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1 1 Section 1. SPECIAL EDUCATION ALTERNATIVE INSTRUCTION –
1 2 PILOT PROJECT.
1 3 1. A special education alternative instruction pilot
1 4 project is established, to be administered by the department
1 5 of education. The pilot project is established in recognition
1 6 of this state's status as a leader in the provision of special
1 7 education services and instruction; in recognition of the
1 8 department's desire to assist children with special needs in
1 9 receiving services and opportunities that challenge them to
1 10 learn, grow, and develop their potential; to ensure that
1 11 special education students are treated as individuals rather
1 12 than as members of a category or group; and to assist special
1 13 education students in becoming contributing members of their
1 14 communities.
1 15 2. The pilot project shall be implemented during the
1 16 school budget year beginning July 1, 2004, through an area
1 17 education agency selected by the department. The project
1 18 shall consist of one semester of instruction at a private
1 19 provider facility, and shall involve the application of an
1 20 alternative teaching method or program for thirty students in
1 21 grades one through five who have been assessed with mild or
1 22 moderate learning disabilities. The pilot project proposal
1 23 shall be submitted to the United States department of
1 24 education for review and approval prior to implementation. In
1 25 order for a student to participate in the pilot project, the
1 26 teaching method or program developed must first be determined
1 27 to be appropriate to meet the special needs of the prospective
1 28 student participant as identified in that student's
1 29 individualized education plan.
1 30 3. Participating students shall be tested both prior to
1 31 and upon completing the semester to measure the results of the
1 32 application of the private provider's teaching method or
1 33 program. The goal of the pilot project shall be, at a
1 34 minimum, to attain the education goals set forth in a
1 35 student's individualized education plan such that the student
2 1 shall no longer require special education services. A
2 2 complete report of the pilot project and an analysis of the
2 3 results obtained shall be submitted to the members of the
2 4 legislative council by November 1, 2005.
2 5 EXPLANATION
2 6 This bill provides for the establishment of a special
2 7 education alternative instruction pilot project by the
2 8 department of education, in recognition of the significance of
2 9 the state's commitment and leadership status in the area of
2 10 special education. The bill provides that the pilot project
2 11 shall be implemented for one semester during the school budget
2 12 year beginning July 1, 2004, through an area education agency
2 13 selected by the department, at a private provider facility.
2 14 The bill provides that the project shall involve the
2 15 application of an alternative teaching method for 30 students
2 16 in grades one through five who have been assessed with mild or
2 17 moderate learning disabilities, and that the project proposal
2 18 shall be submitted to the United States department of
2 19 education for review and approval prior to implementation.
2 20 The bill provides for the determination that the program is
2 21 appropriate to meet the special needs of a prospective student
2 22 participant as identified in that student's individualized
2 23 education plan prior to selection for participation, and for
2 24 testing prior to and following completion of the project. The
2 25 bill provides that the goal of the project shall be, at a
2 26 minimum, to attain the education goals set forth in the
2 27 individualized education plan such that a student shall no
2 28 longer require special education services, and that a report
2 29 and analysis of results shall be submitted to the members of
2 30 the legislative council by November 1, 2005.
2 31 LSB 2670YC 80
2 32 rn/cl/14
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