Dual Enrollment: Non-Public School Information
This internet posting provides information for all parents of students with disabilities who are residents of this school district and who have placed, or are considering placing, their child who has a disability or is suspected of having a disability in a nonpublic school for which they would be paying tuition.
The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and State law require the school district where the nonpublic school is located to assume responsibility to provide special education services for your child. The following information is important for you to know:
- If you place your child in a nonpublic school and wish your child to receive special education services while enrolled in that school, you must request those services in writing no later than June 1 before the school year in which services are to be provided. If your child is first identified as a student with a disability after June 1 and before April 1 of the current school year, you may submit your request within 30 days after your child is first identified.
- If the nonpublic school where you place your child is located within the geographic boundaries of another public school district, the public school district in which the nonpublic school is located will arrange for and provide the recommended services for your child, including conducting special education individual evaluations, Committee on Special Education (CSE) meetings and developing an individualized education services program (IESP). An IESP must be developed in the same manner and with the same contents as an individualized education program (IEP). It is called an IESP to distinguish it from the IEP that would be developed if your child were reenrolled in our public school district.
- If the nonpublic school where you place your child is located within the geographic boundaries of the Saratoga Springs City School District, the district will continue to provide special education services to your child, as specified in your child’s IESP.
- If you are notifying the district of your child’s enrollment in a non-public school or have specific questions regarding this information, please contact Robert Kelly at 693-1415.