{"id":3637,"date":"2018-07-27T20:36:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T20:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ap-schools.org\/Tacony-Academy-Charter\/?page_id=3637"},"modified":"2023-08-31T16:15:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:15:31","slug":"special-education-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ap-schools.org\/Tacony-Academy-Charter\/special-education-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Education Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Special Education Policy<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tacony Academy Charter School provides a full<br \/>\ncontinuum of services to scholars with disabilities<br \/>\nwho qualify for Special Education or related<br \/>\nservices. These services include but are not limited<br \/>\nto counseling, occupational therapy, physical<br \/>\ntherapy, speech therapy, learning support, and<br \/>\nremedial reading instruction with a reading<br \/>\nspecialist.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you are concerned about your scholar\u2019s academic,<br \/>\nsocial or behavioral performance or their progress in<br \/>\nschool, please speak to your scholar\u2019s teacher<br \/>\nabout your concerns. As a school, we monitor our<br \/>\nscholars\u2019 academic, social and behavioral progress<br \/>\nclosely. When you are working on your scholar\u2019s<br \/>\nacademics at home it is important to note that there<br \/>\nmay be a problem if your scholar\u2019s reading level is<br \/>\nmore than one year below grade level, if your<br \/>\nscholar has memory retention issues, or an inability<br \/>\nto remain on task and complete assignments. If you<br \/>\nbelieve that your scholar may have special needs,<br \/>\nplease contact the Special Education Coordinator to<br \/>\ndiscuss the options that Tacony Academy can offer.<br \/>\nAt any time that you feel that your scholar may<br \/>\nqualify for special education, you may initiate testing<br \/>\nprocedures by forwarding a written statement to the<br \/>\nCEO\/Principal stating your concerns about your<br \/>\nscholar and that you wish your scholar to be tested.<br \/>\nSpecial Education law states that the School has 60<br \/>\ndays to complete the testing process. Your scholar<br \/>\nwill remain in his\/her present educational placement<br \/>\nuntil testing is completed. No change in educational<br \/>\nplacement will be made unless both you and the<br \/>\nschool agree to the change in placement. If any<br \/>\ndisagreement arises regarding the<br \/>\nrecommendations following testing, the scholar will<br \/>\nremain in his\/her current educational placement<br \/>\nwhile the disagreement is resolved following<br \/>\nestablished special education procedures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">After the testing is completed and a report prepared,<br \/>\nthere will be a meeting to discuss the results. You<br \/>\nhave the right to discuss this and offer input into the<br \/>\ngoals that will be met for your scholar. When this<br \/>\ndiscussion results in differences that cannot be<br \/>\nresolved you have the right to request a pre-hearing<br \/>\nconference, mediation, or an impartial due-process<br \/>\nhearing. You may also request a combination of<br \/>\nthese alternatives.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For further information on the evaluation procedures<br \/>\nand provisions of services to protected handicapped<br \/>\nscholars or scholars with disabilities, contact:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Theresa Linder, Special Education Coordinator<br \/>\n(<a href=\"tlinder@ap-schools.org\">tlinder@ap-schools.org<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Special Education Policy Tacony Academy Charter School provides a full continuum of services to scholars with disabilities who qualify for Special Education or related services. 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