYS SESSION I ENDS June 29 through July 2 – ESYS BREAK July 6 - ESYS SESSION 2 BEGINS Ø Session 2 -12 days July 23 - ESYS ENDS – last day for students July 24 - ESYS PRINCIPALS’ MEETING *Dates subject to change.