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Special Education
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What options may a charter school use to meet its responsibilities to provide a free appropriate public education, as required by state and federal law, to a student with a disability?
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If a charter school chooses to hire staff or contract with a private agency for “services,” is the charter school entitled to apply for reimbursement under the State School Aid Act (MCL 388.1651a, special education funding) and the intermediate school district special education millage?
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If a charter school is entitled to intermediate school district special education millage funds, is the charter school held to the same limitations as other local districts, i.e., the cap on student-staff ratio used for certain categories of programming?
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Is a charter school eligible for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funds?
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If a charter school is eligible for intermediate school district special education millage and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Funds, must a charter school follow the same requirements as other local educational agencies for obtaining funds, e.g., the filing of forms and applications?
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Must a charter school adhere to all provisions of IDEA, the Michigan Revised Administrative Rules for Special Education (MARSE), the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and other state and federal statutes?
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Is the intermediate school district required to monitor special education programs and services?
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To what extent is an intermediate school district responsible for charter schools serving pupils whose parents reside outside the intermediate school district where the charter school is located?
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Is there a need to certify charter school students for special education services and identify them as such on the enrollment count if the charter school is not planning to claim additional state funding or federal funding?
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If a charter school contracts with a private entity to provide speech, psychological, and social work services: (a) must the credentials of the providers be the same as those employed by public schools in general, and (b) must the charter school submit its personnel inventory to the intermediate school district?