How can school districts serve displaced students whose parents are requesting special education services?
Answer. Mississippi students should be treated as any other in-state transfer for providing special education services; however, if the district cannot be contacted to verify eligibility, contact Ellen Burnham at eburnham@mde.k12.ms.us and she will check MSIS. For both in and out of state students, temporary IEPs should be developed and services provided until students can be evaluated, if necessary. IEPs for students from Mississippi districts using SEAS for IEP development may be viewed by the receiving district under secure conditions. Contact Emily Sanders at SEAS by phone at 877-221-7327 or via e-mail at emily@seasweb.net. For students from Louisiana, go to http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/misc/studentrequest.html, complete the request forms and email to the named contact person to receive eligibility information.
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