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ÐUnified€School€Districtððs€Superintendent€warning€the€District€that€there€was€a€potential€for€serious€andÏsystemic€noncompliance€with€State€and€Federal€law€and€that€this€jeopardized€the€Districtððs€continuedÏreceipt€of€€Part€B€special€education€funds.€€To€date,€however,€OSEP€has€received€no€documentation€fromÏÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€of€any€action€to€withhold€funds€or€of€any€other€sanction€against€the€District.Ô€XÁX%&ÃÔ =Ý ƒ Ù²'ÝÔ€OXÁXXOXÔÔ€XÁXXOXÁÔÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÓ °(#ÿÿ°œXÓò òòòPage€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úà‘HH3(#àHonorable€Delaine€Eastinóóó óˆÐ ° ÐßA€€) °°xdiE°¥xAßB-4 ÜÝ ƒ5R™!ÝÑ @ ÑÔ€OXÁXXOXÔÔ€XÁXXOXÁÔÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÝ‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ýà  àÔ€?®±@XXÁÔòòò…òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó…óóóÝ‚ÿÿÿƒ5ÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÔ€&Ã%@?®±Ô€€Unless€otherwise€noted,€all€citations€are€to€34€Ô_ÔC.F.R.Ô_Ô€Part€300.Ô€XÁX%&ÃÔ -Ý ƒ5R™!ÝÑ @ ÑÔ€OXÁXXOXÔÔ€XÁXXOXÁÔÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÓB.°°` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#°œXBÓÝ‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÓÂõÓÓ  Óà  àÔ€?®±@XXÁÔòòò…òÚ  Ú2Ú  Úó…óóóÝ‚ÿÿÿÃ5ÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý€€Ô€&Ã%@?®±ÔOSEP€visited€the€Long€Beach,€Los€Angeles,€Mount€Ô_ÔDiabloÔ_Ô,€and€San€Diego€Unified€SchoolÐ ° ÐDistricts.€€OSEP€also€met€with€special€education€administrators€from€San€Francisco€Unified€SchoolÏDistrict,€although€it€did€not€visit€the€District€because€its€school€year€ended€before€OSEPððs€visit.Ô€XÁX%&ÃÔ Ý ƒ5R™!ÝÑ @ ÑÔ€OXÁXXOXÔÔ€XÁXXOXÁÔÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÓB.°°` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#°œXBÓÝ‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÓÂõÓÓ  Óà  àÔ€?®±@XXÁÔòòò…òÚ  Ú3Ú  Úó…óóóÝ‚ÿÿÿÃ5ÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÔ€&Ã%@?®±Ô€€The€IDEA€Amendments€of€1997€provide€public€agencies€with€additional€flexibility€as€to€theÐ ° Ðprocedures€they€must€complete€in€conducting€a€reevaluation€of€a€child€with€a€disability,€but€òòretainóó,€atÐ Ñ Ððð614(a)(2)€of€the€Act,€the€requirement€of€prior€law€that€each€local€educational€agency€ð ðensure€that€aÏreevaluation€of€each€child€with€a€disability€is€conducted€...€if€conditions€warrant€a€reevaluation€or€if€theÏchild's€parent€or€teacher€requests€a€reevaluation,€but€at€least€once€every€3€years.ðð€€€€Ô€XÁX%&ÃÔöÿ  dõÿÿÿÿd DelaineEastinnonacademic˜HP LaserJet 4/4M PSÆÜÜÎÎÜÆÜ0A, B,Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5P1<ë,A, B,Uppercase LettersÚƒ ÚÚ  Ú.Û€ Ûà0 àÝ ƒ5R™!ÝÑ  ÑÔ€OXÁXXOXÔÔ€XÁXXOXÁÔÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ,ÈÑÑ  Ñ߀WGCz|Óû## `Àhh€@ HKKKK@EÓû####ˆ°¹¹ßâ A (#A (#°(#°(#âÓ  ÓÌà@ˆ ˆ 4àUNITED€STATES€DEPARTMENT€OF€EDUCATIONˆÌà@í í 4àÔ€ô’õXXÁÔÔ  ÔOFFICE€OF€SPECIAL€EDUCATION€AND€REHABILITATIVE€SERVICESÔ€XÁXõô’ԈР„Ô ÐÌÌÌâ °(#°(#A (#A (#âApril€6,€1999ÌÌHonorable€Delaine€EastinÌSuperintendent€of€Public€InstructionÌState€Department€of€EducationÌ721€Capitol€Mall€ÌSacramento,€California€€95814ÌÌDear€Superintendent€Eastin:ÌÌDuring€the€weeks€of€June€8€and€15,€1998,€the€Office€of€Special€Education€Programs€conducted€aÏfollow„up€visit€to€determine€whether€the€California€Department€of€Education€had€ensured€theÏcorrection€of€noncompliance€with€regard€to€the€requirements€of€Part€B€of€the€Individuals€withÏDisabilities€Education€Act€(IDEA),€identified€in€the€Office€of€Special€Education€ProgramsððÏmonitoring€Report€of€February€5,€1996.€ÌÌAlthough€the€California€Department€of€Education€has€made€some€progress€in€correcting€some€ofÏthe€deficiencies€identified€in€the€1996€Report,€the€Office€of€Special€Education€Programs€isÏdeeply€concerned€about€continuing€noncompliance,€most€notably€the€California€Department€ofÏEducationððs€continuing€failure€to€exercise€its€general€supervisory€responsibility€over€local€schoolÏdistricts€in€the€State,€including€ensuring€that€local€school€districts€correct€identified€deficienciesÏin€a€timely€manner.€€As€a€result€of€this€failure€by€the€California€Department€of€Education,€seriousÏdeficiencies€have€been€allowed€to€exist€for€a€number€of€years,€impacting€services€for€childrenÏwith€disabilities.€The€Office€of€Special€Education€Programs€has€documented€many€of€theseÏcontinuing€deficiencies€in€its€prior€monitoring€reports€to€the€California€Department€of€EducationÏof€1988,€1992,€and€1996.€€The€June€1998€follow„up€visit€documented€that€many€previouslyÏidentified€problems€remain€uncorrected.€€These€issues€are€addressed€in€detail€in€the€enclosure€toÏthis€letter.ÌÌThe€State€must€take€action€to€ensure€that€the€Stateððs€long„standing,€serious€noncompliance€isÏeffectively€and€promptly€corrected€throughout€the€State.€€The€California€Department€ofÏEducation€must€develop€a€comprehensive€corrective€action€plan€with€specific€steps€and€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_ÔÏthat€will€ensure€that,€within€one€year€from€the€date€of€this€Report:€€(1)€all€of€the€deficiencies€inÏthis€Report€are€fully€corrected€throughout€the€State;€and€(2)€the€California€Department€ofÏÖ€mÿÿÖEducation€submits€documentation,€satisfactory€to€the€Office€of€Special€Education€Programs,€thatÏall€corrective€actions€have€been€effective€and€that€all€public€agencies€in€the€State€are€inÏcompliance.€€We€encourage€the€California€Department€of€Education€to€contact€the€Office€ofÏSpecial€Education€Programs€for€technical€assistance€in€developing€the€corrective€action€plan.€ÏWe€expect€the€California€Department€of€Educationððs€corrective€action€plan€to€be€submitted€to€theÏOffice€of€Special€Education€Programs€for€approval€within€45€days€of€your€receipt€of€this€Report.Ð ²-)-A ЇIt€is€critical€that€the€California€Department€of€Education€take€immediate€action€to€correct€theÏnoncompliance€described€in€this€Report.€€In€order€for€the€Office€of€Special€Education€ProgramsÏto€determine€appropriate€action€regarding€the€Stateððs€Part€B€grant€awards€for€Federal€Fiscal€YearÏ1999,€we€need€to€receive€from€the€California€Department€of€Education,€no€later€than€May€15,Ï1999,€a€report€that€documents€the€status,€as€of€that€date,€of€all€corrective€action€steps.€€ThisÏdocumentation€should€include€concrete€evidence€of€actions€taken€since€the€Office€of€SpecialÏEducation€Programsðð€June€1998€visit,€such€as€monitoring€reports€and€corrective€actions;€evidenceÏof€enforcement€actions;€changes€in€the€California€Department€of€Educationððs€procedures,€etc.€ÌÌAs€noted€above,€one€of€the€biggest€barriers€to€the€California€Department€of€EducationððsÏachievement€of€compliance€has€been€its€failure€to€identify€noncompliance€in€school€districts€andÏensure€that€they€correct€it.€€You€have€discussed€with€us€your€plans€for€revising€your€monitoringÏsystem€to€make€it€more€effective€in€targeting€school€districts€and€compliance€issues,€and€inÏidentifying€noncompliance.€€It€appears€from€the€preliminary€plans€for€the€ð ðQuality€AssuranceÏProcessðð€that€you€have€shared€with€us€that€the€proposed€changes€could€greatly€improve€theÏeffectiveness€of€the€California€Department€of€Educationððs€ability€to€identify€noncompliance€ifÏadequate€numbers€of€appropriately€trained€and€supervised€staff€are€available€for€itsÏimplementation.€€As€Dr.€Alice€Parker,€State€Director€of€Special€Education,€and€other€theÏCalifornia€Department€of€Education€officials€informed€the€Office€of€Special€Education€ProgramsÏduring€and€subsequent€to€the€June€1998€monitoring€visit,€the€California€Department€of€EducationÏhas€not€had€and€does€not€have€enough€staff€to€implement€effective€monitoring€procedures€in€theÏStateððs€approximately€1000€districts.€€In€a€letter€dated€February€18,€1999,€the€CaliforniaÏDepartment€of€Education€provided€updated€information€showing€that€it€needs€16€full„timeÏequivalents€to€effectively€monitor€special€education€compliance,€but€that€it€currently€has€onlyÏseven€full„time€equivalents.€€In€that€same€letter,€the€California€Department€of€Education€alsoÏstated€that:€€(1)€the€number€of€special€education€complaints€handled€by€the€CaliforniaÏDepartment€of€Education€had€doubled€from€356€for€the€period€of€9/95„8/96€to€a€projection€of€712Ïfor€the€period€9/98„8/99;€and€(2)€the€California€Department€of€Education€needed€to€increase€itsÏcomplaint€management€staffing€from€the€current€ten€full„time€equivalents€to€12.€ÌÌThe€California€Department€of€Education€has€reported€that€it€does€not€have€sufficient€funds€toÏadequately€staff€its€special€education€monitoring€system€or€its€system€for€resolving€Part€BÏcomplaints.€€In€order€to€enable€States€to€ensure€Statewide€compliance,€Part€B€expresslyÏauthorizes€State€educational€agencies€to€retain€a€significant€portion€of€the€funds€they€receiveÏunder€Part€B€of€the€IDEA.€For€years,€the€State€has€chosen€to€retain€only€a€fraction€of€the€amountsÏpermitted€by€IDEA€for€administration€and€other€State€level€activities.€€As€explained€in€the€StateððsÏPart€Grant€B€Award€letter€for€Fiscal€Year€1998,€the€State€is€authorized€to€set€aside€up€toÏ$78,548,137€(approximately€20.8€per€cent€of€the€total€grant)€for€State€level€purposes.€€In€sharpÏcontrast,€the€State€is€retaining€only€7.27€per€cent€of€the€grant€for€State€level€purposes.€€While€PartÏB€permits€the€California€Department€of€Education€to€retain€for€State€level€purposes€less€than€theÏfull€amount€allowed,€the€California€Department€of€Education€must€ensure€that€a€sufficientÏamount€of€Federal€and€State€monies€are€allocated€to€ensure€that€its€monitoring€and€complaintÏmanagement€systems€are€effective€in€the€timely€identification€and€correction€of€noncompliance.€Ð E-d&* ÐThe€Stateððs€continuing€failure€to€do€so€has€been€one€cause€of€its€continuing€failure€to€meet€itsÏgeneral€supervision€responsibility€under€Part€B.€ÌÌAnother€cause€that€the€California€Department€of€Education€has€identified€for€its€continuingÏfailure€to€meet€its€general€supervision€responsibility€under€Part€B€has€been€its€lack€of€authority€toÏimplement€effective€enforcement€actions€when€school€districts€fail€to€correct€identifiedÏnoncompliance.€€As€explained€in€the€enclosed€Report,€California€Department€of€EducationÏofficials€informed€the€Office€of€Special€Education€Programs€that:€€(1)€the€California€DepartmentÏof€Education€has€no€authority€under€State€law€to€withhold€òòStateóó€funds€from€school€districts;€andÐ 1P Ð(2)€although€the€California€Department€of€Educationòò€mayóó€withhold€òòPart€B€Federal€óófunds€from€aÐ !@  Ðschool€district,€pursuant€to€a€State€Department€of€Finance€policy€a€District€from€which€Part€BÏfunds€are€withheld€will€receive€additional€State€funds,€thus€eviscerating€any€threat€to€withholdÏPart€B€Federal€funds.€€The€State€must€take€whatever€action€is€necessary,€including€any€neededÏstatutory€or€regulatory€€changes,€to€ensure€that€it€has,€and€uses,€effective€enforcement€action.€ÌÌWe€are€pleased€that€the€State€has€received€a€State€Improvement€Grant€of€approximately€$1.8Ïmillion€under€Part€D,€Subpart€1,€of€the€IDEA.€€We€wish€to€emphasize€the€importance€of€theÏStateððs€use€of€that€grant€in€a€way€that€will€support€its€work€to€come€into€compliance€with€theÏrequirements€of€Part€B.€ÌÌDr.€Parker€has€shared€with€us€a€copy€of€the€January€4,€1999€draft€of€the€Final€Report€of€theÏAssembly€Bill€602€Compliance€Workgroup.€€Assembly€Bill€602€reformed€the€Stateððs€fundingÏformula€for€special€education.€€As€explained€in€that€draft€Report,€section€69€of€the€Bill€directedÏthe€California€Department€of€Education€to€convene€a€ð ðbalancedðð€working€group€ofÏrepresentatives€of€State€and€local€educational€agencies,€and€individuals€with€disabilities€and€theirÏfamilies,€to€formulate€recommendations€on€issues€related€to€technical€assistance,€complaintÏmanagement,€monitoring,€corrective€action€and€follow„up,€and€sanctions€for€noncompliance.€ÏMany€of€the€findings€in€the€draft€Report€are€consistent€with€the€Office€of€Special€EducationÏProgramsðð€findings,€as€reflected€in€the€enclosed€Office€of€Special€Education€Programs€Report.€ÏWe€are€pleased€that€the€California€Department€of€Education€has€expressed€its€intention€to€useÏmany€of€the€recommendations€in€the€draft€of€the€working€groupððs€report€in€formulating€andÏimplementing€plans€to€come€into€compliance€with€Part€B.€Ìâ âÐ -$L  ÐÔ& H Ôâ âWe€would€like€to€again€emphasize€our€commitment€to€working€with€you€and€your€staff€to€bringÏthe€California€Department€of€Education€into€compliance€with€these€requirements.€€Our€staff€andÏthe€Western€Regional€Resource€Center€remain€available€to€provide€technical€assistanceÏthroughout€this€process.€€ÌÌÒ°ÒSincerely,ÌÌJudith€E.€HeumannÌAssistant€SecretaryÌOffice€of€Special€Education€andÏRehabilitative€ServicesÌÌÌThomas€HehirÌDirectorÌOffice€of€Special€Education€ProgramsÌÒ°(ÒÌEnclosureÌÌcc:€€Dr.€Alice€ParkerÔ'Há×&ÔÐ  ?^ ÐÓÂõÓÑ€Q•ºÑà@||ìàòòò ò0SEP€€MONITORING€REPORT:óóó óˆÐ ° ÐÖ€mÖÌòòò òà@]]ìà1998€FOLLOW„UP€REVIEW€OF€ˆÐ n¾ Ðà@£ £ ìàTHE€CALIFORNIA€DEPARTMENT€OF€EDUCATION€(CDE)óóˆÐ Lœ ÐÌÌà0  àà ° àI.à  àCDEððS€CONTINUING€FAILURE€TO€MEET€ITS€GENERAL€SUPERVISIONÐ  R ÐRESPONSIBILITYó óÐî >(#(# ÐÌIn€order€to€meet€its€general€supervision€responsibility€under€ðð300.600Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÑÈÑÔ_Ô׃o×Ý ƒÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_Ô,€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€must€ensure€that€allÐ º   Ðeducational€programs€conducted€by€public€agencies€for€children€with€disabilities€comply€with€theÏrequirements€of€Part€B€and€with€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€standards.€€As€part€of€this€responsibility,€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€mustÏimplement€complaint€management€and€monitoring€procedures€that€enable€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€to€identify€andÏpromptly€correct€noncompliance.€€ÌÌOSEP€found€during€its€June€1998€follow„up€review€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€is€continuing€its€longstandingÏfailure€to€meet€its€general€supervision€responsibility€under€ðð300.600(a).€€As€demonstrated€inÏdetail€below,€OSEP€found€that:€€€(1)€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€still€lacks€effective€complaint€and€monitoringÏprocedures€and€cannot€ensure€that,€once€identified,€public€agencies€correct€noncompliance;€andÏ(2)€there€continue€to€be€longstanding€violations€of€the€rights€of€children€with€disabilities€in€theÏState€to€a€free€appropriate€public€education,€placement€in€the€least€restrictive€environment,Ïneeded€transition€services,€and€timely€reevaluations.€ÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àò òA.à ` àÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô's€Continuing€Failure€to€Implement€Effective€Complaint€ManagementÐ úJ ÐProceduresó ó€Ðæ6` (#` (# ÐÌOSEP€finds€that,€notwithstanding€the€corrective€actions€previously€required€by€OSEP's€1992€andÏ1996€monitoring€Reports,€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€is€failing€to€ensure€that:€€(1)€all€complaints€that€allege€a€violationÏof€Part€B€are€resolved€(ðð300.660(a));€(2)€complaints€are€resolved€within€sixty€days,€unless€thatÏÔ_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô€is€extended€because€exceptional€circumstances€exist€with€respect€to€a€particularÏcomplaint€(ðð300.661(a)€and€(b));€and€(3)€when€CDE€does€find€noncompliance€through€itsÏcomplaint€management€procedures,€the€noncompliance€is€corrected€(ðð300.661(c)).ÌÌò òPRIOR€OSEP€FINDINGSó óÐ Ò!"! ÐÌà  àòòò òResolution€of€all€Part€B€complaintsóóó ó:€€As€set€forth€in€OSEPððs€February€1996€Report,Ð ž#î# ÐOSEP€found€in€1995€that,€upon€receiving€a€complaint€alleging€a€violation€of€Part€B,€CDEððsÏcomplaint€management€staff€would€determine€whether€the€complaint€was€of€the€type€that€shouldÏbe€resolved€through€a€due€process€hearing,€rather€than€a€complaint.€€The€Report€required€thatÏCDE€ð ðdemonstrate€that€it€resolves€all€signed€complaints€that€include€an€allegation€of€a€Part€BÏviolation€and€the€factual€basis€for€the€allegation,ðð€and€clarified€that€ð ðcomplainants€may€choose€to,Ïbut€may€not€be€directed€to,€resolve€disputes€regarding€the€matters€set€forth€in€ðð300.504(a)Ïthrough€a€due€process€hearing.ðð€Ìâ âà  àÐ  *ð%+ ÐÑQ•ºÑâ QâÑ8€ÁXXdêXXdê8ÑØØâ QâÑ  ÑÑ€Ñà  àòòò òResolution€of€complaints€within€60€calendar€daysóóó ó:€€As€set€forth€in€OSEPððs€FebruaryÐ ° Ðâ â1992€Report,€OSEP€found€in€1991€that€CDE€was€not€resolving€Part€B€complaints€within€60Ïcalendar€days.€€At€that€time,€the€general€complaint€procedures€for€all€CDE„funded€programs,Ïincluding€special€education,€provided€for€a€60€day€period€within€which€to€complete€a€local„levelÏinvestigation,€15€days€for€appeal€of€the€local€decision€to€CDE,€and€an€additional€60€days€for€CDEÏto€make€a€determination€on€the€appeal.€€In€order€to€correct€this€problem,€CDE€amended€theÏwritten€complaint€procedures€in€its€Part€B€State€Plan€for€fiscal€years€1991„1993€to€require€thatÏcomplaints€alleging€a€violation€of€Part€B€be€resolved€within€60€calendar€days€at€the€State€level,Ïwith€no€preliminary€local„level€determination.€€As€set€forth€in€OSEPððs€February€1996€Report,Ïdespite€the€correct€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô€specified€in€the€California€State€plan,€CDE€was€continuing€toÏimplement€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô€that€resulted€in€the€resolution€of€complaints€within€135€calendar€days,€ratherÏthan€60€calendar€days€as€required€by€ðð300.661(a).€€If€CDE€referred€a€Part€B€complaint€to€a€localÏeducational€agency,€it€would€afford€the€local€educational€agency€60€days€within€which€to€resolveÏthe€complaint;€òòthenóó€the€parties€would€have€15€days€to€appeal€the€local€educational€agency'sÐ b  Ðdecision,€and€CDE€would€have€60€òòadditionalóó€days€in€which€to€reach€its€decision€on€such€anÐ øH  Ðappeal.€€CDE€was€required€to€develop€procedures,€including,€as€needed,€monitoring€and€on„siteÏverification,€to€ensure€that€complaints€were€resolved€within€60€days,€unless€the€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô€isÏextended€due€to€an€exceptional€circumstance€related€to€that€complaint.€ÌÌò òOSEPððS€1998€FINDINGSó óÐ ^® ÐÌà0  àòòò òCDEððS€CONTINUING€FAILURE€TO€RESOLVE€ALL€COMPLAINTSóóó óÐ*z(#(# ÐÌCDE€must€resolve€any€signed€written€complaint€that€includes€a€statement€that€a€public€agencyÏhas€violated€a€Part€B€requirement€and€the€facts€on€which€the€statement€is€based€(ðððð300.660(a)Ïand€300.662),€and€may€not€decline€to€resolve€a€complaint€because€it€believes€that€a€complainant'sÏallegations€of€Part€B€violations€would€be€more€appropriately€resolved€through€a€due€processÏhearing.€€ÌÌDuring€the€1998€follow„up€review,€CDE€staff€who€resolve€complaints€informed€OSEP€that€inÏsome€cases€they€will€inform€a€parent€who€files€a€complaint€that€the€matter€must€be€resolvedÏthrough€a€due€process€hearing,€rather€than€the€complaint€process.€€For€example,€if€the€complaintÏalleges€that€the€child€needs€two€hours€per€week€of€speech€therapy€but€the€public€agency€refusesÏto€provide€more€than€one€hour€per€week,€some€of€the€education€consultants€who€resolveÏcomplaints€will€call€the€parent€and€inform€him€or€her€that€such€a€disagreement€cannot€be€resolvedÏthrough€investigation€of€the€complaint,€and€that€the€parent€may,€instead,€request€a€due€processÏhearing.€€The€consultant€will€then€close€the€complaint€without€further€investigation€and€withoutÏissuing€a€written€decision€to€the€complainant€addressing€each€of€the€allegations€in€the€complaintÏand€containing€findings€of€fact,€conclusions,€and€the€reasons€for€the€State€Educational€AgencyððsÏfinal€decision.€€ÌÌThis€practice€is€inconsistent€with€the€requirement€at€ðð300.660€that€a€State€resolve€any€complaintÏthat€meets€the€requirements€of€ðð300.662€and€with€the€specific€corrective€action€requirements€inÏOSEPððs€1996€Report.€€A€State€may€inform€a€complainant€that€Part€B€does€not€permit€a€StateÏeducational€agency,€in€resolving€a€complaint,€to€substitute€its€judgment€for€the€determination€ofÏthe€team€that€developed€the€individualized€education€program€(IEP).€€òòHoweveróó,€in€resolving€aÐ (,x'- ÐÑÑâ âÖ€ÿÿÖâ âÑ  Ñcomplaint,€a€State€must€decide€and€report€whether€the€public€agency€has,€in€determining€theÏchildððs€needs€and€developing€the€IEP,€acted€in€a€manner€that€is€consistent€with€the€requirementsÏof€Part€B.€€ÌÌÔ& ¾ Ôà0  àòòò òCDEððS€CONTINUING€FAILURE€TO€RESOLVE€COMPLAINTS€WITHIN€60€DAYSóóó óÐ0€(#(# ÐÌA€State€must€resolve€all€Part€B€complaints€within€60€calendar€days,€unless€the€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô€isÏextended€because€exceptional€circumstances€exist€with€respect€to€particular€complaintÏ(ðð300.661(a)€and€(b)).€€As€explained€below,€OSEP€finds€that:€(1)€CDE€is€continuing€in€its€failureÏto€ensure€that€complaints€received€by€CDE€are€resolved€within€the€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô€required€byÏðð300.661;€and€(2)€CDE€permits€the€filing€of€complaints€with€either€CDE€or€a€local€educationalÏagency,€but€has€no€method€to€ensure€that€complaints€filed€with€a€local€educational€agency€areÏresolved€within€those€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô.ÌÔ'¾0 HÔÌCDE€staff€informed€OSEP€that€CDE€continues€to€take€more€than€60€days€to€resolve€manyÏcomplaints,€and€that€in€most€cases€these€delays,€and€extensions€beyond€the€60€calendar€dayÏÔ_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô,€are€due€to€inadequate€numbers€of€CDE€staff€to€resolve€complaints€rather€thanÏexceptional€circumstances€regarding€a€specific€complaint.€CDE€provided€OSEP€with€a€log€thatÏincluded€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô€data€for€complaints€filed€within€a€three„year€period.€€In€order€to€determine€theÏextent€to€which€CDE€had€corrected€its€failure€to€resolve€complaints€within€the€60€day€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô,ÏOSEP€reviewed€the€data€in€that€log€for€complaints€received€by€CDE€in€September€and€OctoberÏ1997.€€OSEP€found€that€CDE€failed€to€issue€a€decision€within€the€60€calendar€day€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô,€orÏwithin€an€extended€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô,€for€82%€of€the€complaints€for€which€OSEP€reviewed€data.€€TheÏdecisions€in€the€majority€of€the€complaints€for€which€CDE€had€not€extended€the€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô€(asÏdocumented€in€CDEððs€own€complaint€log)€exceeded€the€60€calendar€day€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô€by€more€thanÏ30€days,€with€some€of€these€decisions€overdue€by€more€than€six€months.ÌÌCDE€continues€to€permit€individuals€and€organizations€to€file€Part€B€complaints€with€either€CDEÏor€a€local€educational€agency,€but€now„„consistent€with€Part€B„„requires€that€each€complaint€beÏresolved€within€60€days€from€the€date€on€which€the€complaint€is€first€received€by€either€CDE€or€aÏlocal€educational€agency,€and€that€a€complainant€filing€a€Part€B€complaint€at€the€local€level€has€aÏright€to€have€a€final€decision€from€òòCDEóó€within€60€days€from€the€date€on€which€the€localÐ Î Ðeducational€agency€received€the€complaint.€€CDE€staff€informed€OSEP,€however,€that€althoughÏCDE€tracks€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô€for€Part€B€complaints€received€at€the€local€level€òòwhen€the€local€agencyÐ ”!ä! Ðinforms€CDE€of€the€complaintóó,€CDE€does€not€monitor€or€use€any€other€method€to€ensure€thatÐ z"Ê" Ðlocal€educational€agencies€inform€CDE€of€all€Part€B€complaints€filed€at€the€local€level.€ÏTherefore,€CDE€has€no€way€to€ensure€that€all€Part€B€complaints€filed€at€the€local€level€areÏresolved€in€a€manner€that€is€consistent€with€the€requirements€of€ðððð300.660„300.662.€€Thus,€CDEÏhas€failed€to€meet€its€general€supervision€responsibility€because€it€permits€the€filing€of€Part€BÏcomplaints€at€the€local€or€State€level,€but€has€no€method€to€ensure€that€all€Part€B€complaints€filedÏat€the€local€are€resolved€consistent€with€the€requirements€at€ðððð300.660„300.662.Ìâ âÐ  (ð#) ÐÔ& ü Ôâ âà0  àòòò òCDEððS€FAILURE€TO€ENSURE€CORRECTION€OF€NONCOMPLIANCEÐ ° ÐIDENTIFIED€IN€RESOLVING€COMPLAINTSóóó óÐŽÞ(#(# ÐÌOSEP€also€determined€as€part€of€the€1998€visit,€that€CDE€does€not€have€effective€methods€toÏensure€that€local€educational€agencies€correct€all€noncompliance€that€CDE€finds€in€resolvingÏcomplaints.€€OSEP€reviewed€CDEððs€complaint€logs€and€found€that€in€many€cases€correctiveÏaction€had€not€been€completed€several€months,€and€in€some€instances€even€years,€after€theÏÔ_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô€established€by€CDE,€as€demonstrated€by€the€following€examples:Ô'ü°VÔÌÌÔ*wƒÐddd Xdd Xdd X°(#°(#wÔÔ,8td@ÔÔ,@tt@ÔÔ+  ÔÐ ;€xxxy& Œ Ü  €€‚‚ƒƒ„C„……;ÐÔ€ô’õXXÁÔò òÔ‡XÁXõô’ÔExample€1ó óÔ#†ô’õXXÁÕY#ÔÐ Q€xB*œ ì C  xxxy €€‚‚ƒƒ„C„QÐò òComplaint€received:€€ó óOctober€23,€1996€Ð ?€x,!¢ ò Cx „C„?Ðò òDecision€issued:€€ó óDecember€27,€1996Ð V€xxC'¢ ò C  x €€‚‚ƒƒ„C„……VÐò òCorrective€actions€required:€€ó ó(1)€arrange€for€a€neuropsychological€evaluation€within€20€days€of€receiving€theÐ ‚Ò  ÐDecember€27,€1996€CDE€decision;€and€(2)€convene€an€IEP€meeting€to€determine€needed€services€within€20€daysÏafter€the€assessment€was€completed.Ð Y€xxF* Z C  xx €€‚‚ƒƒ„C„……YÐò òCorrective€actions€completed€by€June€1998:ó ó€None.Ð Y€xxxF*ä4 C  xx €€‚‚ƒƒ„C„……YÐIn€a€February€11,€1997€letter,€the€school€district€asserted€its€disagreement€with€CDEððs€decision.€€A€March€24,Ï1997€letter€from€the€complainantððs€attorney€informed€CDE€that€the€district€had€not€yet€implemented€theÏcorrective€actions.€€On€April€4,€1997,€CDE€informed€the€parties€that€it€had€completed€reconsideration€of€itsÏDecember€1996€decision,€and€stated€that€CDE€was€upholding€the€required€corrective€actions.€€On€July€7,€1997,Ïthe€Special€Education€Local€Planning€Area€again€asserted€the€districtððs€disagreement€with€CDEððs€decision.€€CDEÏresponded€on€October€1,€1997€that€CDEððs€original€decision€would€stand.€€Although€an€October€21,€1997€internalÏCDE€memorandum€noted€that€the€district€did€not€intend€to€comply€with€the€corrective€actions€required€by€theÏDecember€1996€CDE€decision,€and€that€the€complainant€was€considering€commencing€a€lawsuit,€CDE€had€takenÏno€further€action€as€of€OSEPððs€June€1998€visit.Ð:0.ÌC   xxx :ÐÌÌÐ  (x ÐÌÔ*fƒ !ÐdÐd8td@@tt@°(#°(#fÔÔ,8<<@ÔÔ,@<<@ÔÔ+  ÔÐ ;€xxxy& qÁ €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„……;Ðò òÔ‡XÁXõô’ÔExample€2ó óÔ#†ô’õXXÁ5b#ÔÐ Q€xB*­ýC << xxxy €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„QÐò òComplaint€received:€ó óJanuary€26,€1996Ð ?€x,!kCx „C„?Ðò òDecision€issued:€ó óJune€6,€1996Ð V€xxC'kC << x €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„……VÐò òCorrective€actions€required€(to€be€completed€within€30€days):€ó ó(1)€Provide€evidence€that€pupils€on€waiting€listsÐ c³ Ðfor€special€education€were€receiving€services€in€their€IEPs;€(2)€Complete€review€to€determine€need€for€annual€andÏtriennial€IEP€reviews€and€achieve€compliance;€(3)€Notify€all€regular€class€teachers€regarding€special€educationÏstudents€in€their€classes€and€content€of€their€IEPs;€(4)€Bring€caseloads€in€resource€services€programs€intoÏcompliance;€and€(5)€Provide€an€assurance€that€there€will€be€no€waiting€lists€for€special€education€services.Ð Y€xxF*m ½ C << xx €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„……YÐò òCorrective€actions€completed€by€June€1998:€€ó óPer€CDEððs€August€27,€1997€letter€to€Los€Angeles€Unified€SchoolÐ ¯ ÿ  ÐDistrict€(with€no€further€action€noted€in€file€as€of€€June€18,€1998),€only€the€finding€regarding€resource€servicesÏprogram€caseloads€had€been€corrected.ÌÐ Y€xxxF*øH C << xx €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„……YÐIn€June€1996,€CDE€reviewed€documentation€received€from€the€District€and€conducted€an€on„site€verification€ofÏcorrective€actions.€€CDEððs€September€9,€1996€follow„up€report€stated€that,€with€the€exception€of€the€findingÏregarding€resource€services€program€caseloads,€the€findings€had€not€been€corrected€and€corrective€actionÏrequirements€remained€in€effect.€€CDEððs€December€17,€1996€letter€directed€the€District€to€provide€documentationÏthat€the€District€had€completed€all€corrective€actions.€€CDE€conducted€a€second€on„site€review€to€19€sites€in€theÏDistrict€during€the€week€of€April€7,€1998,€finding€that€the€noncompliance€had€not€been€corrected.€€CDE€informedÏOSEP€during€OSEPððs€June€1998€follow„up€review€that,€after€CDEððs€August€27,€1997€letter€to€Los€AngelesÏUnified€School€District€requiring€the€Agency€to€complete€the€corrective€actions,€CDE€has€documented€no€furtherÏaction.ÌÌAs€documented€in€the€summary€in€the€Appendix€to€this€Report€of€OSEPððs€findings€in€Los€Angeles€Unified€SchoolÏDistrict,€OSEP€found€in€June€1998€that€the€District€continues,€two„and„a„half€years€after€the€filing€of€theÏcomplaint€and€two€years€after€CDEððs€findings€of€noncompliance,€in€its€failure€to€provide€needed€special€educationÏand€related€services€to€some€students€and€to€complete€timely€triennial€reevaluations.Ð:0.WC <<  xxx :ÐÌÌÔ& Ì Ôà8  àÔ€XÁXõô’Ôò òB.