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SchoolDistrictAddress: 26CentralStreetWestSpringfield,MA01089
SchoolDistrictContactPerson/Phone#:AndreaSiragusa/2633280
SchoolDistrictNotificationofDecision
To: RobertAguilarandEveildaBautista
Re: KellyAguilarBautista
Subject: SchoolDistrictNotificationofDecision
FindingofNoEligibility
RefusalofRequestedServices
Other:
NoticeDate: 9/22/2017
TheschooldistricthasrecentlydiscussedKellyAguilarBautistawithyou.Wenowwritetotellyouofourintentionnottoactona
request.Wehavedescribedourreasonsforrefusingonpagetwoofthismemo.
Asyouknow,specialeducationregulationsprovideprotectiontoyouandyourchild.Youwillfindspecificinformationaboutyour
legalrightsintheParent`sNoticeofProceduralSafeguards,includingsourcesthatyoumaycontactforhelpinunderstanding
yourrights.Youshouldhavereceivedthisbrochurepriortotheinitialevaluation.Ifyouwouldlikeanothercopy,pleasecontact
theschooldistrictstaff.Youshouldcarefullyreviewthisbrochureandtheenclosedmaterial.
Theschooldistrictstaffisavailabletospeaktoyouormeetwithyouaboutyourrightsandtheschooldistrict'sproposal.We
stronglyencourageyoutocallusifyouhaveanyquestions.Pleasecontactusthroughthedistrictcontactpersonlistedbelow.
Thankyou.
ContactPerson: AndreaSiragusa,ETL
ContactSchool: W.S.District,26CentralStreet,WestSpringfield,MA01089
ContactPhone: 2633280
ContactFAX:
ContactEmail: siragusa@wsps.org
ParentInformation: RobertAguilarandEveildaBautista
1166MemorialAvenueFlr1
WestSpringfield,MA01089 ,
4132758242
Enclosures:
OtherNoticeofProceduralSafeguards
SchoolDistrictNotificationofDecisionforKellyAguilarBautista Page1
WestSpringfieldPublicSchools
SchoolDistrictName: WestSpringfieldPublicSchools
SchoolDistrictAddress: 26CentralStreetWestSpringfield,MA01089
SchoolDistrictContactPerson/Phone#:AndreaSiragusa/2633280
DirectionstoSchoolStaff
Thisnoticemustbesenttoparentsintheirnativelanguageorothermodeofcommunicationusedbytheparent.Schooldistrictmust
ensurethatparentsunderstandthecontentofthisnotice(FederalRegulation300.503)Describeanyrefusaltoinitiateorchangethe
identification,evaluation,educationalplacementortheprovisionofspecialeducationservicesbyansweringthefollowingquestions:
1. Whatactionistheschooldistrictrefusingtotake?
2. Whyistheschooldistrictrefusingtoact?
3. Whatrejectedoptionswereconsideredandwhywaseachoptionrejected?
4. Whatevaluationprocedure,test,recordorreportwasusedasabasisfortherefusaltoact?
5. Whatotherfactorswererelevanttotheschooldistrict'sdecision?
6. Whatnextsteps,ifany,arerecommended?
Reason(s)WhySchoolDistrictDeclinestoAct
1.Atthespecialeducationeligibilitydeterminationmeetingheldon9/22/17,theTeamdidnotfindKellyeligibleforspecialeducation
services.
2.ItwastheconsensusoftheTeam,baseduponevaluationresults,thatKellyisnoteligibleforspecialeducationservicesbecausea
disabilitywasnotdetermined.TheteamalsodeterminedthatKellyismakingeffectiveprogresswithinthegeneraleducationprogram.
3.TherewerenooptionsthatwererejectedbytheTeam.
4.Resultsfromthepsychoeducationalevaluation,parent,student,andteacherinput,teacherobservation,classroomassessments,and
worksampleswereallusedasabasisforthisproposal.KellyisanEnglishLanguageLearnerandreceivesinstructioninaSheltered
ImmersionClassroom.Sheisworkingongradelevelstandards,ismakingprogress,andcanaccessthecurriculum.
Kelly'smotherwasinattendanceattheInitialEvaluationmeetingandatranslatorwasprovided.Sheisinagreementwiththeevaluation
results.ShewouldlikeacopyoftheevaluationreportinSpanish.
Evaluationincluded:
RecordReview
EducationalAssessmentAandB
WechslerNonverbalScaleofAbility
WechslerIndividualAchievementTestThirdEdition(WIATIII)
KaufmanTestofEducationalAchievement,ThirdEdition(KTEA3)
5.Therewerenootherfactorsthatwererelevanttotheschooldistrict`sdecision.
6.Therearenofurtherstepsatthistime.TheteamwillreconveneifXXXXXbeginstonotmakeprogressinthegeneraleducation
classroom.
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WestSpringfieldPublicSchools