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The
California
State
Department
of
Education
(CDE)
made
changes
in
the
school
year
2006/07
on
how
they
gather
and
report
special
education
services.
Terms
such
as
resource
specialist, nonsevere
day
class,
PACE
etc.,
will
no
longer
be
used.
The
primary
service
for
most
special
education
services will
now
be
considered
specialized
academic
instruction,
defined
as: "Adapting,
as
appropriate
to
the
needs
of
the
child
with
a
disability
the
content,
methodology,
or
delivery
of
instruction
to
ensure
access
of
the
child
to
the general
curriculum,
so
that
he
or
she
can
meet
the
educational
standards
within
the
jurisdiction
of
the
public agency
that
apply
to
all
children." (34
CFR
300.26(b)(3)).
Related
services
will
continue
to
be
listed
separately.
Effective
September
2008,
Specialized
Academic
Instruction
(SAI)
will
be
the
instructional
service
provided
to
all
students
who
qualify
for
special
education.
There
will
no
longer
be
designations
such
as
ILS,
PACE, Nonsevere,
etc.
as
a
primary
service.
The
IEP
will
now
have
the
child's
primary
Federal
Handicapping
Condition (FHC)
listed
along
with
the
amount
of
time
the
student
will
receive
service.
Also
listed
will
be
the
amount
of
time a
student
will
receive
SAI
in
or
out
of
general
education.
Additional
related
services
(i.e.,
speech
and
language,) will
continue
to
be
listed
separately.
SAI
can
be
provided
in
either
the
general
education
or
a
separate
class setting.
Based
on
the
amount
of
time
and
location
of
SAI,
individual
schedules
will
be
developed
for
each
student.
So
in
many
cases,
a
student
who
is
currently
spending
the
majority
of
the
day
in
a
special
day
class
may
have
SAI
support
80-100%
of
the
day
in
a
separate
classroom
receiving
the
IEP
services
as
outlined.
There
will
be
a
series
of
meetings
scheduled
in
high
school
cluster
areas
for
staff
and
parents
in
April
to
provide further
clarification
and
address
questions.
You
will
be
informed
of
the
date,
time
and
place
of
these
meetings
by email.
Program
Diagnostic
Resource
Teachers
and
managers
will
also
answer
any
questions
you
may
have.
What
will
teaching
look
like
for
students
with
IEPs?
Instruction
will
continue
to
be
focused
on
the
child's
IEP.
Staff
will
develop
individual
schedules
for
students based
on
students
needs
regardless
of
previous
label
(PACE,
ILS,
NS-SDC)
and
will
have
the
flexibility
to
use
the special
education
team
at
the
site.
This
will
provide
more
flexibility
and
access
to
core
instruction.
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