à ` àSTATE€EDUCATIONAL€AGENCY€MONITORINGó óÐßÐ Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  ÐOSEP€found€in€June€1998€that€although€CDE€does€identify€some€noncompliance€when€itÏmonitors€public€agencies,€serious€deficiencies€persist€in€CDEððs€identification€and€correction€ofÏnoncompliance:€€(1)€CDE€does€not€identify€all€serious€systemic€noncompliance€with€substantialÏnegative€impact€on€services€to€children€with€disabilities€(see€20€Ô_ÔUSCÔ_Ô€ðð1232d(b)(3));€and€(2)ÏCDE€fails€to€ensure€that€the€noncompliance€that€it€does€identify€is€corrected€(see€34€Ô_ÔC.F.R.Ô_ÔÏðððð80.40€and€300.556€and€20€Ô_ÔUSCÔ_Ô€ðð1232d(b)(3)(E)).€€As€a€result,€serious€systemicÏnoncompliance€remains€unidentified€and/or€uncorrected€in€a€number€of€school€districts,€includingÏsome€of€the€Stateððs€largest€school€districts.Ô'Ì.mÔÌà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àò òPRIOR€OSEP€FINDINGSó óÐ;&‹!(Ð Ð  Ðà8  àÐ Ð Ð  Ðà  àòòò òIdentification€of€noncomplianceó ó.€€óóOSEP€found€in€the€1988€Report€that€CDE€had€failedÐ (W#* Ðto€implement€an€effective€monitoring€system.€Specifically,€OSEP€found€that€CDE€had€failed€toÏallocate€sufficient€staff€and€other€resources€to€its€special€education€monitoring€system,€notingÐ Í)%, Ðthat€although€California€received€the€largest€Part€B€grant€of€any€State,€the€amount€of€resourcesÏdevoted€to€special€education€monitoring€was€significantly€less€than€the€amount€of€resourcesÏcommitted€to€such€monitoring€in€other€States,€including€much€smaller€States.€€OSEP€also€foundÏthat€CDE€had€no€method€to€monitor€for€compliance€with€many€Part€B€requirements,€and€that,€asÏa€result€of€the€limited€amount€of€staff€devoted€to€monitoring€and€the€methods€CDE€had€adoptedÏfor€monitoring,€a€number€of€serious€deficiencies€were€not€identified.€€OSEP€further€found€thatÏmany€identified€deficiencies€remained€uncorrected,€and€that€CDE€failed€to€take€any€enforcementÏaction€even€when€public€agencies€failed€to€take€timely€corrective€action.€ÌÌOSEP€found€in€the€1992€Report€that€CDE€had€continued€in€its€failure€to€implement€an€effectiveÏmonitoring€system.€€OSEP€found€that€CDE€still€had€no€method€to€monitor€for€compliance€withÏmany€Part€B€requirements,€and€that€CDEððs€methods€for€determining€compliance€with€many€otherÏrequirements€were€ineffective.ÌÌOSEP€found€in€the€1996€Report€that€CDE€had€no€monitoring€method€to€determine€complianceÏwith€some€Part€B€requirements€related€to€transition€services,€prior€written€notice€to€parents,€andÏconfidentiality€of€educational€records.€€OSEP€found€that€CDEððs€monitoring€procedures€were€notÏeffective€in€determining€compliance€with€a€number€of€other€Part€B€requirements€related€to€noticeÏof€procedural€safeguards,€the€provision€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education,€IEP€content,Ïtransition€services,€and€placement€in€the€least€restrictive€environment.€€OSEP€again€found€thatÏCDEððs€procedures€for€ensuring€correction€of€monitoring€findings€were€ineffective.òòÐ 0€ ÐÌà  àò òCorrection€of€identified€noncomplianceó ó.óó€€OSEP€found€in€the€1996€Report€thatòò€óóCDE€wasÐ òB Ðnot€effective€in€ensuring€that€public€agencies€corrected€noncompliance€identified€by€CDE€orÏOSEP€in€monitoring€reviews.€€The€1996€Report€included€documentation€of€uncorrectedÏnoncompliance€in€six€of€the€twelve€agencies€that€OSEP€visited,€including€the€Los€Angeles,€SanÏDiego,€and€San€Francisco€Unified€School€Districts.ÌÌò òOSEPððS€1998€FINDINGSó óòòÐ 8ˆ ÐÌà0  àò òCDEððS€CONTINUING€FAILURE€TO€IDENTIFY€ALL€SERIOUS€SYSTEMICÐ V ÐNONCOMPLIANCEóóó óÐä4(#(# ÐÌWhen€OSEP€staff€visited€Mount€Ô_ÔDiabloÔ_Ô€Unified€School€District€in€June€1998,€they€found€serious,Ïsystemic€noncompliance€regarding:€€(a)€the€provision€of€psychological€counseling€as€aÏcomponent€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education;€(b)€statements€in€IEPs€of€the€supplementaryÏaids€and€services€that€children€with€disabilities€need€in€order€to€be€educated€€in€the€leastÏrestrictive€environment;€(c)€including€a€statement€of€needed€transition€services„„with€the€contentÏrequired€by€ðððð300.346(b)€and€300.18„„in€the€IEP€for€each€child€with€a€disability,€aged€16€orÏolder€(or€younger,€if€appropriate);€(d)€when€the€consideration€of€needed€transition€services€is€aÏpurpose€of€an€IEP€meeting,€ensuring€that€notice€to€the€parents€of€the€meeting€informed€them€thatÏa€purpose€of€the€meeting€was€to€consider€needed€transition€services€and€that€the€agency€wouldÏinvite€the€student,€and€identify€any€other€agency€that€would€be€invited€to€send€a€representative€toÏthe€meeting€because€that€agency€was€likely€to€be€responsible€for€providing€or€paying€forÐ b*²%+ Ðtransition€services€for€the€student;€and€(e)€timely€reevaluation.€€When€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€monitored€theÏDistrict€as€part€of€a€Coordinated€Compliance€Review€in€December€1997,€it€did€not€find€any€ofÏthe€systemic€noncompliance€that€OSEP€found€in€June€1998€(see€Appendix€to€this€Report).€ÌÌWhen€OSEP€staff€visited€Long€Beach€Unified€School€District€in€June€1998,€they€foundÏsignificant,€systemic€noncompliance€regarding:€(a)€the€provision€of€psychological€counseling€as€aÏcomponent€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education;€and€(b),€when€the€consideration€of€neededÏtransition€services€is€a€purpose€of€an€IEP€meeting,€ensuring€that€notice€to€the€parents€of€theÏmeeting:€(Ô_ÔiÔ_Ô)€informed€them€that€a€purpose€of€the€meeting€was€to€consider€needed€transitionÏservices€and€that€the€agency€would€invite€the€student,€and€(ii)€identified€any€other€agency€thatÏwould€be€invited€to€send€a€representative€to€the€meeting€because€that€agency€was€likely€to€beÏresponsible€for€providing€or€paying€for€transition€services€for€the€student.€€When€CDE€monitoredÏLong€Beach€Unified€School€District€in€May€1998€as€part€of€a€Coordinated€Compliance€Review,Ïit€found€noncompliance€on€14€special€education€items,€but€did€not€find€the€above„describedÏsystemic€noncompliance€that€OSEP€found€in€June€1998€€(see€Appendix€to€this€Report).ÌÌCDE€officials€acknowledged€that€the€current€monitoring€system€was€not€effective€in€identifyingÏall€noncompliance.€€They€explained€that€the€Comprehensive€Compliance€Review€system,€inÏwhich€a€CDE€team€monitors€several€programs€(e.g.,€Special€Education,€Vocational€Education,ÏSafe€and€Drug„free€Schools,€Gender€Equity,€etc.)€at€the€same€time,€severely€limits€the€SpecialÏEducation€Divisionððs€ability€to€target€its€special€education€data€collection.€€Often,€the€specialÏeducation€team€member€would€also€be€assigned€overall€team€leadership,€significantly€reducingÏthe€amount€of€time€available€to€collect€data€regarding€the€special€education€program.€€Further,Ïbecause€many€monitoring€teams€include€CDE€and€local€personnel€with€little€ongoing€monitoringÏtraining,€it€is€difficult€to€ensure€that€monitors€have€the€training€needed€to€probe€beyond€yes„and„¼no€questions.€€This€problem€has€been€exacerbated€by€the€need€to€pull€some€experienced€CDEÏspecial€education€monitors€to€other€responsibilities,€such€as€the€resolution€of€complaints.€€CDEððsÏSpecial€Education€Division€administrators€have€informed€OSEP€that€the€Division€has€receivedÏapproval€to€separate€its€special€education€monitoring€system€from€the€ComprehensiveÏCompliance€Review€system.€€The€Division€believes€that€this€will€enable€it€to€better€target€theÏDistricts€and€schools€it€visits€and€the€data€it€collects,€but€OSEP€has€not€yet€receivedÏdocumentation€of€the€implementation€or€impact€of€this€change.€ÌÌCDE€officials€also€acknowledged€that€there€was€no€real€connection€between€the€complaintÏresolution€and€monitoring€systems.€€CDE€has€not€used€information€regarding€complaints€filed€orÏnoncompliance€found€in€resolving€those€complaints€when€it€monitors€a€public€agency.ÌÌà0  àòòò òCDEððS€CONTINUING€FAILURE€TO€ENSURE€CORRECTION€OF€IDENTIFIEDÐ %` % ÐNONCOMPLIANCEóóó óÐî%>!&(#(# ÐÌCDE€administrators€acknowledged€that€CDE€has€not€been€effective€in€ensuring€correction€ofÏnoncompliance€by€public€agencies.€€They€stated€that:€€(1)€there€is€no€standardization€in€follow„upÏprocedures€to€ensure€correction;€no€CDE€manager€has€held€CDE€staff€accountable€for€follow„upÏactivities;€(2)€while€follow„up€visits€were€a€critical€component€of€ensuring€correction,€CDEððsÐ L*œ%+ Ðability€to€conduct€such€visits€is€severely€limited€due€to€staff€shortages€and€budgetary€constraints;Ïand€(3)€CDE€has€very€limited€resources€and€authority€to€ensure€correction.€€They€said€that€CDEÏcurrently€has€only€three€options€to€compel€compliance:€€(1)€repeatedly€requesting€a€public€agencyÏto€complyò ò;ó ó€(2)€publicizing€a€public€agencyððs€failure€to€come€into€compliance;€and€(3)Ð P  Ðwithholding€òòPart€Bóó€funds€from€a€public€agency.€€According€to€CDE€administrators,€there€is€noÐ <Œ Ðmechanism€under€State€law€for€withholding€òòStateóó€funds.€€Further,€pursuant€to€a€State€DepartmentÐ " r Ðof€Finance€policy,€a€District€from€which€Part€B€funds€are€withheld€will€receive€additional€StateÏfunds,€thus€eviscerating€any€threat€to€withhold€Part€B€Federal€funds.€€CDE€acknowledged€thatÏthese€three€tools€have€not€been€effective,€and€that€there€are€at€least€ten€districts€in€the€State€thatÏhave€continued€in€their€noncompliance€for€many€years.€€During€the€June€1998€visit,€CDE€agreedÏto€provide€OSEP€with€a€written€summary€of€the€noncompliance€in€these€Districts,€and€of€anyÏaction€that€CDE€has€taken€to€compel€compliance.€€Subsequent€to€the€visit,€OSEP€has€repeatedlyÏasked€CDE€to€send€this€information€but€to€date€CDE€has€not€provided€the€documentation.ÌÌOSEP€found€extensive€noncompliance€in€the€Los€Angeles,€San€Diego,€and€San€Francisco€ÏUnified€School€Districts€€in€OSEPððs€past€monitoring€reviews€of€CDE,€and€found€continuingÏnoncompliance€in€those€Districts€during€its€1998€follow„up€review€of€CDE.€€(See€discussion€ofÏOSEP€1998€findings€regarding€these€Districts€in€the€Appendix€to€this€Report.)ÌÌAs€further€explained€in€the€Appendix,€as€part€of€its€1998€follow„up€review€of€CDE,€OSEP€metÏwith€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District€special€education€administrators€and€CDEÏadministrators€to€determine€the€status€of€the€Districtððs€correction€of€noncompliance€set€forth€inÏOSEPððs€1996€Report,€and€to€determine€what,€if€any,€actions€CDE€had€taken€to€ensure€suchÏcorrection.€€(OSEP€did€not€visit€any€schools€in€the€District€as€part€of€the€1998€follow„up€review,Ïbecause€the€Districtððs€school€year€ended€prior€to€the€OSEP€visit.)€€€During€OSEPððs€June€1998Ïmeeting€with€San€Francisco€and€CDE€administrators,€CDE€acknowledged€that€it€had,€even€priorÏto€CDEððs€May€1998€Comprehensive€Compliance€Review€of€the€District,€been€aware€that€theÏDistrict€had€taken€little€effective€action€to€correct€OSEPððs€findings€in€the€1996€Report€and€thatÏlittle,€if€any,€progress€had€been€made€regarding€most€of€those€findings;€indeed,€CDEððs€periodicÏwritten€progress€reports€to€OSEP€continued€to€document€the€lack€of€any€correction€by€SanÏFrancisco€of€any€of€the€findings€in€OSEPððs€1996€Report.€€For€example,€a€November€25,€1997ÏCDE€status€report€to€OSEP€also€showed€that€San€Francisco€had€not€corrected€any€of€theÏnoncompliance€cited€in€OSEPððs€1996€Report,€and€assigned€a€ð ðyellowðð€correction€statusÏ(connoting€that€ð ðthe€agency€is€either€not€making€the€anticipated€progress€to€come€intoÏcompliance€or€staff€feel€that€it€is€unlikely€they€will€come€into€compliance€in€the€near€futureðð)€toÏall€of€the€OSEP€findings.€€An€April€3,€1998€CDE€report€to€OSEP€showed€that€more€than€fourÏmonths€later,€none€of€the€ten€findings€of€noncompliance€by€San€Francisco€in€OSEPððs€1996ÏReport€had€been€corrected,€and€assigned€a€ð ðredðð€status€(connoting€that€ð ðthe€agency€is€perceivedÏas€either€unwilling€or€unable€to€come€into€compliance€at€this€timeðð)€to€two€of€the€findings,€and€aÏð ðyellowðð€status€to€the€other€eight€findings.€€ÌÌNotwithstanding€CDEððs€knowledge€that€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District€was€not€takingÏeffective€corrective€action,€CDE€acknowledged€during€the€June€18,€1998€meeting€with€OSEPÏstaff€and€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District€administrators€that€CDE€had€taken€little€action€toÐ h*¸%+ Ðcompel€correction.€€On€March€31,€1998,€CDE€issued€a€letter€to€the€Districtððs€Superintendent,Ïwarning€the€District€that€there€was€a€potential€for€serious€and€systemic€noncompliance€with€StateÏand€Federal€law€and€that€this€jeopardized€the€Districtððs€continued€receipt€of€€Part€B€special€Ïeducation€funds.€€However,€in€the€more€than€two„and„a„half€months€between€the€date€of€thatÏletter€and€the€June€18,€1998€meeting,€CDE€neither€received€any€documentation€of€furtherÏcorrective€action€by€the€District€nor€took€any€action€to€compel€such€correction.€€ÌÌCDEððs€May€1998€Comprehensive€Compliance€Review€of€San€Francisco€further€confirmedÏCDEððs€ineffectiveness€in€ensuring€that€the€District€corrected€longstanding€noncompliance.€€CDEÏmade€30€findings€of€noncompliance€with€special€education€requirements,€of€which€16€wereÏrepeat€findings€from€the€1994€Comprehensive€Compliance€Review.€€Further,€the€summary€ofÏCDEððs€1998€Comprehensive€Compliance€Review€showed€an€increase€from€21€special€educationÏfindings€of€noncompliance€in€1994€to€30€in€1998.ÌÌDuring€OSEPððs€June€1998€visit€to€CDE,€OSEP€staff€cited€San€Franciscoððs€longstanding€historyÏof€uncorrected€noncompliance,€as€confirmed€by€CDEððs€progress€reports,€CDEððs€May€1998ÏComprehensive€Compliance€Review,€and€OSEPððs€June€18,€1998€meeting€with€DistrictÏadministrators.€€OSEP€staff€urged€CDE€to€take€prompt€action€to€compel€correction€in€SanÏFrancisco€Unified€School€District€and€to€provide€documentation€to€OSEP€of€such€action.€€ToÏdate,€however,€we€have€received€no€further€documentation€of€CDEððs€actions€to€ensureÏcompliance€in€the€District.€€In€fact,€a€September€1998€CDE€report€to€OSEP€further€documentedÏthe€severity€of€continuing€noncompliance€in€San€Francisco.€€That€report€showed€that€800Ïreevaluations€were€overdue€beyond€the€three€year€Part€B€requirement,€that€the€annual€review€ofÏ1808€IEPs€was€overdue,€that€100€students€were€waiting€for€speech€therapy€services,€ten€studentsÏwere€waiting€for€occupational€therapy€services,€and€25€students€were€waiting€for€psychologicalÏâ âcounseling€services.Ð à ÐÔ&  Ôà0  àà ° àò òII.à  àIMPACT€OF€CDEððS€FAILURE€TO€MEET€ITS€GENERAL€SUPERVISIONÐ ° ÐRESPONSIBILITY€ON€LOCAL€PRACTICE€AND€CHILDREN€WITHÏDISABILITIESó óЈØ(#(# ÐÌAs€part€of€its€1998€follow„up€review€of€CDE,€OSEP€collected€data€from€five€school€districtsÝ‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô׃q×Ý ƒÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_Ô€toÐ T¤ Ðdetermine€the€impact€of€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€exercise€of€its€general€supervision€responsibility€on€complianceÏand€results€for€students€with€disabilities€at€the€local€level.