OCR: Charter Schools and Section 504

[Macabre]

This week the Department of Education stated that Charter Schools must comply with Section 504 and with the ADAAA--must provide FAPE.

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/05/15/feds-warn-charters-special/19368/

(I get this enewsletter at work--was so happy to see this.).

[Macabre]

Here's the OCR letter:

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/letters/colleague-201405-charter.pdf

[ajasfolks2]

VERY TIMELY.  New charter elementary opening near here and I may just figure out how to drop a copy of this to them. 

Just being helpful.   

[twinturbo]

6/3 is the new Wrightslaw charter school boot camp in NYC covering this with guest speaker DOE Deputy Chancellor. I seem to remember Mystic Valley as a charter school. The administrative issues surrounding the charter can get thorny especially when admission is a hazy lottery system with preference to siblings of currently enrolled students.

http://www.wrightslaw.com/speak/agenda/14.06.ny.agenda.pdf

I might send DH.

[CMdeux]

 


Good stuff here!!   

[twinturbo]

DH is attending. Will share whatever is relevant in a post-conference update.

[twinturbo]

If anyone is in NY having inclusion issues NOW is the time to make contact with your state Department of Education Deputy Chancellor because she just gave a huge speech on inclusion and special education at the seminar.