Friday, October 9, 2009

What Qualifications Must The Staff Meet That Provide Special Education Services When The LEA Serves A Parentally-Placed Child In A Private School?


According to South Carolina's Office of Exceptional Children Policies and Procedures released April 6, 2009, the special education services provided to parentally-placed private school children with disabilities must be provided by personnel meeting the same standards as personnel providing such services in LEAs. The LEA may use state and federal funds to make personnel available at the private school to the extent necessary to provide special education and related services to children enrolled by their parents in provate schools, if those services are not normally provided by the private schools. The LEA may use special education funds to pay for the services of an employee of a private school to provide special education and related services for children if both of the following conditions are met:
  1. The employee performs the services outside of the employees's regular work hours
  2. The employee meets the definition of a highly qualified teacher under SCDE regulations; and the employee performs the services under public supervision and control.

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