ò ò€€ó óOSEP€focused€this€collection€of€dataÐ  d Ðfrom€school€districts€on€requirements€which€are€critical€to€improved€results€for€students€withÏdisabilities€with€which€OSEP€found€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€out€of€compliance€in€the€1996€Report:€€(a)€placementÏin€the€least€restrictive€environment;€(b)€the€provision€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education;€(c)Ïthe€provision€of€needed€transition€services;€and€(d)€timely€reevaluations.€€As€explained€belowÏand€in€the€Appendix€to€this€Report,€OSEP€found€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€had€not€exercised€its€generalÏsupervision€responsibility€in€a€manner€that€was€effective€in€ensuring€compliance€with€theseÏâ ârequirements.ò òÐ @  ÐÌà0  àA.à ` àPLACEMENT€IN€THE€LEAST€RESTRICTIVE€ENVIRONMENTó óÐ \ (#(# ÐÌò òPRIOR€OSEP€FINDINGSó óÐ Ø( ÐÌAs€set€forth€in€OSEPððs€1988€Report,€OSEP€found€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€had€failed€to€ensure€that:€(a)€childrenÏwith€disabilities€were€removed€from€the€regular€education€environment€only€when€the€nature€orÏseverity€of€the€disability€is€such€that€education€in€regular€classes€with€the€use€of€supplementaryÏaids€and€services€cannot€be€achieved€satisfactorily;€or€(b)€the€placement€for€each€child€with€aÏdisability€is€based€on€his€or€her€IEP.ÌÌAs€set€forth€in€OSEPððs€1992€Report,€OSEP€found€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€did€not€ensure€that:€€(a)€theÏplacement€for€each€child€with€a€disability€was€based€on€his€or€her€IEP;€and€(b)€to€the€maximumÏextent€appropriate,€children€with€disabilities€were€educated€with€Ô_ÔnondisabledÔ_Ô€children€andÏparticipated€with€Ô_ÔnondisabledÔ_Ô€children€in€extracurricular€and€nonacademic€services€and€activities.€ÌÌAs€set€forth€in€OSEPððs€1996€Report,€OSEP€found€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€failed€to€ensure€that:€(a)€theÏplacement€for€each€child€with€a€disability€was€based€on€his€or€her€IEP;€€(b)€to€the€maximumÏextent€appropriate,€children€with€disabilities€were€educated€with€Ô_ÔnondisabledÔ_Ô€children€andÏparticipated€with€Ô_ÔnondisabledÔ_Ô€children€in€extracurricular€and€nonacademic€services€and€activities,Ïand€special€classes,€separate€schooling,€or€other€removal€of€children€with€disabilities€from€theÏregular€educational€environment€occurs€only€when€the€nature€or€severity€of€the€disability€is€suchÏthat€education€in€regular€classes€with€the€use€of€supplementary€aids€and€services€could€not€beÏachieved€satisfactorily;€(c)€each€child€with€a€disability€participates€with€Ô_ÔnondisabledÔ_Ô€children,€toÏthe€maximum€extent€appropriate,€in€extracurricular€and€nonacademic€services€and€activities;€and€Ð D&”!& Ї(d)€a€continuum€of€alternative€placements€was€available€to€meet€the€needs€of€children€withÏdisabilities€for€special€education€and€related€services,€and€the€various€alternative€placementsÏincluded€at€ðð300.551€were€available€to€the€extent€necessary€to€implement€the€IEP€for€each€childÏwith€a€disability.ÌÌò òOSEPððS€1998€FINDINGSó óÐ  ` ÐÌà0  àòòò òCDEððS€CONTINUING€FAILURE€TO€ENSURE€THAT€STUDENTS€WITHÐ Ü , ÐDISABILITIES€RECEIVE€A€FREE€APPROPRIATE€PUBLIC€EDUCATION€INÏTHE€LEAST€RESTRICTIVE€ENVIRONMENTóóó óИ è (#(# ÐÌPart€B€requires€that€a€public€agency€include€in€the€IEP€for€a€child€with€a€disability,€any€specialÏeducation€services€and€supplementary€aids€and€services€which€the€child€needs€in€order€for€theÏchildððs€education€to€be€achieved€satisfactorily€without€removal€from€the€regular€education€class.Ï(See€ðððð300.550(b)(2)€and€300.346(a)(3),€and€Appendix€C€to€34€Ô_ÔC.F.R.Ô_Ô€Part€300,€No.€48.)€AsÏdetailed€in€the€Appendix€to€this€report,€OSEP€found€in€June€1998€that€in€Los€Angeles€and€MountÏÔ_ÔDiabloÔ_Ô€Unified€School€Districts,€the€public€agency€did€not€consider,€on€an€individual€basis,€whatÏsupplementary€aids€and€services€each€student€with€a€disability€needed€to€be€educated€in€the€leastÏrestrictive€environment,€and€did€not,€therefore,€include€a€statement€of€the€needed€supplementaryÏaids€and€services€in€studentsðð€IEPs.ÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àò òB.à ` àPROVISION€OF€NEEDED€TRANSITION€SERVICESó óÐf` (#` (# ÐÌò òPRIOR€OSEP€FINDINGSó óÐ â2 ÐÌAs€set€forth€in€OSEPððs€1996€Report,€OSEP€found€that€CDE€had€not€ensured€that:€€(a)€the€IEP€forÏeach€student€with€a€disability,€age€16€or€older,€included€a€statement€of€needed€transition€servicesÏwith€the€content€required€by€Part€B€(ðððð300.346(b)€and€300.18);€and€(b)€if€a€purpose€of€an€IEPÏmeeting€was€the€consideration€of€needed€transition€services,€the€notice€to€the€parents€of€theÏmeeting€indicated€that€such€consideration€was€a€purpose€of€the€meeting,€and€that€the€agencyÏwould€invite€the€student,€and€identify€any€other€agency€that€the€public€agency€would€invite€toÏsend€a€representative€(ðð300.345(b)).€€The€1996€Report€documented€noncompliance€regardingÏthese€requirements€in€a€number€of€public€agencies,€including€Los€Angeles€and€San€DiegoÏUnified€School€Districts.ÌÌò òOSEPððS€1998€FINDINGSó óÐ n#¾# ÐÌà0  àòòò òÔ_ÔCDEÔ_ÔððS€CONTINUING€FAILURE€TO€ENSURE€THAT€STUDENTS€WITHÐ :%Š % ÐDISABILITIES€RECEIVE€NEEDED€TRANSITION€SERVICES€óóó óÐ&h!&(#(# ÐÌAs€detailed€in€the€Appendix€to€this€Report,€OSEP€found€in€June€1998€that€Long€Beach,€LosÏAngeles,€Mount€Ô_ÔDiabloÔ_Ô,€San€Diego,€and€San€Francisco€Unified€School€Districts€were€not€inÏcompliance€with€Part€Bððs€transition€requirements.€ÌÐ v*Æ%+ ЇÌÔ& A Ôà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àò òC.à ` àFREE€APPROPRIATE€PUBLIC€EDUCATIONó óÐà` (#` (# ÐÌò òPRIOR€OSEP€FINDINGSó óÐ \¬ ÐÌAs€set€forth€in€the€1988€Report,€OSEP€found€that€CDE€had€failed€to€ensure€that€students€withÏdisabilities€received€all€of€the€related€services€that€they€needed€to€benefit€from€special€education,Ïas€determined€by€the€IEP€team.€€OSEP€found€that:€(a)€the€California€Department€of€HealthÏServices,€rather€than€the€IEP€team,€had€the€authority€under€California€State€law€to€determineÏwhat,€if€any€occupational€and/or€physical€therapy€services€a€student€with€a€disability€wouldÏreceive€in€order€to€benefit€from€special€education;€(b)€some€students€with€disabilities€were€notÏreceiving€occupational€and/or€physical€therapy€services€to€which€they€were€entitled€under€Part€B;Ïand€(c)€similarly€the€California€Department€of€Mental€Health,€€rather€than€the€IEP€team,€had€theÏauthority€under€California€State€law€to€determine€what,€if€any€mental€health€services€(e.g.,Ïpsychological€counseling)€a€student€with€a€disability€would€receive€in€order€to€benefit€fromÏspecial€education.Ô'°­¿ÔÌÌAs€set€forth€in€the€1992€Report,€OSEP€found€that€CDE€did€not€ensure€that:€€(a)€€public€agenciesÏprovided€children€with€disabilities€with€a€school€day€that€met€State€standards€on€length;€or€(b)Ïchildren€with€disabilities€who€needed€occupational€and/or€physical€therapy€services€to€benefitÏfrom€special€education,€received€those€services€as€a€component€of€a€free€appropriate€publicÏeducation,€notwithstanding€the€responsibility€of€California€Children€Services€under€State€law€forÏthe€provision€of€such€therapy€services.ÌÌAs€set€forth€in€OSEPððs€February€1996€Report,€OSEP€found€that€CDE€had€not€ensured€that:€€(a)Ïan€IEP€was€developed€for€all€students€with€disabilities€receiving€special€education€and€relatedÏservices;€(b)€the€kind€and€amount€of€special€education€services€to€be€provided€was€determined€onÏan€individualized€basis;€(c)€children€with€disabilities€who€needed€occupational€and/or€physicalÏtherapy€services€to€benefit€from€special€education,€received€those€services€as€a€component€of€aÏfree€appropriate€public€education,€notwithstanding€any€responsibility€of€California€ChildrenÏServices€under€State€law€for€the€provision€of€such€therapy€services;€(d)€students€with€disabilitiesÏwho€needed€psychological€counseling€or€other€counseling€services€as€a€related€service€in€order€toÏbenefit€from€special€education€received€such€service€as€a€component€of€a€free€appropriate€publicÏeducation;€or€(e)€children€with€disabilities€continued€to€receive€a€free€appropriate€publicÏeducation€during€periods€of€long„term€suspension€or€expulsion.ÌÌò òOSEPððS€1998€FINDINGSó óÐ H$˜$ ÐÌà0  àòòò òCDEððS€CONTINUING€FAILURE€TO€ENSURE€THE€PROVISION€OF€A€FREEÐ &d!& ÐAPPROPRIATE€PUBLIC€EDUCATION€óóó óÐò&B"'(#(# ÐÌIn€June€1998,€OSEP€found€CDE€had€not€ensured€the€correction€of€all€of€OSEPððs€previousÏfindings€regarding€the€provision€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education.€€Specifically,€OSEPÏfound€that:€€€(1)€the€Long€Beach,€Los€Angeles,€Mount€Ô_ÔDiabloÔ_Ô,€San€Diego,€and€San€FranciscoÐ p*À%+ ÐUnified€School€Districts€were€failing€to€ensure€that€children€with€disabilities€who€needÏpsychological€counseling€to€benefit€from€special€education€received€that€service€as€a€componentÏof€a€free€appropriate€public€education;€(2)€many€students€in€the€Los€Angeles€and€San€FranciscoÏUnified€School€Districts€were€not€receiving€occupational,€physical,€and/or€speech€therapyÏservices€specified€in€their€IEPs;€and€(3)€although€Mount€Ô_ÔDiabloÔ_Ô€and€San€Diego€Unified€SchoolÏDistricts€reported€that€students€with€disabilities€continue€to€receive€some€special€education€andÏrelated€services€during€periods€of€long„term€suspension€and€expulsion,€that€many€students€withÏdisabilities€received€only€categorically€determined€amounts€of€service,€rather€than€the€servicesÏthat€each€student€required€to€receive€a€free€appropriate€public€education,€as€determined€by€an€IEPÏteam.€€(See€the€Appendix€to€this€Report€for€a€detailed€discussion€of€OSEPððs€findings€regardingÏthe€five€districts.)ÌÌà0  àà0` (#(#àà  àò òD.à ` àPROTECTION€IN€EVALUATION€PROCEDURESó óÐ0€ ` (#` (# ÐÌò òPRIOR€OSEP€FINDINGSó óÐ üL  ÐÌAs€set€forth€in€OSEPððs€February€1996€Report,€OSEP€found,€in€January€1995,€that€CDE€had€notÏensured€that€a€reevaluation€was€conducted€for€each€child€with€a€disability€at€least€once€everyÏthree€years,€as€required€by€ðð300.534(b).€€OSEP€found€this€deficiency€in€three€of€the€agencies€thatÏOSEP€visited€in€1995,€including€the€Los€Angeles€and€San€Francisco€Unified€School€Districts.€€ÌÌò òOSEPððS€1998€FINDINGSó óÐ (x ÐÌà0  àòòò òCDEððS€CONTINUING€FAILURE€TO€ENSURE€THAT€CHILDREN€WITHÐ ôD ÐDISABILITIES€ARE€REEVALUATED€AT€LEAST€ONCE€EVERY€THREE€YEARSóóó óÐÒ"(#(# ÐÌIn€June€1998,€OSEP€found€that€reevaluations€were€not€completed€within€the€three„year€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_ÔÏfor€a€significant€number€of€children€with€disabilities€in€the€Los€Angeles,€Mount€Ô_ÔDiabloÔ_Ô,€SanÏDiego,€and€San€Francisco€Unified€School€Districts.Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý׃s×Ý ƒÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð P  ÐÐ  0€ ÐÙÙØØØØÛÛÔ% €d ÔÖ€œÖÑ€AÑÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÑ8€ÁôXdêXXdê8Ñà@ìàòòò òOSEP€MONITORING€REPORT:óóó óˆÐ ° Ðòòò òà@]]ìà1998€FOLLOW„UP€REVIEW€OF€ˆÐ ŽÞ Ðà@Ì Ì ìàTHE€CALIFORNIA€DEPARTMENT€OF€EDUCATIONóóó óˆÐ l¼ ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌà@uu%ìàòòò òAPPENDIX€A:ó óˆÐ *z Ðà@E E ìàò òDESCRIPTION€OF€OSEPððS€1998€€FOLLOW„UP€REVIEW€ANDˆÐ  X Ðà@ÿÿìàSUMMARY€OF€FINDINGS€REGARDING€PUBLIC€AGENCY€COMPLIANCEó óˆÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌò òDESCRIPTION€OF€OSEPððS€1998€€FOLLOW„UP€REVIEWóóó óÐ ˆ Ø  ÐÌDuring€the€week€of€June€8,€1998,€the€OSEP€team€of€Ellen€Ô_ÔSafranekÔ_Ô,€Judith€Gregorian,€LarryÏRinger,€and€Carolyn€Smith€visited€four€local€educational€agencies€in€order€to€determine€theÏimpact€on€those€agencies€of€the€actions€taken€by€CDE€to€ensure€statewide€correction€of€theÏdeficiencies€set€forth€in€OSEPððs€February€5,€1996€Monitoring€Report.€€The€four€agencies€thatÏOSEP€visited€were:€Long€Beach€Unified€School€District,€Los€Angeles€Unified€School€District,ÏMt.€Ô_ÔDiabloÔ_Ô€Unified€School€District,€and€San€Diego€Unified€School€District.€€At€each€agency,ÏOSEP€visited€one€or€more€schools,€reviewed€student€records€and€interviewed€special€educationÏand€regular€education€staff.€€During€the€week€of€June€15,€1998,€OSEP€met€in€Sacramento€withÏadministrators€from€the€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District;€OSEP€did€not€conduct€an€onsiteÏvisit€to€San€Francisco€because€the€Districtððs€school€year€had€ended€before€June€8,€1998,€theÏbeginning€of€OSEPððs€visit€to€the€State.ÌÌOSEP€had,€as€part€of€the€1995€monitoring€review,€which€was€the€basis€for€the€1996€Report,Ïvisited€12€public€agencies,€including€the€Los€Angeles,€San€Diego,€and€San€Francisco€UnifiedÏSchool€Districts.€CDE€was€required€to€ensure€that€each€of€the€12€agencies€corrected€the€specificÏdeficiencies€that€OSEP€found€in€that€agency.€€As€part€of€the€1998€visit,€OSEP€collected€data€toÏdetermine€not€only€the€impact€of€CDEððs€actions€to€ensure€òòstatewideóó€correction€of€the€findings€inÐ F– ÐOSEPððs€1996€Report,€but€also€the€effectiveness€of€CDEððs€actions€to€ensure€correction€of€theÏspecific€deficiencies€that€OSEP€had€found€in€Los€Angeles,€San€Diego,€and€San€Francisco.€ÌÌOn€June€15,€1998,€OSEP€met€with€approximately€40€parents€and€other€advocates€for€childrenÏwith€disabilities€in€Sacramento€and€Anaheim.€€The€participants€in€those€meetings€were€askedÏtheir€views€on€the€extent€to€which€CDE€had€been€successful€in€correcting€the€deficienciesÏidentified€in€OSEPððs€1996€monitoring€Report.€€Many€participants€expressed€strong€concern€thatÏdeficiencies€regarding€the€provision€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education,€placement€in€the€leastÏrestrictive€environment,€the€provision€of€needed€transition€services,€timely€reevaluation,€andÏCDEððs€exercise€of€its€general€supervision,€have€persisted,€with€only€minimal€improvement,Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý׃R×Ý ƒÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€forÐ  %\ % Ðmany€years.€€Participants€were€particularly€concerned€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€has€continued€in€its€failure€toÏÙÖñbñÑÙñáññâñÖ€aÖñâññâñÖ€"ÖñâññáññáñÖ€ ÖñáñÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛtake€effective€enforcement€action€when€local€educational€agencies€failed€or€refused€to€takeÏcorrective€action.Ìâ âÐ Œ(Ü#) ÐThroughout€the€remainder€of€the€week€of€June€15,€1998,€Larry€Ringer€and€Ellen€Ô_ÔSafranekÔ_Ô€metÏâ âwith€CDE€officials€and€reviewed€CDE€documentation€to€determine,€with€specificity,€whatÏcorrective€actions€CDE€had€implemented€and€what€the€impact€of€those€actions€had€been.