View FileJune 3, 2008 to Michigan Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services Supervisor of Program Improvement Frances F. Loose (MS Word)
June 3, 2008Ms. Frances F. LooseSupervisor, Program ImprovementOffice of Special Education and Early Intervention Services 608 W. AlleganLansing, MI 48933Dear Ms. Loose:This is in response to your electronic mail (email) correspondence of February 28, 2008 to Dr. Al Jones of my staff, regarding a school district's responsibilities under 34 CFR 300.646(b) to review and, if appropriate, revise policies, procedures and practices, when the State educational agency (SEA) finds significant disproportionality with regard to the incidence, duration and type of disciplinary actions, including suspensions and expulsions in that district.Thank you for your comments on this important issue. Our position continues to be, as expressed in our April 24, 2007 Memorandum, that, upon a finding of significant disproportionality based on race and ethnicity for disciplinary actions, States must require the review and, if appropriate, revision of policies, practices and procedures, the reservation of funds for comprehensive coordinated early intervening services and public reporting on the results of any revision of policies, practices, and procedures. In the Analysis of Comments and Changes section in the preamble to thWilliam W. KnudsenActing DirectorOffice of Special Education Programscc. Dr. Jacquelyn ThompsonJune 3, 2008Ms. Frances F. LooseSupervisor, Program ImprovementOffice of Special Education and Early Intervention Services 608 W. AlleganLansing, MI 48933Dear Ms. Loose:This is in response to your electronic mail (email) correspondence of February 28, 2008 to Dr. Al Jones of my staff, regarding a school district's responsibilities under 34 CFR 300.646(b) to review and, if appropriate, revise policies, procedures and practices, when the State educational agency (SEA) finds significant disproportionality with regard to the incidence, duration and type of disciplinary actions, including suspensions and expulsions in that district.Thank you for your comments on this important issue. Our position continues to be, as expressed in our April 24, 2007 Memorandum, that, upon a finding of significant disproportionality based on race and ethnicity for disciplinary actions, States must require the review and, if appropriate, revision of policies, practices and procedures, the reservation of funds for comprehensive coordinated early intervening services and public reporting on the results of any revision of policies, practices, and procedures. In the Analysis of Comments and Changes section in the preamble to thWilliam W. KnudsenActing DirectorOffice of Special Education Programscc. Dr. Jacquelyn Thompson
