Thayer Central Community Schools Public View

Written Affirmation of Consultation
with Non-Public Parents/Students concerning Special Education Services

I hereby affirm the homeschool/private school consultation meeting sponsored by Thayer Central Community Schools was held on August 12, 2024 at 7:00 pm in accordance with the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  During the course of the consultation, the following issues were discussed:

• the child find process and how parentally-placed students who are privately educated and suspected of having a disability can participate equitably, including how parents, teachers, and private school officials will be informed of the process;

• the determination of the proportionate amount of federal funds available to serve parentally-placed private school students with disabilities under this paragraph, including the determination of how the amount was calculated and allocated.  

• the consultation process among the school district, private school officials, and representatives of parents of parentally-placed students with disabilities who are privately educated, including how such process will operate throughout the school year to ensure that parentally placed-private school students with disabilities identified through child find can meaningfully participate in special education and related services;

• how, where, and by whom special education and related services will be provided for parentally-placed students with disabilities who are privately educated, including a discussion of types of services and how and when these decisions will be made, including direct services and alternate service delivery mechanisms;

• how such services will be apportioned if funds are insufficient to serve all children, and how and when these decisions will be made; and

• how, if the school district disagrees with the views of the private school officials on the provision of services or the types of services, whether provided directly or through a contract, the school district shall provide to the private school officials a written explanation of the reasons why the school district chose not to provide services directly or through a contract.

Should the carryover funds exceed the amount needed, it is the intent of the district to utilize any carryover or unused nonpublic IDEA funds for public school special education expenditures.