€€AlsoÏduring€that€week,€as€noted€above,€OSEP€conducted€a€joint€interview€with€special€educationÏofficials€from€CDE€and€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District€to€determine€the€precise€status€ofÏthat€Districtððs€corrective€actions,€and€to€determine€what,€if€any,€action€CDE€had€taken€inÏresponse€to€repeated€reports€that€the€district€had€achieved€little,€if€any,€correction.€€In€addition,ÏOSEP€met€with€special€education€officials€from€CDE€and€representatives€from€the€Ô_ÔMcGeorgeÔ_ÔÏSchool€of€Law,€which,€under€contract€with€CDE,€conducts€all€special€education€due€processÏhearings€for€the€State.ÌÌÔ&  ÔOn€June€15,€1998,€the€final€day€of€the€OSEP€visit,€Larry€Ringer,€Ellen€Ô_ÔSafranekÔ_Ô,€and€Ruth€RyderÏconducted€an€exit€conference€with€Deputy€Superintendent€Richard€Whitmore,€AssistantÏSuperintendent€Henry€Der,€State€Special€Education€Director€Alice€Parker,€and€the€majority€of€theÏSpecial€Education€Divisionððs€managers€and€staff.€€In€that€meeting,€OSEP€staff€reviewed€theirÏfindings€in€detail€and€Dr.€Parker€expressed€her€commitment€to€take€decisive€action€to€correct€theÏlongstanding€noncompliance.ÌÌThe€focus€of€OSEPððs€follow„up€monitoring€review€and€of€this€Report€is€the€effectiveness€of€CDEÏin€exercising€its€general€supervisory€authority€to€ensure€the€correction€and€Ô_ÔnonrecurrenceÔ_Ô€of€long„¼standing€noncompliance€previously€identified.€€As€explained€above,€OSEP€collected€data€fromÏfive€local€educational€agencies€in€order€to€determine€CDEððs€effectiveness€in€ensuring€complianceÏin€those€agencies,€and,€where€appropriate,€OSEP€has€included€in€this€Report€data€collected€fromÏthose€agencies€to€support€or€clarify€the€OSEP€findings€regarding€the€sufficiency€andÏeffectiveness€of€CDE's€systems€for€ensuring€compliance.€€The€information€that€OSEP€collectedÏregarding€each€of€those€five€agencies€is€summarized€below.Ô' PàçÔÌÌà@ññìàòòò òOSEPððS€FINDINGS€IN€LOS€ANGELES€UNIFIED€SCHOOL€DISTRICTóóó óˆÐ P  ÐÌò òBACKGROUNDó óÐ ^ ÐÌBecause€of€Los€Angeles€Unified€School€Districtððs€large€child€count€and€geographic€size,€CDEÏconducts€on„site€monitoring€visits€to€approximately€one€quarter€of€the€Districtððs€schools€eachÏyear.€€CDE€has€found€substantial€noncompliance€in€each€of€these€annual€visits,€and€required€theÏDistrict€to€submit€corrective€action€plans€to€address€the€findings€of€noncompliance.€€AlthoughÏCDE€required€that€the€District€develop€corrective€action€plans,€assisted€the€District€in€theÏdevelopment€of€the€plans,€and€monitored€their€implementation,€as€explained€below,€CDEððsÏprocess€has€not€resulted€in€correction€of€the€noted€noncompliance.€ÌÌThe€Los€Angeles€Unified€School€District€is€under€court€order€in€the€form€of€a€consent€decree€inÏthe€case€of€òòÔ_ÔChandaÔ_Ô€Smith,€et€al.,€v.€Los€Angeles€Unified€School€District,€et€alóó.€€The€April€1996Ð º' #( Ðconsent€decree€requires€the€District€to€complete€specified€corrective€actions.€€Despite€the€consentÏdecree,€CDE€maintained€responsibility€for€general€supervision€of€Los€Angeles€Unified€SchoolÏDistrict,€and€remained€responsible€for€ensuring€that€the€District€comply€with€all€Part€BÏrequirements€set€forth€in€the€corrective€action€plan€for€OSEPððs€1996€Report.ÌÐ  ,p'- ÐLos€Angeles€Unified€School€District€administrative€staff€acknowledged€that€noncomplianceÏpersists,€but€stated€that€an€important€factor€in€the€Districtððs€progress€toward€compliance€has€beenÏthe€appointment€of€an€Assistant€Superintendent€for€Special€Education,€with€clear€authority€overÏspecial€education€programs€throughout€the€District€which€is€equal€to€the€authority€of€otherÏAssistant€Superintendents€in€the€District.€€This€position€was€mandated€by€the€òòÔ_ÔChandaÔ_Ô€SmithóóÐ 0€ Ðconsent€decree,€not€by€any€corrective€action€required€by€CDE.ÌÌOSEPððs€1996€California€Monitoring€Report€noted€that€Los€Angeles€Unified€School€District€wasÏnot€able€to€provide€accurate€information€regarding€services€provided€to€students€with€disabilitiesÏduring€periods€of€expulsion€or€the€timeliness€of€reevaluations€because€the€District€had€noÏeffective€information€management€system.€€The€District€agreed€to€develop€an€integrated€dataÏsystem€that€would€enable€the€Districtððs€central€administration€to€track,€and€ensure€complianceÏwith,€Part€B€and€State€law€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô€requirements.€ÌÌDistrict€administrators€provided€OSEP€with€their€June€1998€status€report€on€the€corrective€actionÏplan€for€OSEPððs€1996€Report.€€The€status€report€states€that€while€there€has€been€significant€andÏprogressive€movement,€the€District€has€not€yet€come€into€compliance€regarding€many€Ïâ ârequirements€and€progress€has€been€slower€than€anticipated.Ð –æ ÐÔ&  Ôò òPRIOR€OSEP€FINDINGSó óÐ ° ÐÌAs€set€forth€in€the€1988,€1992,€and€1996€Reports,€OSEP€found€that€Los€Angeles€Unified€SchoolÏDistrict€was€not€complying€with€Part€B€requirements€regarding€the€provision€of€a€free€andÏappropriate€public€education€(especially€in€regard€to€related€services),€placement€in€the€leastÏrestrictive€environment,€and€evaluation€and€reevaluation.Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý׃e×Ý ƒÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€In€the€1995€visit,€OSEP€also€foundÐ  l Ðnoncompliance€regarding€the€provision€of€needed€transition€services€(those€requirements€wereÏadded€to€the€Part€B€statute€and€regulations€in€1990€and€1992,€respectively).€€During€the€1998Ïfollow„up€visit,€OSEP€found€that€noncompliance€in€all€of€these€areas€persisted.ÌÌò òOSEPððS€1998€FINDINGSó óÐ | Ì  ÐÌòòò òFree€Appropriate€Public€Education„„Occupational,€Physical,€and€Speech€Therapy„„ðððð300.300,Ð H˜  Ð300.16(b)(5),€(7),€and€(13)€€óóó óTwo€Los€Angeles€Unified€School€District€administrators€withÐ &v  Ðresponsibility€for€related€services,€and€school„level€administrators€and€staff,€informed€OSEP€thatÏthere€remain€a€significant€number€of€children€with€disabilities€who€are€not€receiving€theÏoccupational,€physical,€and€speech€therapy€services€that€they€need€in€order€to€benefit€fromÏspecial€education.€€Indeed,€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€status€reports€to€OSEP€show€that€the€Districtððs€waiting€list€forÏrelated€services€has€continued€to€grow.€€Those€reports€show€that€during€the€period€of€July€„ÏDecember€1997,€there€were€45€students€waiting€for€occupational€therapy€services,€8€studentsÏwaiting€for€physical€therapy€and€246€students€waiting€for€speech€therapy.€€For€the€period€ofÏJanuary€„€June€1998,€this€increased€to€110€students€waiting€for€occupational€therapy,€46€studentsÏwaiting€for€physical€therapy€and€3450€students€waiting€for€speech.€€District€administratorsÏexplained€that,€although€additional€positions€had€been€allocated€for€each€of€the€therapies€and€theÏâ âDistrict€has€taken€other€steps€to€address€the€shortages,€the€District€has€been€able€to€fill€only€someÏof€those€positions.€ÌÌDistrict€administrators€informed€OSEP€that,€because€of€the€continuing€personnel€shortages,€someÏchildren€are€not€receiving€all€of€the€services€set€forth€in€their€IEPs.€€Administrators€and€staff€atÏthe€school€level€informed€OSEP€that€the€IEPs€of€some€students€do€not€reflect€all€of€the€servicesÏthat€they€need€to€benefit€from€special€education,€because€of€the€personnel€shortages.€€In€additionÏto€difficulties€recruiting€qualified€personnel,€the€District€has€difficulty€retaining€personnelÏbecause€there€is€no€school€space€available€for€these€professionals€to€do€their€job.€€District€staffÏstated€that€the€space€needs€for€the€speech€therapists€have€been€included€in€the€projected€long„¼term€space€allocations.€€Also,€in€one€site€that€OSEP€visited€the€speech€therapist€had€been€out€onÏan€extended€sick€leave€and€there€was€no€coverage€for€her€caseload.€€Those€students€were€notÏreceiving€any€speech€services.€ÌÌòòò òFree€Appropriate€Public€Education„„Psychological€Counseling„„ðððð300.300,€300.16(b)(8)óóó ó€€TheÐ &X!& ÐLos€Angeles€Unified€School€District€administrator€for€psychological€services€informed€OSEPÐ ê&:"' Ðthat€some€children€with€disabilities€who€need€psychological€counseling€to€benefit€from€specialÏeducation€are€not€receiving€that€service€as€a€component€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education,€ifÏthey€are€not€determined€eligible€by€the€County€Mental€Health€agency€or€if€that€agency€decides€toÏterminate€service.€€Each€of€the€two€District€schools€that€OSEP€visited€have€counseling€programs,Ïbut€they€also€access€services€from€the€County€Mental€Health€agency€to€serve€some€students€withÏdisabilities.€€€Despite€the€fact€that€counseling€services€were€included€in€their€IEPs,€the€CountyÏMental€Health€agency€has€terminated€services€to€some€students€with€disabilities,€because€theirÏparents€did€not€participate.€€The€District€did€not€implement€procedures€to€ensure€that€theseÏstudents€were€not€denied€services€to€which€they€were€entitled€pursuant€to€their€IEPs€when€theÏCounty€Mental€Health€agency€unilaterally€decided€to€terminate€the€services.ÌÌòòò òPlacement€in€the€Least€Restrictive€Environment„„ðððð300.550(b)(2);€300.346(a)(3);€Appendix€CÐ P   Ðto€34€Ô_ÔC.F.R.Ô_Ô€Part€300,€No.€48€óóó ó€€OSEP€reviewed€the€IEPs€of€38€students€with€disabilities€in€LosÐ .~  ÐAngeles€Unified€School€District,€all€of€whom€were€being€educated€for€at€least€a€portion€of€theÏday€in€regular€education€classes;€most€of€the€IEPs€reviewed€indicated€that€students€were€beingÏeducated€in€regular€education€classes€for€lunch,€recess,€art,€music,€and€science.€€However,€noneÏof€the€IEPs€for€these€students€included€a€statement€of€the€supplementary€aids€and€services€orÏspecial€education€services€to€be€provided€in€the€regular€education€classroom.€€SchoolÏadministrators,€special€education€teachers,€and€regular€education€teachers€confirmed€that€the€IEPÏteam€does€not€consider€what,€if€any,€supplementary€aids€and€services€or€special€educationÏinstruction€in€the€regular€education€classroom,€the€student€needs€to€be€educated€in€the€leastÏrestrictive€environment,€and€does€not,€therefore,€include€any€statement€of€such€services€in€theÏIEP.€€Staff€at€all€levels€stated€that€the€district€was€planning€to€revise€its€IEP€format€to€require€theÏinclusion€of€such€information.€€Regular€education€teachers€and€special€education€teachers€in€bothÏschools€that€OSEP€visited€reported€that€regular€education€teachers€were€not€informed€of€theÏcontent€or€even€of€the€existence€of€IEPs€for€students€with€disabilities€in€their€classes.ÌÌòòò òTransition„„Statement€of€Needed€Transition€Services„„ðððð300.346(b),€300.18óóó ó€€None€of€the€21Ð P  ÐIEPs€of€students,€aged€16€or€older,€that€OSEP€reviewed€included€a€statement€of€needed€transitionÏservices€that€met€the€requirements€of€ðððð300.346(b)€and€300.18.€€Although€the€IEPs€included€aÏpage€entitled€ð ðIndividualized€Transition€Plan,ðð€neither€this€page€nor€the€other€pages€of€the€IEPsÏincluded€the€required€content.€€ÌÌFor€example,€the€Individualized€Transition€Plan€page€included€in€IEPs€from€a€high€school€thatÏOSEP€visited€had€sections€entitled€ð ðAgency€involvement,ðð€ð ðLong€Range€Plans€for€Education€andÏEmployment,ðð€ð ðLong€Range€Plans€for€Living€Arrangement,ðð€and€ð ðLong€Range€Plans€for€LeisureÏand€Recreation.ðð€€However,€as€demonstrated€by€the€examples€below,€the€IEPs€did€not€include€Ìneeded€transition€services€to€be€provided€to€the€student.€€In€both€of€the€IEPs€represented€in€theÏexamples€below,€the€IEP€states€what€the€òòstudentóó€likes€to€do€and€will€do,€but€does€not€include€anyÐ ò%B!& Ðòòtransition€services€or€linkages€óóto€be€providedòò€to€the€studentóó.€€The€IEPs€for€these€students€doesÐ Ø&("' Ðnot€include€a€statement€of€òòneeded€transition€services€to€be€provided€to€the€student€óówhichÐ ¾'#( Ðincluded€instruction,€community€experiences,€and€the€development€of€employment€and€otherÏpost„school€adult€living€objectives,€and€does€not€include€a€statement€that€the€IEP€team€hadÏdetermined€that€services€are€not€needed€in€one€or€more€of€those€areas€and€the€basis€upon€whichÏthe€determination€was€made,€as€required€by€ðððð300.346(b)€and€300.18.ÌÌÐ  -T(. ÐÔ€ô’õXXÁÔÔ*fƒ()dÐd8<<@@<<@ !°(#°(#fÔÔ,x<<@ÔÔ+  ÔÐ 7€xxxy" ° €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„7Ðò òÔ‡XÁXõô’ÔEXAMPLE€1ó óÔ#†ô’õXXÁå#ÔÐ R€xxx?'ì<C << xxxy €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„RÐòòò òAgency€involvementóóó 󀄄€No€information€provided.Ð Zª ÐÌòòò òLong€Range€Plans€for€Education€and€Employment€ð!ð€ð ðóóó ó[Student]€doesnððt€know€[his€plans€for€postsecondaryÐ Þ. Ðvocational€training€or€competitive€employment]€but€likes€to€work.€€Has€been€hired€as€a€box€boy€at€market€ð!ðÐ ¡ñ Ðstacked€groceries.ððÌÌòòò òLong€Range€Plans€for€Living€Arrangement€ð!ð€ð ðóóó óFamily€does€things€together€„„€go€to€church.ððÐ ä 4 ÐÌòòò òLong€Range€Plans€for€Leisure€and€Recreationóóó ó€ð!ð€ð ð[Activities€with€families€and€friends€„„]€to€park,€mall,€playÐ h ¸  Ðbasketball,€karate€and€church.ððÌÌòòò òAdditional€transition„related€IEP€contentóóó 󀄄€Ð ­ý  ÐÌà0 D àVocational€education€goal:€ð ðShow€ability€to€select€and€plan€occupational€choices.ððÐ Dì"Dì" ÐÌà0 D àObjective:€ð ðList€necessary€occupational€needs€and€explores€major€occupational€interests.ððÐA75³ Dì"Dì"C <<  xxx AÐÌÌÔ*Uƒ*+ddx<<@()°(#°(#UÔÔ,x<<@ÔÔ+  ÔÐ 7€xxxy" ;‹ €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„7Ðò òÔ‡XÁXõô’ÔEXAMPLE€2ó óÔ#†ô’õXXÁd#ÔÐ R€xxx?'wÇC << xxxy €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„RÐÔ& AÈ Ôòòò òAgency€involvementóóó ó€ð!ð€ð ð[student]€is€not€receiving€services€from€any€agency.ððÐ å5 ÐÌòòò òLong€Range€Plans€for€Education€and€Employment€ð!ðóóó ó€ð ðPlans€to€attend€LA€Trade€Tech€after€graduation.ððÐ i¹ ÐÌòòò òLong€Range€Plans€for€Living€Arrangementóóó 󀄄€€ð ðHer€plans€are€to€live€independently€„„€hopes€to€marry€and€have€aÐ í= Ðfamily.ðð€ÌÌòòò òLong€Range€Plans€for€Leisure€and€Recreationóóó ó€ð!ð€ð ðLikes€to€dance€and€go€to€the€movies.ððÐ7-+2‚C <<  xxx 7ÐÌÔ€XÁXõô’Ôòòò òÔ')°ÔTransition„„Notice€to€Parents„„ðð300.345(b)(2)óóó ó€The€notice€to€the€parents€of€the€IEP€meeting€inÐ ûK Ðthe€files€that€OSEP€reviewed€for€students€aged€16€or€older€did€not€inform€the€parents€that€aÏpurpose€of€the€meeting€was€to€consider€needed€transition€services€and€that€the€agency€wouldÏinvite€the€student.ÌÌòòò òTimely€Reevaluation„ðð300.534(b)óóó ó€€The€District€continues€to€report€delays€beyond€the€three„yearÐ ]!­" ÐÔ_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô€for€reevaluation,€but€could€not€provide€comprehensive€information€to€OSEP€about€theÏextent€of€these€delays,€and€had€no€reliable,€consistent€procedures€in€place€to€track€reevaluationÏÔ_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô.