IDEA implementation in the Los Angeles Unified School District
| Tracking # |
0055676 |
| Submitted | April 10, 2020 |
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From: Thomas Olson
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
According to 34 C.F.R, §300.211 and §300.645 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), each local public school district (LEA) in the State of California must provide to the California Department of Education(SEA) “information relating to the performance of children with disabilities participating in programs carried out under Part B” of IDEA so that, among other actions, the SEA can (1) “obtain certification from each [LEA] that an unduplicated and accurate count [of students who have been identified as having a disability(s)] has been made,” (2) “[a]ggregate the data from the count obtained from each [LEA],” and (3) “[e]nsure that documentation is maintained that enables [the California Department of Education] and the [US Department of Education] to audit the accuracy of the count.”
34 C.F.R, § 300.131 and 34 C.F.R, § 300.132(c) further mandate, respectively, that (1) “[e]ach LEA must locate, identify, and evaluate all children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private, including religious, elementary schools and secondary schools located in the school district served by the LEA” and (2) “[e]ach LEA must maintain in its records, and provide to the SEA, the following information related to parentally-placed private school children covered under §§ 300.130 through 300.144: (1) The number of children evaluated; (2) The number of children determined to be children with disabilities; and (3) The number of children served.”
In light of 34 C.F.R, § 300.132(c) and the other above-quoted regulations, I respectfully request the following information for the past 5 years:
• The total number of public school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been referred to child-find.
• The total number of charter school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been referred to child-find.
• The total number of home-schooled students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been referred to child-find.
• The total number of private school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been referred to child-find.
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• The total number of public school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been evaluated for disability(s).
• The total number of charter school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been evaluated for disability(s).
• The total number of home-schooled students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been evaluated for disability(s).
• The total number of private school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been evaluated for disability(s)
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• The total number of public school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been determined to have a disability(s).
• The total number of charter school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been determined to have a disability(s).
• The total number of home-schooled students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been determined to have a disability(s).
• The total number of private school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been determined to have a disability(s).
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• The total number of public school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been served.
• The total number of charter school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been served.
• The total number of home-schooled students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been served.
• The total number of private school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District who have been served.
Under Sections 611 and 619 of IDEA, the California Department of Education (SEA) receives each year grants from the federal government to provide special education and/or related services to eligible students. In accord with 34 C.F.R, § 300.705, the SEA then allocates subgrants to each LEA.
In light of Sections 611 and 619 and 34 C.F.R, § 300.705 and all other pertinent regulations, I respectfully request the following information for the past 5 years:
• The total IDEA allocation/grant received by the Los Angeles Unified School District.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Thomas Olson
From: Los Angeles Unified School District
Hello Mr. Olsen:
Please see the attached letter in regards to your Public Records Act (PRA) request.
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, all attorneys and staff in the Office of the General Counsel are working remotely. There is also limited access to the Beaudry building. Hence, we are not able to receive mail in a timely manner. Please send all correspondence, pleadings, discovery or other documents via email, or voluminous materials through a document sharing app. Thank you for your understanding and professional courtesy.
Sincerely,
Rameses Arias
Paralegal, PRA Unit
LAUSD, Office of General Counsel
333 S. Beaudry Avenue, 20th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Phone: (213) 241-3877
Fax: (213) 241-8444
E-mail: rameses.arias1@lausd.net<mailto:rameses.arias1@lausd.net>
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From: Thomas Olson
Thank you, Rameses, for the acknowledgement letter. I look forward to hearing back from the Los Angeles LEA in 10 days.
From: Thomas Olson
To whom it may concern,
I am following up on my request #0055676. More particularly, I am following up on the letter sent to me on April 10, 2020 by Rameses Arias acknowledging my request. In that letter, Rameses wrote as follows:
"As required under California Government Code section 6253, the District will make a determination within 10 days as to whether or not a request is seeking records that are publicly disclosable and, if so, to provide the estimated date that the records will be made available. There is no requirement for a public agency to actually supply the records within 10 days of receiving a request, unless the requested records are readily available. Still, the District prides itself on always providing all publicly disclosable records in as timely a manner as possible."
To this message, I have attached the aforementioned letter.
Many more days than ten days have elapsed since April 10. Thus, I am inquiring on the status of my request, and I respectfully ask for an update as soon as possible.
Thank you.
--Tom
From: Los Angeles Unified School District
Hello:
I apologize for the delay. This correspondence is in response to your California Public Records Act Request wherein you requested records related to the numbers of children referred to child-find, evaluated for
disability(s), determined to disability(s), and/or served.
Your request has been reviewed and pursuant to California Government Code section 6253, the District will produce copies of responsive documents, subject to any exempt material within the documents as allowed under California Government Code sections 6254-6255. The District estimates the requested responsive documents will be made available on or before May 27, 2020.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (213) 241-3877. Please indicate the above-referenced OGC Control number in any correspondence regarding this request.
