Child Find
Confidentiality
Confidentiality
Confidentiality
100
District obligation to identify, locate, and evaluate cildren who live within the school district jurisdiction to determine a need for special education and/or related services.
What is Child Find?
100
The legally required process of keeping secret.
What is confidentiality?
100
When staff discusses a child in inappropriate places or situations When staff repeats gossip or rumors about a child or his family
When may confidentiality be violated?
100
If the parties have legitimate educational interest in a student and are sharing information that will help them work with the child, then there is no problem with confidentiality. If the parties are gossiping to pass time or for other non-educational reasons, there is probably a problem with confidentiality.
Why the discussion took place?
200
Individuals are from birth through 21 years of age, both in school and not in school.
What are the ages of individuals eligible for Child Find?
200
This training on confidentiality is designed to meet __________ requirements for staff training while increasing staff awareness of their responsibilities regarding privacy of student records.
What are the federal requirements for confidentiality training?
200
When talking to a colleague about a student or his family, apply these to see if the discussion may be violating the student’s confidentiality rights.
What are the four tests to consider when discussing a student?
200
Only with those who have an educational need to know.
When and whom is it okay to disclose information regarding a student?
300
District training Handbook Posters, pamphlets Newspaper announcements Contacts with: daycare, centers, doctor offices, private schools, screenings
What are Child Find Activities?
300
FERPA AND IDEA
What are the two confidentiality laws?
300
If the discussion involved other personally identifiable information that is confidential (disability, family data, etc.), the parties should be sure that legitimate educational interest is involved. If the discussion involves information that is rumor, opinion, or hearsay, chances are that confidentiality will be in question.
What is being discussed?
300
These are like a tube a toothpaste, once they’re out you can’t put them back in!
What are inappropriate comments?
400
To identify, locate, and evaluate children who live within the school district jurisdiction to determine a need for special education and/or related services.
What is the district's obligation in regards to Child Find?
400
Applies to all schools that receive money from the U.S. Department of Education Also known as the “Buckley Amendment”
What is FERPA?
400
If the discussion occurs in a private place (such as a teacher’s empty room, empty teachers’ lounge), there is no problem with confidentiality If the discussion occurs in a public place (such as the playground, the halls, a busy teachers’ lounge, the supermarket), there is a good chance that confidentiality could be violated.
Where the discussion took place?
400
In a locked file cabinet.
Where should the individual folders with samples of accommodations and modifications be kept for students in 504 and Special Education ?
500
Processing referrals, following individulas with disabilities who fall within the birth through 21 year old range who may or may not be currently enrolled in an infant, early childhood, public, or private educational facility to ensure delivery of services.
What are the guidelines for the Child Find System for Lexington ISD?
500
Applies to all schools that receive money to serve students with disabilities Formerly the Education of the Handicapped Act
What is IDEA?
500
If the parties to the discussion are school officials with legitimate educational interest there is no problem with confidentiality. If others are listening who have no legitimate educational interest, confidentiality may be violated.
Who is listening?
500
Accommodations/modifications listed in the Individualize Education Program (IEP), a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), and the 504 Individual Accommodation Plan (IAP) must be implemented daily –
What are the requirements of the law for following the IEP and IAP?
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