IEP Accommodations in Delaware
What IEP accommodations are available in Delaware?
Delaware IEPs must specify all accommodations that enable the student with a disability to access the general curriculum and participate in assessments. Under 14 Del. Admin. Code 925 § 9.1(d), the IEP must include a statement of supplementary aids and services and program modifications to support the student in general education settings. For state assessments, the IEP must specify any individual appropriate accommodations for the Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS), or if the student will take the alternate assessment (DCAS-Alt1), the IEP must explain why the student cannot participate in regular assessments and which alternate assessment is appropriate (14 Del. Admin. Code 925 § 9.1(g)). Delaware's DDOE publishes guidelines identifying allowable and non-allowable accommodations for the DCAS. All accommodations must be provided at no cost to the family as part of FAPE (14 Del. Admin. Code 925 § 3.0; 14 Del. C. § 3110). All teachers and service providers must be informed of their specific responsibilities for implementing accommodations (34 CFR 300.323(d)).
What Delaware Requires
The IEP must specify all supplementary aids and services and program modifications to support the student's access to the general curriculum in regular education settings (14 Del. Admin. Code 925 § 9.1(d)).
For the Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS), the IEP must list all individual appropriate accommodations (14 Del. Admin. Code 925 § 9.1(g)).
If the student will take DCAS-Alt1 (alternate assessment), the IEP must explain why the student cannot participate in the regular DCAS and why the alternate assessment is appropriate (14 Del. Admin. Code 925 § 9.1(g)).
All regular and special education teachers and related service providers must be informed of their responsibilities for implementing the student's accommodations (34 CFR 300.323(d)).
Accommodations must be provided at no cost to the family as part of FAPE (14 Del. Admin. Code 925 § 3.0; 14 Del. C. § 3110).
Key Timelines
Accommodations must be in effect at the beginning of each school year (34 CFR 300.323(a)).
IEP accommodations must be reviewed at least annually and revised as needed (14 Del. Admin. Code 925 § 11.0).
A copy of the IEP, including all accommodations, must be provided to parents upon request (14 Del. Admin. Code 925 § 12.1(d)).