Options for Speech Therapy Services to Preschoolers with Disabilities (Instructional Arrangement and PPCD Service Location Codes) SI Only General Education * General Education * Prekindergarten (PK) or Prekindergarten (PK) or SPED Provider: Kindergarten (K) ** Kindergarten (K) ** Majority of Speech Majority of Speech SLP Services Provided in GE Services Provided Inst. Arrangement Outside GE (pull-out) Code: 00 PPCD Service Location PPCD Service Location Code: 1 Code: 5 SI Only General Education * General Education * Prekindergarten (PK) or Prekindergarten (PK) or SPED Providers: SLP Kindergarten (K) ** Kindergarten (K) ** Majority of Speech Majority of Speech & SPED Teacher Services & SPED Services Services & SPED Provided in GE Services Inst. Arrangement Code: Provided Outside GE 40 *** (pull-out) Inst. Arrangement Code: Could be 41, 42, 43, 44 depending on % of time pulled for SPED services PPCD Service Location PPCD Service Location Code: 1 Code: 5 *General Education (GE) is defined as a program that includes a majority (at least 50%) of nondisabled students. **Students attend PK or K at least 10 hours per week. ***This instructional arrangement requires a collaboration between the special education (SPED) and general education (GE) teachers as well as the speech-language pathologist (SLP) to implement the IEP. The provision of services and collaboration must be documented. Creating a PK Program for 3 year olds Criteria Teacher(s) Per Class The LEA must identify at least 15 PK students 1 teacher eligible district wide (3 years of age as of Sept. 1) (dual certified) to be able to have a PK program for 3 year olds. OR A class can include any combination of PK 2 teachers eligible 3 and 4 year old students as long as there (1 PK & 1 PPCD) are 50% or less students identified as PPCD (SI only or SI with other disabilities)
Options for Speech Therapy Services to Preschoolers with Disabilities (Instructional Arrangement and PPCD Service Location Codes) SI Only SPED Provider: SLP Inst. Arrangement Code: 00 General Education * Prekindergarten (PK) or Kindergarten (K) ** General Education * Prekindergarten (PK) or Kindergarten (K) ** Majority of Speech Services Provided in GE Majority of Speech Services Provided Outside GE (pull-out) PPCD Service Location Code: 1 PPCD Service Location Code: 5 SI Only SPED Providers: SLP & SPED Teacher General Education * Prekindergarten (PK) or Kindergarten (K) ** General Education * Prekindergarten (PK) or Kindergarten (K) ** Majority of Speech Services & SPED Services Provided in GE Inst. Arrangement Code: 40 *** Majority of Speech Services & SPED Services Provided Outside GE (pull-out) Inst. Arrangement Code: Could be 41, 42, 43, 44 depending on % of time pulled for SPED services PPCD Service Location Code: 1 PPCD Service Location Code: 5 *General Education (GE) is defined as a program that includes a majority (at least 50%) of nondisabled students. **Students attend PK or K at least 10 hours per week. ***This instructional arrangement requires a collaboration between the special education (SPED) and general education (GE) teachers as well as the speech-language pathologist (SLP) to implement the IEP. The provision of services and collaboration must be documented. Creating a PK Program for 3 year olds Criteria Teacher(s) Per Class The LEA must identify at least 15 PK students eligible district wide (3 years of age as of Sept. 1) to be able to have a PK program for 3 year olds. A class can include any combination of PK eligible 3 and 4 year old students as long as there are 50% or less students identified as PPCD (SI only or SI with other disabilities) 1 teacher (dual certified) OR 2 teachers (1 PK & 1 PPCD)