€€CDEððs€September€16,€1998€status€report€to€OSEP€shows€that€for€the€period€of€July„¼December€1997€there€were€1340€students€with€overdue€reevaluations.€€In€both€schools€it€visited,ÏOSEP€found€examples€of€overdue€reevaluations.Ìâ âÐ Ÿ&ï!( ÐÔ& Ê Ôâ âà@wwìàòòò òOSEPððS€FINDINGS€IN€SAN€DIEGO€UNIFIED€SCHOOL€DISTRICTóóó óˆÐ ° ÐÌò òBACKGROUNDó óÐ n¾ ÐÌA€parent€filed€a€Part€B€complaint€with€CDE€in€1994,€alleging€serious€violations€in€San€DiegoÏUnified€School€District€regarding€the€provision€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education.€€CDEÏinvestigated€the€complaint€and€required€the€District€to€take€corrective€action.€€The€parent€againÏfiled€a€complaint€in€1996€with€both€CDE€and€the€Departmentððs€Office€for€Civil€Rights.€€On€AprilÏ10,€1997,€CDE€and€the€Office€for€Civil€Rights€issued€a€joint€Compliance€Report,€in€which€theyÏfound€that:Ô'ʰb#ÔÌÌà8  àThe€results€of€the€investigation€show€that€San€Diego€City€Schools€is€notÏappropriately€identifying,€assessing,€and€providing€a€free€appropriate€publicÏeducation€to€all€pupils€with€exceptional€needs,€is€not€providing€a€full€continuumÏof€program€options,€is€not€ensuring€that€pupils€have€access€to€qualified€staff€andÏthat€staff€members€receive€training€in€the€requirements€for€educating€pupils€withÏdisabilities€or€suspected€disabilities,€and€does€not€provide€a€system€to€ensure€thatÏcompliance€with€state€and€federal€law€is€continued.Ð Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€Compliance€Report€included€specifications€for€a€corrective€action€plan,€to€be€developed€byÏthe€District€and€approved€by€both€CDE€and€the€Office€for€Civil€Rights.€€One€specification€forÏcorrective€action€was€the€employment€of€a€monitor€to€report,€on€a€monthly€basis,€to€the€District,ÏCDE€and€the€Office€for€Civil€Rights€regarding€the€Districtððs€progress€toward€compliance.€€CDEÏand€the€Office€approved€a€corrective€action€plan€for€Civil€Rights€on€August€1,€1997.€€OnÏSeptember€10,€the€District€sought€to€revise€the€plan€to€eliminate€compliance€matters€relating€toÏSection€504€of€the€Rehabilitation€Act€of€1973;€CDE€and€the€Office€for€Civil€Rights€responded€onÏSeptember€23,€1997€that€the€District€was€to€implement€the€plan€as€approved€on€August€1,€1997.€ÏThe€monitor€began€work€in€September€1997,€and€his€contract€continues€through€June€1999.€€ÌÌò òPRIOR€OSEP€FINDINGSÐ j Ðó óÌAs€set€forth€in€the€1996€Report,€OSEP€found€the€following€noncompliance€€in€San€Diego€UnifiedÏSchool€District:€(a)€placement€decisions€were€not€based€on€studentsðð€IEPs;€(b)€special€educationÏinstruction€in€regular€classes€was€not€available€as€a€placement€option€for€all€students€withÏdisabilities;€(c)€the€only€placement€option€available€for€students€with€moderate€to€severe€mentalÏretardation€was€a€separate€class€programÔ€&Ã%XXÁÔ;Ô€XÁX%&ÃÔ€(d)€students€identified€as€seriously€emotionallyÐ f#¶# Ðdisturbed€served€in€a€separate€school€and€students€served€in€the€agency's€separate€school€pre„¼school€program€were€not€provided€adequate€opportunities€for€integration€with€age€appropriateÏpeers,€regardless€of€individual€need;€(e)€students€were€not€receiving€psychological€counselingÏservices€as€a€component€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education,€even€if€such€services€wereÏrequired€to€enable€them€to€benefit€from€special€education;€(f)€students€with€disabilities€placed€onÏlong„term€suspension€or€expelled€received€home€study€services,€but€these€services€were€notÏbased€on€an€IEP;€(g)€notice€to€parents€of€students€aged€16€or€older€of€an€IEP€meeting€did€notÏinform€the€parents€that€a€purpose€of€the€meeting€was€to€consider€needed€transition€services€andÏthat€the€agency€would€invite€the€student,€or€identify€any€other€agency€that€would€be€invited€toÏsend€a€representative€to€the€meetingÔ€&Ã%XXÁÔ;€and€(h)€Ô€XÁX%&ÃÔthe€statement€of€needed€transition€services€in€theÐ &,v'- ÐIEPs€for€some€students,€aged€16€or€older,€did€not€include€all€of€the€required€contentÔ€&Ã%XXÁÔ.Ô€XÁX%&ÃÔÐ -V(. ÐÐ æ-6)/ ÐÔ& ª Ôò òOSEPððS€1998€FINDINGSó óÐ ° Ðòòò òÌProvision€of€a€Free€Appropriate€Public€Education€to€Students€with€Disabilities€DuringÏPeriods€of€Long„term€Suspension€or€Expulsion„„ðð300.300óóó ó€Several€district„level€specialÐ X¨ Ðeducation€administrators€explained€that€some€children€with€disabilities€who€are€long„termÏsuspended€or€expelled€continue€to€receive€services€either€in€an€alternative€school€or€in€a€home„¼bound€program.€€Currently€about€40€students€with€disabilities€are€placed€in€the€homeboundÏprogram,€in€which€they€receive€three€hours€per€day€of€services,€regardless€of€whether€that€isÏappropriate€to€meet€the€studentððs€needs€as€determined€by€an€IEP€team.€€These€administratorsÏfurther€explained€that€they€recognize€that€this€arrangement€is€not€consistent€with€Part€BÏrequirements,€and€they€are€working€to€change€it.Ô'ª °¶2ÔÌÌòòò òProvision€of€a€Free€Appropriate€Public€Education„„Psychological€Counseling„„ðððð300.300,Ð :Š  Ð300.16(b)(8)óóó ó€€The€special€education€department€chair€and€an€assistant€principal€at€a€high€school,Ð h  Ðand€a€special€education€teacher€and€an€aide€serving€children€identified€as€having€seriousÏemotional€disturbance,€all€informed€OSEP€that€no€psychological€counseling€services€wereÏavailable€from€the€school€district,€regardless€of€student€need;€given€their€evaluation€workload,Ïschool€psychologists€are€òònotóó€available€to€provide€counseling€services€and€the€caseloads€ofÐ šê Ðguidance€counselors€are€prohibitively€large€(approximately€500€students€per€counselor)€to€permitÏthem€to€provide€ongoing€counseling€services€pursuant€to€a€studentððs€IEP.€€They€further€statedÏthat€if€the€IEP€team€determines€that€a€child€needs€more€than€the€limited€available€guidanceÏcounseling€services€in€order€to€benefit€from€special€education,€the€district€will€refer€the€child€toÏthe€county€mental€health€agency.€€The€department€chair€and€assistant€principal€noted€that€if€theÏcounty€mental€health€agency€does€not€agree€to€provide€the€needed€service,€the€school€district€willÏrefer€the€parents€to€an€outside€agency€to€obtain€the€needed€services,€but€the€services€will€not€beÏincluded€in€the€studentððs€IEP,€and€the€school€district€is€not€accountable€for€ensuring€that€theÏstudent€receives€the€needed€services.€€€ÌÌA€school€psychologist€informed€OSEP€that,€regardless€of€student€need,€given€the€evaluationÏworkload€of€school€psychologists,€they€are€not€available€to€provide€psychological€counselingÏservices,€and€counseling€services€from€a€school€psychologist€are,€therefore,€never€written€into€aÏstudentððs€IEP.€€She€further€explained€that,€with€very€few€exceptions,€even€if€a€child€with€aÏdisability€requires€psychological€counseling€services€to€benefit€from€special€education,€the€onlyÏoptions€are:€(1)€ð ðgenericðð€counseling€services€(i.e.,€the€guidance€counseling€services€available€toÏall€students€from€an€ð ðin„schoolðð€or€ð ðdistrictðð€counselor),€even€if€a€student€needs€more€intensiveÏand€individualized€services;Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  Ý׃g×Ý ƒÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€(2)€referral€to€the€county€mental€health€agency€(the€county€mental€Ð `#°# Ðhealth€agency€may€decline€to€provide€any€service,€or€may€discontinue€services,€regardless€ofÏstudent€need,€if€the€agency€finds€the€parents€uncooperative);€or€(3)€the€parents€finding€a€privateÏresource€for€counseling€services.€ÌÌDistrict„level€special€education€administrators€explained€that€the€decision€as€to€whether€a€childÏwill€receive€psychological€counseling€as€a€component€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education€isÐ  (ð#) Ðmade€by€the€county€mental€health€agency,€rather€than€the€IEP€team.€€Regardless€of€student€need,Ïsuch€services€are€written€into€a€studentððs€IEP€only€if€the€county€mental€health€agency€agrees€toÏprovide€them.€€These€administrators€further€informed€OSEP€that€psychological€counselingÏservices€needed€as€a€component€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education€by€some€studentsÏidentified€as€emotionally€disturbed€are€available€to€those€students€only€if€the€students€are€placedÏat€a€separate€school€for€children€with€disabilities€or€a€non„public€school.€ÌÌòòò òProvision€of€a€Free€Appropriate€Public€Education„„Occupational€and€Physical€Therapy„„Ð Ð  Ððððð300.300,€300.16(b)(8)óóó ó€€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€September€1998€status€report€to€OSEP€showed€that€in€SanÐ ® þ ÐDiego€Unified€School€District,€for€the€period€of€January„July€1998,€104€students€were€waiting€forÏoccupational€therapy€services€specified€in€their€IEPs,€and€30€students€were€waiting€for€physicalÏtherapy.ÌÌòòò òTransition„„Notice€to€Parents„„ðð300.345(b)(2)óóó ó€€OSEP€found€that€this€deficiency€had€not€beenÐ `  Ðfully€corrected.€€OSEP€reviewed€the€notice€provided€to€parents€of€students,€aged€16€or€older,Ïinforming€them€of€an€upcoming€IEP€meeting,€and€found€that€the€notice€did€not€inform€theÏparents€that€a€purpose€of€the€meeting€was€the€consideration€of€transition€services€or€that€theÏstudent€would€be€invited€to€participate€in€the€meeting.€€ÌÌòòò òTransition„„Statement€of€Needed€Transition€Services„„ðððð300.346(b),€300.18€€óóó ó€€OSEP€found€thatÐ R¢ Ðthis€deficiency€had€not€been€fully€corrected,€and€that€IEPs€reviewed€by€OSEP€did€not€include€aÏstatement€of€needed€transition€services,€consistent€with€the€requirements€of€ðððð300.346(b)€andÏ300.18.€€Although€each€IEP€included€an€ð ðIndividualized€Transition€Plan,ðð€the€IEP€stated€what€theÏòòstudentóó€would€do€to€explore€options€for€post„high€school€life,€but€did€not€include€any€òòtransitionÐ Ô$ Ðservices€or€linkages€to€be€provided€to€the€studentóó.€€The€IEPs€for€these€students€did€not€include€aÐ º  Ðstatement€of€òòneeded€transition€services€to€be€provided€to€the€student€óówhich€included€instruction,Ð  ð Ðcommunity€experiences,€and€the€development€of€employment€and€other€post„school€adult€livingÏobjectives,€and€did€not€include€a€statement€that€the€IEP€team€had€determined€that€services€are€notÏneeded€in€one€or€more€of€those€areas€and€the€basis€upon€which€the€determination€was€made.ÌÌòòò òTimely€Reevaluation„„ðð300.534(b)óóó ó€€In€a€status€report€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€submitted€to€OSEP€in€SeptemberÐ V Ð1998,€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€reported€that€in€San€Diego€Unified€School€District,€for€the€period€of€January„JuneÏ1998,€791€reevaluations€were€overdue€(exceeding€the€Part€B€three€year€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô).€€A€DistrictÏreport€showed€265€overdue€reevaluations€for€the€month€of€April€1998.ÌÌÔ& ê Ôà@—— ìàòòò òOSEPððS€FINDINGS€REGARDING€SAN€FRANCISCO€UNIFIED€SCHOOL€DISTRICTóóó óˆÐ h#¸# ÐÌò òBACKGROUNDó óÐ &%v % ÐÌOSEP€visited€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District€during€the€1995€on„site€monitoring€reviewÏof€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô.€€As€set€forth€in€OSEPððs€1996€monitoring€Report,€OSEP€found€significant€systemicÏnoncompliance€regarding:€€the€provision€of€a€free€and€appropriate€public€education,€particularlyÏwith€regard€to€the€provision€of€needed€related€services;€placement€in€the€least€restrictiveÏenvironment;€needed€transition€services;€and€the€timeliness€of€reevaluations.€€Ô'êh#6MÔÌÌAs€part€of€OSEPððs€1998€follow„up€review,€OSEP€met€in€Sacramento€with€San€Francisco€UnifiedÏSchool€District€special€education€administrators€and€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€administrators,€to€determine€the€statusÏof€the€Districtððs€correction€of€noncompliance€cited€in€OSEPððs€1996€Report,€and€to€determineÐ ò-B)/ Ðwhat,€if€any,€actions€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€had€taken€to€ensure€such€correction.€€(OSEP€did€not€visit€any€schoolsÏin€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District€as€part€of€the€1998€follow„up€review,€because€theÏDistrict€ended€its€school€year€prior€to€the€OSEP€visit.)ÌÌAs€part€of€the€corrective€action€plan€that€resulted€from€OSEPððs€1995€monitoring€visit€and€1996Ïmonitoring€Report,€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€was€required€to€ensure€that€each€of€the€12€public€agencies€in€whichÏOSEP€found€noncompliance€corrected€the€noncompliance,€and€to€provide€progress€reports€toÏOSEP€documenting€such€correction.€€The€progress€reports€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€submitted€to€OSEP€onÏNovember€25,€1997€and€April€3,€1998€documented€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€own€determination€that€San€FranciscoÏUnified€School€District€had€corrected€none€of€the€findings.€€These€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€reports€were€more€thanÏ21€and€26€months,€respectively,€after€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€receipt€of€OSEP€February€1996€monitoring€Report.€ÏThese€reports€included€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€determination€that€the€District€was€ð ðunwilling€or€unableðð€toÏcorrect€the€findings€in€the€1996€monitoring€Report.€€However,€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€did€not€conduct€its€own€on„¼site€€monitoring€review€of€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District€until€May€1998.€€Further,Ïalthough€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€threatened€enforcement€action,€it€took€no€such€action€to€compel€the€District€toÏcome€into€compliance.Ý‚ÿÿÿÝÔ  ÔÔ  ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô׃i×Ý ƒÿÿÝòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ô_ÔÐ Ð  ÐÌÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€May€1998€Comprehensive€Compliance€Review€of€San€Francisco€further€confirmedÏÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€ineffectiveness€in€ensuring€that€the€District€corrected€longstanding€noncompliance.€€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_ÔÏmade€30€findings€of€noncompliance€with€special€education€requirements,€of€which€16€wereÏrepeat€findings€from€the€1994€Comprehensive€Compliance€Review.€€Further,€the€summary€ofÏÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€1998€Comprehensive€Compliance€Review€showed€an€increase€from€21€special€educationÏfindings€of€noncompliance€in€1994€to€30€in€1998.ÌÌIn€San€Francisco€Unified€School€Districtððs€administrative€structure,€the€Director€of€SpecialÏEducation€has€no€supervisory€authority€over€building€administrators,€special€education€teachers,Ïor€related€services€personnel,€and€cannot€issue€memoranda€to€school€personnel€requiring€action,Ïor€require€school€personnel€to€participate€in€training€or€otherwise€engage€in€corrective€action.