Hadley 4901

Date

2/18/21

LEA

Hadley

4901

Issue

District is not providing speech services as listed on IEP, both parties agree student would not meet in-person with other students due to COVID

Finding

Noncompliance:

District has not provided speech services required by IEP. Offered remote individual speech services , but individual services does not address IEP goals and benchmarks. Speech goals were based on pragmatic speech (i.e. natural conversation, taking turns, reciprocal play) and student requires group speech therapy to achieve IEP goals.

Corrective Action

District, with parent, must develop compensatory services plan with signed parental consent and send to DESE by 3/19/21. If no plan can be agreed to, DESE will create plan.