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Fox Chapel presents draft special-education plan after state cyclical monitoring flags participation, placement and transition items
Summary
Director of Special Education Tim Mahoney reviewed the district's three-year K–12 special education plan, noting three indicators of concern identified by state cyclical monitoring and outlining a public comment process, planned revisions and next steps toward submission to the state.
Dr. Tim Mahoney, the district's director of special education and people services, presented an overview of the Fox Chapel Area School District K–12 special education plan required by Pennsylvania and federal law.
Mahoney said the plan follows Pennsylvania code and supports federal IDEA requirements, and that it is assembled through the state's Future Ready planning portal using publicly reported special education data (Penn Data/SEDR). He identified three indicators flagged in the district's latest cyclical monitoring for improvement: indicator 3 (participation in state assessments for students with IEPs), indicator 5 (students placed in other settings), and indicator 13 (transition planning compliance in IEPs).
On indicator 3 (participation), Mahoney reported the district's 2022 cohort participation rates for students with IEPs were 94.5% in fourth grade, 88.4% in eighth grade and 97% in 11th grade for reading and math — noting…
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