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[quote=Anonymous]I do not know if you have received an answer to this post or not, but I thought I would pass on some infomormation that may be helpful.  The LEA where the child resides is responsible for providing the child with FAPE (a Free and Appropriate Public Education).  The LEA where a child attends school is responsible for Child Find services and providing equitable services (such as an Individualized Service Plan).  So, if you live in DC and you choose to send your child to a private school in VA or MD, the attending LEA is responsible for providing equitable services if the child is eligible as a child with a disability under IDEA.  So, no matter where you got an IEP, the LEA where the child is attending school is responsible for providing equitable services.  These services are not equivalent to an IEP, but they should cover about 1 hour a week of speech therapy.  You do not have to complete the evaluation process over again, but you will need to meet with the attending LEA to develop the service plan.  The LEA where the child goes to school is responsible for funding any Part B services.  But, if you choose to come back to DCPS or any DC school that is not its own LEA, DCPS will be responsible for services.  Typically, the criteria for a child to be eligible for a student with a speech and language impairment do not differ too greatly from LEA to LEA.  But, if you child already has an IEP, the new LEA is on a strict timeline for implementing services.  I hope that you have resolved this issue!  If you go to the DCMR website, you can do a full text search for keywords related to your questions and you can search through the DC regulations based on IDEA.[/quote]

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