€ÏParticipation€in€training€and€implementation€of€corrective€action€can€be€mandated€only€by€theÏAssistant€Superintendents€with€authority€over€elementary€and€secondary€education.€TheÏDistrictððs€€Director€of€Special€Education€explained€to€OSEP€that,€due€to€his€lack€of€authority,€heÏhas€been€unable€to€ensure€correction€of€the€deficiencies€found€by€OSEP€and€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô.ÌÌThe€Agency€has€days€which€are€designated€each€school€year€for€staff€training€and€professionalÏdevelopment,€but€did€not€include€special€education€training€as€part€of€the€agenda€for€the€1997„98Ïschool€year.€€Although€special€education€training€was€made€available€to€personnel€during€theÏschool€year€(often€after€school),€attendance€was€very€limited€and€often€there€were€more€trainersÏthan€training€participants€present.€€As€a€result,€training€efforts€had€very€little€effect.€€The€DistrictÏdid€include€one€day€of€special€education€training€as€part€of€the€Agency€training€agenda€for€theÐ ð%@!& Ð1996„97€school€year;€although€follow€up€days€were€to€be€designated€for€this€training;€there€haveÏbeen€none.€€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€conducted€site€training€on€the€implementation€of€the€Federal€corrective€actionÏplan€in€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District.€€While€the€district€provided€three€hours€of€specialÏeducation€training€to€the€principals,€it€did€not€result€in€correction€of€the€identifiedÏnoncompliance.€€ÌÌDuring€the€interview€with€OSEP€and€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô,€the€San€Francisco€Unified€School€DistrictÏadministrators€stated€that€the€Agency€has€no€computer€system€in€place€to€compile€data,€andÏacknowledged€that€the€Agency€could€not€ensure€the€accuracy€of€the€child€count€data€that€itÏsubmits€to€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô.ÌÌòòò òFree€Appropriate€Public€Education„„Provision€of€Services€without€Delay„„ðððð300.300,€300.600óóó óÐ P   ÐState€standards€require€that€evaluations€be€completed€and€services€provided€within€50€days€afterÏreferral.€€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District€administrators€reported€that€the€District€does€notÏmeet€its€50„day€time€line€with€respect€to€implementing€the€services€necessary€for€individualÏstudents€to€receive€a€free€and€appropriate€public€education.€€This€finding€was€verified€by€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_ÔððsÏMay€1998€Comprehensive€Compliance€Review€report.ÌÌòòò òFree€Appropriate€Public€Education„„Occupational,€Physical,€and€Speech€Therapy„„ðððð300.300,Ð n¾ Ð300.16(b)(5),€(7),€and€(13)óóó ó€€€In€a€status€report€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€submitted€to€OSEP€in€September€1998,Ð Lœ ÐÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€reported€that€in€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District€10€students€were€waiting€forÏoccupational€therapy,€and€100€students€were€waiting€for€speech€therapy.€€ÌÌòòò òFree€Appropriate€Public€Education„„Psychological€Counseling„„ðððð300.300,€300.16(b)(8)óóó ó€€€€Ð Î ÐSan€Francisco€Unified€School€District€administrators€informed€OSEP€that€some€children€withÏdisabilities€who€need€psychological€counseling€to€benefit€from€special€education€are€notÏreceiving€that€service€as€a€component€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education.€€They€explained€thatÏthe€provision€of€needed€psychological€counseling€services€can€be€dependent€upon€the€availabilityÏof€the€County€Mental€Health€agency€to€provide€those€services.€€Thus,€if€the€County€MentalÏHealth€agency€is€not€available€to€provide€counseling€services€to€a€child€who€needs€them€in€orderÏto€benefit€from€special€education,€the€child€will€be€denied€the€needed€services,€and€may€beÏrequired€to€wait€for€the€services€until€backlogs€are€reduced.ÌÌòòò òStatement€of€Needed€Transition€Services„„ðððð300.346(b)€and€300.18óóó ó€€San€Francisco€UnifiedÐ !à! ÐSchool€District€administrators€informed€OSEP€that€the€IEPs€for€some€students€with€disabilities,Ïaged€16€or€older,€did€not€include€all€of€the€required€content€regarding€needed€transition€services.€ÏÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€found,€as€part€of€its€May€1998€Comprehensive€Compliance€Review€of€the€District,€that,ÏÔ_ÔdistrictwideÔ_Ô,€ð ðtransition€plans€lacked€completion€and€in€some€cases€were€absent€in€studentÏfolders.ðð€€District€special€education€administrators€informed€OSEP€that€the€District€has€submittedÏrevised€transition€forms€to€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€for€review€and€feedback€on€their€compliance€with€the€1997Ïamendments€to€IDEA.€ÌÌòòò òTransition„„Notice€to€Parents„„ðð300.345(b)(2)óóó ó€€San€Francisco€Unified€School€DistrictÐ r)Â$* Ðadministrators€informed€OSEP€that€notice€of€an€IEP€meeting€to€parents€of€students€withÏdisabilities,€aged€16€or€older€did€not:€€(1)€inform€them€that€a€purpose€of€the€meeting€was€toÏconsider€needed€transition€services;€(2)€inform€them€that€the€District€would€invite€the€student;€orÏ(3)€identify€any€other€agency€that€the€public€agency€would€invite€to€send€a€representative€to€theÏmeeting.€As€part€of€its€May€1998€Comprehensive€Compliance€Review€of€San€Francisco€UnifiedÐ Ô-$)/ ÐSchool€District,€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€found€Ô_ÔdistrictwideÔ_Ô€that€the€notice€of€the€IEP€meeting€sent€to€parents€doesÏnot€indicate€whether€transition€is€to€be€considered€and€does€not€include€the€student.€€DistrictÏspecial€education€administrators€informed€OSEP€that€the€District€has€submitted€revised€transitionÏnotices€to€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€for€review€and€feedback€on€their€compliance€with€the€1997€amendments€toÏIDEA.ÌÌòòò òTimely€Reevaluation„„ðð300.534(b)óóó ó€€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District€administratorsÐ ð @ Ðreported€that€as€of€June€18,€1998,€774€reevaluations€were€overdue€(beyond€the€three€year€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_ÔÏunder€Part€B).€€On€May€10,€1998,€there€were€622€reevaluations€that€were€1„11€months€overdueÏand€there€were€273€evaluations€that€were€more€than€a€year€overdue.€€Because€of€these€delays€inÏreevaluations,€some€students€with€disabilities€are€not€receiving€the€appropriate€educationÏservices.€€During€the€interview€with€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District€administrators,€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_ÔÏacknowledged€that€although€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€had€been€aware€of€these€serious€delays€it€had€taken€no€actionÏto€compel€compliance.€€In€a€status€report€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€submitted€to€OSEP€in€September€1998,€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_ÔÏreported€that€in€San€Francisco€Unified€School€District,€for€the€period€of€January„June€1998,€800Ïreevaluations€were€overdue€(exceeding€the€Part€B€three€year€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô).€€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€May€1998ÏComprehensive€Compliance€Review€of€the€District€also€found€a€ð ðbacklog€of€students€in€need€of€3Ïyear€reassessments.ððÌÌà@””ìàòòò òOSEPððS€FINDINGS€IN€MOUNT€Ô_ÔDIABLOÔ_Ô€UNIFIED€SCHOOL€DISTRICTóóó óˆÐ R¢ ÐÌÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€monitored€Mount€Ô_ÔDiabloÔ_Ô€Unified€School€District,€including€the€Districtððs€special€educationÏprogram,€as€part€of€a€Coordinated€Compliance€Review€in€December€1997,€and€made€a€number€ofÏspecial€education€findings€of€noncompliance,€but€did€not€find€the€systemic€noncompliance€thatÏOSEP€found€in€June€1998€regarding€the€provision€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education,Ïplacement€in€the€least€restrictive€environment,€or€transition,€as€detailed€below.ÌÌòòò òProvision€of€a€Free€Appropriate€Public€Education€and€Placement€in€the€Least€RestrictiveÐ P  ÐEnvironment„„Special€Education€and€Supplementary€Aids€and€Services€to€Support€Success€inÏRegular€Education€Classes„„ðððð300.550(b)(2),€300.346(a)(3),€€Appendix€C€to€34€Ô_ÔC.F.R.Ô_Ô€PartÏ300,€No.€48óóó ó€€A€public€agency€must€include€in€the€IEP€for€a€child€with€a€disability€any€specialÐ ê: Ðeducation€services€and€supplementary€aids€and€services€which€the€child€needs€in€order€for€theÏchildððs€education€to€be€achieved€satisfactorily€without€removal€from€the€regular€education€class.€Ï(See€ðððð300.550(b)(2)€and€300.346(a)(3),€and€Appendix€C€to€34€Ô_ÔC.F.R.Ô_Ô€Part€300,€No.€48.)€€OSEPÏinterviewed€four€regular€education€teachers€in€Mount€Ô_ÔDiabloÔ_Ô€Unified€School€District,€all€ofÏwhom€stated€that€students€with€disabilities€who€were€placed€in€these€teachersðð€regular€educationÏclasses€often€did€not€receive€the€special€education€support€they€needed€in€order€to€succeed€inÏtheir€classes.€€These€teachers€explained€that,€although€they€were€rarely€included€in€IEP€meetings,€Ïit€was€their€understanding€that€the€decision€as€to€whether€a€special€education€aide€was€providedÏto€support€a€student€or€students€with€disabilities€in€regular€education€classes€was€based€upon€theÏavailability€and€schedule€of€the€aides,€rather€than€the€needs€of€the€students.€€They€explained€thatÏif€they€informed€special€education€staff€that€one€or€more€students€with€disabilities€in€one€of€theirÏregular€education€classes€needed€special€education€support€in€the€classroom,€a€special€educationÏaide€would€be€assigned€to€support€the€child(Ô_ÔrenÔ_Ô)€in€the€class€only€if€an€aide€was€available.Ìâ âÐ ,+|&, ÐOSEP€reviewed€the€IEPs€of€six€students€with€disabilities€and€found€that,€although€all€of€themÏâ âwere€being€educated€for€at€least€a€portion€of€the€day€in€regular€education€classes,€none€of€theirÏIEPs€included€any€supplementary€aids€and€services€or€special€education€services€to€be€providedÏin€the€regular€classroom.€€Leadership€personnel€in€the€school,€including€four€administrators€whoÏparticipate€in€IEP€meetings,€the€special€education€department€chair,€and€the€central€office€specialÏeducation€consultant€who€provided€support€to€this€and€other€district€schools,€as€well€as€severalÏadministrators€at€the€district€level,€confirmed€that„„with€the€exception€of€students€with€severeÏdisabilities€who€needed€a€full„time€aide,€€it€was€not€the€practice€of€the€District€to€include€in€theÏIEP€for€each€student€with€a€disability€the€supplementary€aids€and€services€and€special€educationÏservices€the€student€needed€in€the€regular€education€setting€so€that€his€or€her€education€could€beÏachieved€satisfactorily€without€removal€from€the€regular€education€class.€€They€explained€that€theÏdistrict€was€planning€to€revise€its€IEP€form€to€require€the€inclusion€of€such€information.ÌÌòòò òProvision€of€a€Free€Appropriate€Public€Education„„Services€to€Students€with€DisabilitiesÐ `  ÐDuring€Periods€of€Long„term€Suspension€or€Expulsion„„ðð300.300€€óóó óSeven€district„levelÐ î>  Ðadministrators€informed€OSEP€that€although€students€with€disabilities€continue€to€receive€specialÏeducation€services€during€periods€of€long„term€suspension€and€expulsion,€the€services€to€beÏprovided€to€a€student€during€such€period€are€not€determined€by€an€IEP€team€based€upon€theÏunique€needs€of€the€child.€€Rather,€students€from€resource€specialist€program€placements€areÏplaced€in€a€county€day€program€which€operates€for€a€full€school€day,€while€students€from€specialÏday€class€placement€(typically€children€with€more€severe€disabilities)€receive€services€in€theirÏhome€for€only€one€hour€per€day,€regardless€of€individual€need.ÌÌòòò òProvision€of€a€Free€Appropriate€Public€Education„„Psychological€Counseling„„ðððð300.300,Ð Ð  Ð300.16(b)(8)óóó ó€€Several€administrators€at€both€the€school€and€the€District€level€informed€OSEP€thatÐ ®þ Ðwhile€some€students€receive€the€counseling€services€that€they€need,€other€students€are€receivingÏless€psychological,€or€other,€counseling€services€than€they€need€in€order€to€benefit€from€specialÏeducation.ÌÌòòò òTransition„„Notice€to€Parents„„ðð300.345(b)(2)óóó ó€€In€the€files€for€each€of€the€six€students€whoseÐ ` Ðfiles€OSEP€reviewed€in€Mount€Ô_ÔDiabloÔ_Ô€Unified€School€District€(all€of€whom€were€16€years€orÏolder€at€the€time€of€the€most€recent€IEP€meeting),€OSEP€reviewed€the€notice€sent€to€the€parentsÏto€inform€them€of€the€IEP€meeting.€€The€notice€in€all€of€those€files€did€not€inform€the€parents€thatÏa€purpose€of€the€meeting€was€the€consideration€of€transition€services.€€School€and€district„wideÏadministrators€explained€that€although€a€new€notice€form€had€been€developed€which€includedÏthis€information,€the€wrong€iteration€of€the€notice,€omitting€this€information,€had€been€sent€to€theÏprinters€and,€therefore,€schools€were€continuing€to€use€a€notice€form€which€omitted€this€requiredÏinformation.ÌÌòòò òTransition„„Statement€of€Needed€Transition€Services„„ðððð300.346(b),€300.18óóó ó€OSEP€reviewedÐ Ò&""' ÐIEPs€for€students,€aged€16€or€older,€that€did€not€include€a€statement€of€needed€transition€services,Ïconsistent€with€the€requirements€of€Ô€.XìóXXXÁÔ''Ô€XÁXX.XìóÔ300.346(b)€and€300.18.€€Although€each€of€the€IEPs€thatÐ ”(ä#) ÐOSEP€reviewed€included€a€page€entitled,€ð ðTransition€Services€Plan,ðð€which€asked€the€team€toÏindicate€òòactivitiesóó€in€the€categories€of€ð ðInstruction,€Community€Experience,€and€Development€ofÐ T*¤%+ ÐEmployment€and€other€Post„school€Adult€Living€Objectives,ðð€and€the€ð ðResponsible€Person€orÏAgencyðð€for€each€activity.€€However,€the€òòstudentóó€was€indicated€as€the€sole€responsible€person€orÐ ,j'- Ðagency€for€nearly€all€activities€written€on€this€page€for€in€each€studentððs€IEP.€€The€activities€wereÏthe€responsibilities€of€the€òòstudentóó,€and€did€not€include€any€òòservices€to€be€provided€to€the€studentÐ à-0)/ Ðóóto€support€his€or€her€transition.€€Thus,€the€IEPs€for€these€students€did€not€include€a€statement€ofÐ ° Ðneeded€transition€òòservicesóó€which€included€instruction,€community€experiences,€and€theÐ à Ðdevelopment€of€employment€and€other€post„school€adult€living€objectives,€and€did€not€include€aÏstatement€that€the€IEP€team€had€determined€that€services€are€not€needed€in€one€or€more€of€thoseÏareas€and€the€basis€upon€which€the€determination€was€made.ÌÌòòò òTimely€Reevaluation„„ðð300.534(b)óóó ó€A€June€1998€report€prepared€by€the€Mount€Ô_ÔDiabloÔ_Ô€UnifiedÐ ö F ÐSchool€District€showed€that€the€reevaluation€for€138€students€with€disabilities€remained€overdueÏ(i.e.,€delayed€beyond€Part€Bððs€three€year€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô).