March 6, 2015

Greetings SISS Staff,

The ESY Committee would like to remind staff that ESY data collection and decision-making is due soon. There
have been at least three breaks that you could have collected data to determine whether students on your caseload
meet ESY criteria. This decision MUST be made and submitted to SISS by Friday
criteria is attached and will be on the SISS website.

April 17, 2015.

The

Points to Remember:
ESY provides services for students who display significant regression in social, behavioral,
communication, academic and independence skills.

ESY is for students who after long periods of interrupted services, takes a significant number of
weeks before he/she may recoup what they have lost. The attached ESY criteria must be used to determine
eligibility.

ESY services must be based on the identification of existing annual goals. New annual goals are
not developed for ESY services. ESY is to maintain skills rather than to teach new ones.

Data collection and analysis should occur at least three times during the academic school year
(When students return from summer vacation, Thanksgiving, Winter Break, Mid-Winter Break and/or
Long Weekend Breaks).

ESY services must be determined through the IEP process, after data collection and analysis has
been done. Additionally, if a student receives classroom and ancillary services, there should be one team
decision. Refrain from making decisions in isolation.

The IEP Team is not allowed to write in a specific program, i.e., READ 180, System 44. The
teams responsibility is to indicate what services the student requires (OT, SLI, reading, math etc) and
how much time is needed in each area.

ESY services time is not the same as services provided during the school year. For example, if
current services for Speech is two times weekly for 30 minutes. ESY services may only be 30 minutes a
week due to the fact that the ESY team will only support identified goals. Remember to only include goals
in which the data shows that there are significant concerns regarding skill maintenance during a break in
service.
Time should not be the same nor should the time be increased.

A student in a self-contained classroom is not automatically eligible for ESY services; use the
attached criteria to determine eligibility.

Refrain from submitting too many goals; ESY services are five weeks, four days per week.

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Reminder: The IEP team is responsible for amending the IEP to include:

ESY appropriate services

Appropriate time frames for the services to be delivered

In order to address each students individual needs, each service provider is required to provide the following
information:

Important Due Dates:

Friday, April 17, 2015

Data Collection and Decision Making Form

ESY Target Objective Form
ESY IEP or Amended IEP
Service Time Form

Friday, May 8, 2015

Student Information Sheet
ESY Individual Educational Needs
o Behavior Intervention Plan
o Health Plan, Medicine Administration Plan, Allergy Action
Plan
o Assistive Technology Plan
ESY Transportation Form

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Materials and Equipment Loaned for ESY (Please Label All items)
Electronics, Materials and Equipment Loaned for ESY Drop Off Day at King
Elementary
We look forward to working with you and would appreciate it very much if you comply with the due dates outlined.
Please label all envelopes and materials, ESY-King or ESY-Preschool and send them to SISS by the due dates.
Again, the first three documents due on April 17, 2015 are:

1. Data Collection Form

2. Decision Making Form
3. ESY IEP or the amended IEP (this is the IEP that determined that the student is eligible
for ESY)
All ESY decisions MUST be made by April

17, 2015

If you have any questions, please contact the AD assigned to your building. Also additional information can be
found at:
Email: aapsesy@gmail.com

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Website:aapsesy.weebly.com
The dates for ESY Services: July 6 August 6, 2015
Monday Thursday - 9:00 a.m. 12 p.m.
Locations: Preschool & King Elementary for K-12

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