Can we count on our December 1st child count special education students who have been unilaterally placed by their parents in private schools?
There are several scenarios with different answers: School Administrative Units (SAU) where the private school is located are responsible for child find, the identification and evaluation of children with disabilities in private schools regardless of the legal residence of the student. Only those student identified with a special education disability have an I.S.P. (Individual Service Plan) and are receiving services on December 1st will be entered in the IC/MEDMS system and appear on the Dec 1st child count. Note: There may be students with disabilities that were included for the calculation of federal funds to the private school but only those that have I.S.P’s and are receiving services on December 1 are included in IC/MEDMS for the Dec 1st Child Count. If a school district has DEVELOPED AN ISP and is PROVIDING SERVICES according to that ISP to a student who is in unilateral placement, then the attending school district enters the student in the IC/MEDMS system that student appears
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