€€District€administrators€informed€OSEP€thatÏthey€anticipated€that€they€would€begin€the€1998„99€school€year€with€100„150€overdueÏreevaluations,€and€that€the€length€of€most€delays€was€from€one€to€three€months.ÌòòÌà@  ìàò òOSEPððS€FINDINGS€IN€LONG€BEACH€UNIFIED€SCHOOL€DISTRICTóóó óˆÐ :Š  ÐÌÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€conducted€a€Comprehensive€Compliance€Review€of€Long€Beach€Unified€School€District€inÏMay€1998.€€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€made€several€special€education€findings€of€noncompliance,€but€did€not€find€€theÏsystemic€noncompliance€that€OSEP€found€in€June€1998€regarding€the€provision€of€psychologicalÏcounseling€and€the€provision€of€needed€transition€services,€as€described€below.€€At€the€time€ofÏOSEPððs€visit,€the€Agency€had€not€yet€developed€a€plan€of€corrective€action.€ÌÌòòò òFree€Appropriate€Public€Education„„Psychological€Counseling„„ðððð300.300,€300.16(b)(8)óóó ó€Ð 8ˆ ÐOSEP€found€that€Long€Beach€Unified€School€District€is€not€ensuring€that€students€withÏdisabilities€who€need€psychological€counseling€in€order€to€benefit€from€special€education€receive€Ìthat€service€as€a€component€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education,€as€required€by€ðððð300.300,€Ì300.8,€and€300.16(b)(8).€€Although€Long€Beach€Unified€School€District€attempts€to€provideÏcounseling€services€to€students€with€disabilities€in€school€or€through€a€local€regional€center€priorÏto€referring€a€student€to€the€County€Mental€Health€agency,€OSEP€reviewed€the€files€of€12Ïstudents€identified€as€having€severe€emotional€disturbance€whose€IEPs€indicated€that€they€wereÏto€receive€counseling€services€from€the€County€Mental€Health€agency.€€Long€Beach€UnifiedÏSchool€District€personnel€informed€OSEP,€however,€that€the€District€did€not€know€whether€anyÏof€these€12€students€were€in€fact€receiving€the€counseling€services€set€forth€in€their€IEPs€andÏneeded€by€them€to€benefit€from€special€education.€€District€administrators€and€a€DistrictÏpsychologist€explained€that€services€from€the€County€Mental€Health€agency€depended€uponÏavailability,€and€that€there€are€often€delays€in€the€provision€of€services.€€The€District€had€noÏprocedure€in€place€to€ensure€that€the€provision€of€counseling€services€were€not€delayed€or€deniedÏbecause€the€County€Mental€Health€agency€delayed,€or€failed€to€provide,€those€services.€ÌÌòòò òTransition„„Notice€to€Parents„„ðð300.345(b)(2)óóó ó€The€notice€inviting€the€parents€to€the€IEPÐ %j % Ðmeeting€did€not€inform€the€parents€that€the€purpose€of€the€meeting€was€to€consider€neededÏtransition€services€and€that€the€agency€would€invite€the€student,€or€identify€other€agencies€thatÏwould€be€invited€to€send€a€representative€to€the€meeting€because€that€agency€was€likely€to€beÏresponsible€for€providing€or€paying€for€transition€services.€€Ð  œ(ì#) ÐÑTROäØ'3 Letter Landscape3Ø'Ø'3 Letter Landscapeÿ3Ø'TÑØØÓÂõÓò òÑ8€ÁôXdêôXdê8ÑÛÛÛÛÓ  ÓÑ€]AÑAPPENDIX€B€„„€CORRECTIVE€ACTIONSó óÐ ° ÐÔ*Uƒ12ddx<<@*+°à.°à.UÔÔ,ä <<@ÔÔ,L<<@ÔÔ+  ÔÐ 7€xxy" ¦ö € €‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„7Ðòòò òà@QQ" àFEDERAL€REQUIREMENTˆÐ A€xxy,!â2Cxxy „C„AÐà@8: àRESULTS/ACTIONS€REQUIREDˆÐ S€xD,â2C << xxy €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„SÐóóÔ€ô’õXXÁÔGENERAL€SUPERVISIONÐ B’ ÐÌÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€must€ensure€that€all€public€agenciesÏmeet€the€requirements€of€Part€B€andÏstandards€of€the€State.€ðð300.600(a)(1)€andÏ(a)(2)(ii)ó óÐ ?€x,!H ˜ Cx „C„?ÐÓWC°°?Ï` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#€%Ø'0*ˆ,à.°œXWÓÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€will€develop€and€implement€a€plan,€with€detailed€steps€and€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô,€that€€will€ensure€that,€within€oneÏyear€from€the€date€of€this€Report:ÌÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à1.à ï àÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€resolves€any€signed,€written€complaint€alleging€a€Part€B€violation,€and€does€not€decline€to€resolve€aÐ   ð  Ðcomplaint€because€it€believes€that€a€complainant's€allegations€of€Part€B€violations€would€be€moreÏappropriately€resolved€through€a€due€process€hearing;Ð ï¤.ï¤. ÐÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à2.à ï àÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€resolves€all€complaints€within€60€calendar€days,€€unless€the€Ô_ÔtimelineÔ_Ô€is€extended€becauseÐ È  Ðexceptional€circumstances€exist€with€respect€to€a€particular€complaint;Ð ï¤.ï¤. ÐÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à3.à ï àÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€ensures€that€public€agencies€promptly€correct€noncompliance€identified€in€resolving€complaints€andÐ &v  Ðcomply€with€complaint€decisions;Ð ï¤.ï¤. ÐÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à4.à ï àÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€monitoring€system€is€effective€in€identifying€noncompliance€throughout€the€State€regarding€allÐ „Ô  ÐPart€B€requirements;€Ð ï¤.ï¤. ÐÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à5.à ï àÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€ensures€that€any€noncompliance€identified€through€monitoring€is€effectively€and€promptlyÐ â2 Ðcorrected;€andÐ ï¤.ï¤. ÐÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à6.à ï àÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€ensures€that,€when€necessary€because€of€uncorrected€noncompliance€by€public€agencies,€includingÐ @ Ðnoncompliance€identified€through€monitoring€and€complaint€resolution,€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€takes€prompt€and€effectiveÏenforcement€action.Ð ï¤.ï¤. ÐÌÔ& P ÔÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€plan€must€include€steps€and€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô€to€ensure€that€there€are€adequate€numbers€of€personnel€toÏimplement€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ôððs€complaint€resolution€and€monitoring€systems,€and€that€these€personnel€are€providedÏadequate€training,€guidance,€and€supervision,€so€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€can€ensure€effective€and€timely€identification€andÏcorrection€of€noncompliance.€€The€plan€must€also€identify€any€limitations€on,€or€barriers€to,€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô'sÏimplementation€of€necessary€enforcement€procedures,€and€include€any€changes€€necessary€to€enable€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€toÏtake€enforcement€actions€and€the€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô€for€completing€those€steps.€€The€plan€must€also€include€theÏprocedures€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€will€implement€to€provide€documentation€to€OSEP€that€these€corrective€actions€haveÏbeen€effective.Ô'Ph=®ÔñßñÌñßñÐ S€xD,¸)C <<  x €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„SÐñàñÌñàñò òPLACEMENT€IN€LEAST€RESTRICTIVEÐ L< ÐENVIRONMENT€ó óÐ   ÐÌò òÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€must€ensure€that:Ð ²¢ Ðñßñó óò òñßñThe€IEP€for€each€child€with€a€disabilityÏmust€include€a€statement€of€anyÏsupplementary€aids€and€services€that€theÏchild€needs€to€ensure€the€childÔ€.ô40õõô’ÔððÔ€ô’õ0õ.ô4ÔsÐ ê Ú Ðparticipation€in€the€regular€education€Ïprogram,€and€that€children€with€disabilitiesÏare€removed€from€the€regular€educationÏenvironment€only€when€the€nature€orÏseverity€of€the€disability€is€such€thatÏeducation€in€the€regular€educationÏenvironment€with€the€use€of€supplementaryÏaids€and€services€cannot€be€achievedÏsatisfactorily.€€[ðððð300.550(b)(2)€andÏ300.346(a)(3);€see€Appendix€C€to€34€Ô_ÔC.F.R.Ô_ÔÏPart€300,€No.€48]ó óñÞñÐ Ä´ ÐñÞñÐ ?€x,!’‚Cx „C„?ÐÓH+° °` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ °°?Ï‘XHÓñàñÌñàñÓWC°°?Ï` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#€%Ø'0*ˆ,à.°°ŒXWÓÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€must€develop€and€implement€a€plan,€with€detailed€steps€and€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô,€that€€will€ensure€that,€within€oneÏyear€from€the€date€of€this€Report:ÌÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à1.à ï àThe€IEP€for€each€child€with€a€disability€must€include€a€statement€of€any€supplementary€aids€and€servicesÐ ªš Ðthat€the€child€needs€to€ensure€the€childÔ€.ô40õõô’ÔððÔ€ô’õ0õ.ô4Ôs€participation€in€the€regular€education€€program;€andÐt dï¤.ï¤. ÐÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à2.à ï àChildren€with€disabilities€are€removed€from€the€regular€education€environment€only€when€the€nature€orÐ  ø Ðseverity€of€the€disability€is€such€that€education€in€the€regular€education€environment€with€the€use€ofÏsupplementary€aids€and€services€cannot€be€achieved€satisfactorily.€Ð ï¤.ï¤. ÐÌThe€plan€must€include€the€procedures€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€will€implement€to€provide€documentation€to€OSEP€that€theseÏcorrective€actions€have€been€effective.Ð S€xD,úê C <<  x €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„SÐò òSTATEMENT€OF€NEEDEDÐ ÔÄ! ÐTRANSITION€SERVICESÌÌÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€must€ensure€that:Ì€Ìà0 { àà0 {X{Xàà { àà ì à1.€à  àBeginning€no€later€than€age€16€(and€at€aÐ ÚÊ& Ðyounger€age,€if€determinedÏappropriate),€each€studentððs€IEPÏincludes€a€statement€of€the€neededÏtransition€services€as€defined€in€ðð300.18.Ï[ðð300.346(b)]Ð  X X ÐÐ ®ž, Ðà0 { àà0 {X{Xàà { àà ì à2.à  àIf€a€purpose€of€an€IEP€meeting€is€theÐ L< Ðconsideration€of€needed€transitionÏservices,€the€notice€to€the€parents€of€theÏmeeting€indicates€that€purpose,€statesÏthat€the€agency€will€invite€the€student,Ïand€identifies€any€other€agency€that€theÏpublic€agency€will€invite€to€send€aÏrepresentative.€[ðð300.345(b)]ó óñÝñÐî Þ X X ÐñÝñÐ ?€x,!¼ ¬ Cx „C„?ÐñáñÓH+° °` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ °°?Ï‘XHÓñáñÓ`C°°?Ï` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#€%Ø'0*ˆ,à.°°?Ï‘X`ÓÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€must€develop€and€implement€a€plan,€with€detailed€steps€and€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô,€that€€will€ensure€that,€within€oneÏyear€from€the€date€of€this€Report:ÌÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à1.€à ï àBeginning€no€later€than€age€16€(and€at€a€younger€age,€if€determined€appropriate),€each€studentÔ€.ô40õõô’ÔsÔ€ô’õ0õ.ô4Ô€IEPÐ 2"  Ðincludes€a€statement€of€the€needed€transition€services€as€defined€in€ðð300.18;€andÐ ï¤.ï¤. ÐÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à2.à ï àIf€a€purpose€of€an€IEP€meeting€is€the€consideration€of€needed€transition€services,€the€notice€to€the€parentsÐ € Ðof€the€meeting:€(a)€indicates€that€purpose;€(b)€informs€the€parents€that€the€agency€will€invite€the€student;Ïand€(c)€identifies€any€other€agency€that€the€public€agency€will€invite€to€send€a€representative.Ð ï¤.ï¤. ÐÌThe€plan€must€include€the€procedures€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€will€implement€to€provide€documentation€to€OSEP€that€theseÏcorrective€actions€have€been€effective.ÌÐ L < ÐÐ S€xD,L<C <<  x €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„SÐò òFREE€APPROPRIATE€PUBLIC€Ð þ î ÐEDUCATIONó óР̼ ÐÌò òÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€must€ensure€that:Ð dT  ÐÌà0 { àà0 {X{Xàà { àà ì à1.à  àChildren€with€disabilities€who€needÐ ð  Ðpsychological€counseling€to€benefit€fromÏspecial€education€receive€that€service€asÏa€component€of€a€free€appropriateÏpublic€education;€Ð  X X ÐÌà0 { àà0 {X{Xàà { àà ì à2.à  àChildren€with€disabilities€who€needÐ ÔÄ  Ðoccupational,€physical,€and/or€speechÏtherapy€to€benefit€from€specialÏeducation€receive€those€services€as€aÏcomponent€of€a€free€appropriate€publicÏeducation€and€as€specified€in€their€IEPs;ÏandÐ  X X ÐÌà0 { àà0 {X{Xàà { àà ì à3.à  àAll€children€with€disabilities,€includingÐ D4 Ðchildren€who€are€long„term€suspendedÏor€expelled,€receive€a€free€appropriateÏpublic€education,€as€determined€by€anÐ ®ž ÐIEP€team€and€specified€in€their€IEPs.Ð  X X ÐÌ[ðððð300.300,€300.8€and€300.16]ñÜñÌñÜñÐ ?€x,!¶¦Cx „C„?ÐÓH+° °` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ °°?Ï‘XHÓó óñÙñÌñÙñÓWC°°?Ï` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#€%Ø'0*ˆ,à.°°ŒXWÓÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€must€develop€and€implement€a€plan,€with€detailed€steps€and€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô,€that€€will€ensure€that,€within€oneÐ þ î Ðyear€from€the€date€of€this€Report:ÌÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à1.€à ï àChildren€with€disabilities€who€need€psychological€counseling€to€benefit€from€special€education€receiveÐ \L  Ðthat€service€as€a€component€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education;€Ð ï¤.ï¤. ÐÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à2.à ï àChildren€with€disabilities€who€need€occupational,€physical,€and/or€speech€therapy€to€benefit€from€specialÐ ºª  Ðeducation€receive€those€services€as€a€component€of€a€free€appropriate€public€education€and€as€specified€inÏtheir€IEPs;€andÐ ï¤.ï¤. ÐÌà0 _ àà0ï_¤._¤.àà _ àà Ð à3à _ àà ï àAll€children€with€disabilities,€including€children€who€are€long„term€suspended€or€expelled,€receive€a€freeÐ âÒ Ðappropriate€public€education,€as€determined€by€an€IEP€team€and€specified€in€their€IEPs.€€The€plan€mustÏinclude€the€procedures€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€will€implement€to€provide€documentation€to€OSEP€that€these€correctiveÏactions€have€been€effective.Ð@0ï¤.ï¤. ÐÐ U€xxD,L<C <<  x €€‚<‚ƒ<ƒ„C„UÐñÚñÌñÚñÓ`C°°?Ï` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#€%Ø'0*ˆ,à.°°?Ï‘X`Óò òREEVALUATIONÐ ü ì ÐÌÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€must€ensure€that:ÌÌA€reevaluation€of€each€child€with€aÏdisability€is€conducted€if€conditions€warrantÏa€reevaluation€or€if€the€child's€parent€orÏteacher€requests€a€reevaluation,€but€at€leastÏonce€every€3€years.€[ðð300.534(b).€€See€alsoÏ20€U.S.C.€ðð1414(a)(2).]ó óÐ ?€xx,!:* Cxx „C„?ÐÓ`C°°?Ï` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#€%Ø'0*ˆ,à.°°?Ï‘X`ÓñÛñÌñÛñÔ_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€must€develop€and€implement€a€plan,€with€detailed€steps€and€Ô_ÔtimelinesÔ_Ô,€that€will€ensure€that,€within€oneÏyear€from€the€date€of€this€Report,€a€reevaluation€of€each€child€with€a€disability€is€conducted€if€conditionsÏwarrant€a€reevaluation€or€if€the€child's€parent€or€teacher€requests€a€reevaluation,€but€at€least€once€every€threeÏyears.ÌÌThe€plan€must€include€the€procedures€that€Ô_ÔCDEÔ_Ô€will€implement€to€provide€documentation€to€OSEP€that€theseÏcorrective€actions€have€been€effective.Ð<20¸¨C <<   xx <Ð