A point of contact (POC) is the first place to begin.
Most common Point of Contact options:
Best practice is to begin contact at least 8 weeks before the potential date for the event, to allow time for installation access pass approval, and for time to publicize an event or training.
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On October 23, 2019, OSEP published a letter to “Anonymous” about the provision of compensatory education, as part of a complaint resolution, after a family relocates to a new state. This informal guidance can be useful to highly mobile military families.
Note that the informal guidance in the letter isn’t legally binding; it’s an “interpretation by the U.S. Department of Education of the requirements of IDEA in the context of specific facts provided.” The letter states that “if an SEA’s complaint resolution decision has ordered relief (e.g., compensatory education) that can reasonably be implemented in a new State and the parent does not reject the remaining compensatory services, the SEA must ensure the decision is implemented in the new State.” The end notes give references for how that might be done based on two lawsuits regarding out-of-district moves and claims for compensatory education.
Reference:
https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/osep-letter-to-anonymous-10-23-2019.pdf
We’re delighted to announce a very special resource developed in collaboration with the Military Family Support Online Discussion Group. The group includes parent center front-line staff and directors from all over the parent center network, primarily from the most heavily military-impacted states. Group members drew on their experiences working with military families to identify what those families need when they arrive in a new state. Their conclusions: state-specific information about a state’s education system is essential for relocating military families, along with how and why to contact a parent center. The result is Military Families, Welcome to Our State! which puts all that information at a military family’s fingertips.
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