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, all attorneys and staff in the Office of the General Counsel are working remotely. There is also limited access to the Beaudry building. Hence, we are not able to receive mail in a timely manner. Please send all correspondence, pleadings, discovery or other documents via email, or voluminous materials through a document sharing app. Thank you for your understanding and professional courtesy.
Sincerely,
Rameses Arias
Paralegal, PRA Unit
LAUSD, Office of General Counsel
333 S. Beaudry Avenue, 20th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Phone: (213) 241-3877
Fax: (213) 241-8444
E-mail: rameses.arias1@lausd.net<mailto:rameses.arias1@lausd.net>
P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail - This message, together with any attachments, is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is legally privileged, confidential, or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the original sender immediately by telephone or by return e-mail and delete this message, along with any attachments, from your computer.
From: Thomas Olson
Dear Rameses,
Thank you for your message dated May 14.
I look forward to receiving the requested documents on or before May 27, 2020. If any further delay will be necessary, then please keep me informed.
Thank you.
--Tom
From: Los Angeles Unified School District
Hello:
Your request has been reviewed and pursuant to California Government Code section 6253, the District will produce copies of responsive documents, subject to any exempt material within the documents as allowed under California Government Code sections 6254-6255. The documents are hereto attached and this request will be closed.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (213) 241-3877. Please indicate the above-referenced OGC Control number in any correspondence regarding this request.
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, all attorneys and staff in the Office of the General Counsel are working remotely. There is also limited access to the Beaudry building. Hence, we are not able to receive mail in a timely manner. Please send all correspondence, pleadings, discovery or other documents via email, or voluminous materials through a document sharing app. Thank you for your understanding and professional courtesy.
Sincerely,
Rameses Arias
Paralegal, PRA Unit
LAUSD, Office of General Counsel
333 S. Beaudry Avenue, 20th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Phone: (213) 241-3877
Fax: (213) 241-8444
E-mail: rameses.arias1@lausd.net<mailto:rameses.arias1@lausd.net>
P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail - This message, together with any attachments, is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is legally privileged, confidential, or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the original sender immediately by telephone or by return e-mail and delete this message, along with any attachments, from your computer.
From: Thomas Olson
Good afternoon, Rameses,
Thank you for forwarding to me the requested information on 5/27. Upon reviewing the information you provided, I noticed that the the total IDEA allocation/grant received by the Los Angeles Unified School District during the 5 years in question was not provided. In fulfillment of my request, I kindly ask that this information also be provided.
Thanks again for your help.
--Tom
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 10, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on May 27, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #0055676.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Los Angeles Unified School District
Good Morning:
The additional requested information should be available. We need to clarify if you are seeking the annual IDEA revenue amount for each of the last 5 years, or the grand total revenue over the past five years? Please let us know at your earliest convenience and we will proceed. Thank you.
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, all attorneys and staff in the Office of the General Counsel are working remotely. There is also limited access to the Beaudry building. Hence, we are not able to receive mail in a timely manner. Please send all correspondence, pleadings, discovery or other documents via email, or voluminous materials through a document sharing app. Thank you for your understanding and professional courtesy.
Sincerely,
Rameses Arias
Paralegal, PRA Unit
LAUSD, Office of General Counsel
333 S. Beaudry Avenue, 20th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Phone: (213) 241-3877
Fax: (213) 241-8444
E-mail: rameses.arias1@lausd.net<mailto:rameses.arias1@lausd.net>
P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail - This message, together with any attachments, is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is legally privileged, confidential, or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the original sender immediately by telephone or by return e-mail and delete this message, along with any attachments, from your computer.
From: Thomas Olson
Hi Rameses,
Thank you for your message, and know that I'm sorry to hear of the local struggles with COVID-19.
I am seeking the annual (per-annum) IDEA revenue amount (i.e. allocation) to the district for each of the past 5 years.
Please advise as to the approximate timeline by when I might receive that information.
Thank you, and be well.
--Tom
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 10, 2020. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on May 27, 2020. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #0055676.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Los Angeles Unified School District
Hello:
Please see the attached email. It contains the supplemental responsive records for your request.
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, all attorneys and staff in the Office of the General Counsel are working remotely. There is also limited access to the Beaudry building. Hence, we are not able to receive mail in a timely manner. Please send all correspondence, pleadings, discovery or other documents via email, or voluminous materials through a document sharing app. Thank you for your understanding and professional courtesy.
Sincerely,
Rameses Arias
Paralegal, PRA Unit
LAUSD, Office of General Counsel
333 S. Beaudry Avenue, 20th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90017
Phone: (213) 241-3877
Fax: (213) 241-8444
E-mail: rameses.arias1@lausd.net<mailto:rameses.arias1@lausd.net>
P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail - This message, together with any attachments, is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is legally privileged, confidential, or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the original sender immediately by telephone or by return e-mail and delete this message, along with any attachments, from your computer.
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