Compensatory Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lecture notes of Sociology of Education

Download Compensatory Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic and more Lecture notes Sociology of Education in PDF only on Docsity! Compensatory Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic A Brief Guide for Parents #5 Many students with disabilities have not made progress or have lost skills during the COVID-19 pandemic because their individualized education programs (IEPs) have not been implemented fully during virtual learning. These students may qualify for compensatory (make-up) education to get them to where they would have been educationally if they had received services in accordance with their IEPs. If you think your child may need compensatory education, please see the tips below to learn how to navigate this process. What are compensatory education services? Compensatory education is special education instruction and/or related services owed to a student with disabilities as a result of a school system’s failure to provide them with services in accordance with their individualized education program (IEP). Compensatory education is not unique to the pandemic; a student may be entitled to compensatory education any time the school system fails to provide them with services. At this time, your child may be entitled to compensatory education as a result of services lost because of the shift to virtual learning during pandemic-related school building closures. What are some examples of when compensatory education could be appropriate? Example 1: Student A’s IEP includes 30 minutes of speech therapy a week, but Student A did not receive this service for 3 months during the pandemic and started speaking in 2-3 word phrases instead of complete sentences. Student A may be entitled to compensatory services as a result of the school system’s failure to implement the IEP. Example 2: Student B is unable to access distance learning without in-person support and was unable to participate in any classroom activities, work assignments, or related services until school buildings reopened on a hybrid basis. Student B’s IEP is implemented on the days Student B is in school but not on the days when Student B is home. Student B may be entitled to compensatory education for the lack of IEP implementation when school buildings were closed, and may still be accruing (building up) an entitlement to compensatory education because the IEP is not being fully implemented.