IDEA implementation in the Albuquerque Public Schools LEA

Thomas Olson filed this request with the Albuquerque Public Schools of Albuquerque, NM.
Submitted April 10, 2020
Status
Completed

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From: Thomas Olson

Subject: New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act Request: IDEA implementation in the Albuquerque Public Schools LEA

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

According to 34 C.F.R, §300.211 and §300.645 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), each local public school district (LEA) in the State of New Mexico must provide to the New Mexico Public Education Department (SEA) “information relating to the performance of children with disabilities participating in programs carried out under Part B” of IDEA so that, among other actions, the SEA can (1) “obtain certification from each [LEA] that an unduplicated and accurate count [of students who have been identified as having a disability(s)] has been made,” (2) “[a]ggregate the data from the count obtained from each [LEA],” and (3) “[e]nsure that documentation is maintained that enables [the California Department of Education] and the [US Department of Education] to audit the accuracy of the count.”

34 C.F.R, § 300.131 and 34 C.F.R, § 300.132(c) further mandate, respectively, that (1) “[e]ach LEA must locate, identify, and evaluate all children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private, including religious, elementary schools and secondary schools located in the school district served by the LEA” and (2) “[e]ach LEA must maintain in its records, and provide to the SEA, the following information related to parentally-placed private school children covered under §§ 300.130 through 300.144: (1) The number of children evaluated; (2) The number of children determined to be children with disabilities; and (3) The number of children served.”

In light of 34 C.F.R, § 300.132(c) and the other above-quoted regulations, I respectfully request the following information for the past 5 years:

• The total number of public school students in the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been referred to child-find.
• The total number of charter school students in the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been referred to child-find.
• The total number of home-schooled students in the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been referred to child-find.
• The total number of private school students in the Albuquerque Public Schools LEA who have been referred to child-find.
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• The total number of public school students in the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been evaluated for disability(s).
• The total number of charter school students in the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been evaluated for disability(s).
• The total number of home-schooled students in the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been evaluated for disability(s).
• The total number of private school students in the Albuquerque Public Schools LEA who have been evaluated for disability(s)
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• The total number of public school students in the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been determined to have a disability(s).
• The total number of charter school students in the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been determined to have a disability(s).
• The total number of home-schooled students in the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been determined to have a disability(s).
• The total number of private school students in the Albuquerque Public Schools LEA who have been determined to have a disability(s).
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• The total number of public school students in the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been served.
• The total number of charter school students in the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been served.
• The total number of home-schooled students in the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been served.
• The total number of private school students in the Albuquerque Public Schools LEA who have been served.

Under Sections 611 and 619 of IDEA, the New Mexico Department of Education (SEA) receives each year grants from the federal government to provide special education and/or related services to eligible students. In accord with 34 C.F.R, § 300.705, the SEA then allocates subgrants to each LEA.

In light of Sections 611 and 619 and 34 C.F.R, § 300.705 and all other pertinent regulations, I respectfully request the following information for the past 5 years:

• The total IDEA allocation/grant received by the Albuquerque Public Schools LEA.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Thomas Olson

From: Thomas Olson

Subject: RE: New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act Request: IDEA implementation in the Albuquerque Public Schools LEA

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To whom it may concern,

I am following up on my FOIA request, which I filed back on April 10, 2020.

The 15-day period during which time the law requires you to respond to my request has elapsed. Thus, I am respectfully requesting ASAP an update on the status of my request.

I will also be following up via email to custodianofrecords@aps.edu.

Thank you.

--Tom

From: Albuquerque Public Schools

Subject: zIPRA 20 05 13 Olson RE Statistics

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Thomas Majors Olson

PO Box 884

Ogunquit, Maine 03907

(774) 364-0567

tomolson@theadac.com

*requests@muckrock.com
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RE: IPRA 20 05 13 Olson RE Statistics

Good afternoon Thomas Majors Olson,

We received your emails and request for specifically* "**Subject: New
Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act Request: IDEA implementation 1n the
Albuquerque Public schools LEA*

*To Whom It May Concern:*

*Pursuant to the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act, I hereby
request the following records:*

*According to 34 C.F.R, §300.211 and §300.645 of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), each local public school district (LEA)
in the state of New Mexico must provide to the New Mexico Public Education
Department (SEA) "information relating to the performance of children with
disabilities participating in programs carried out under Part B" of IDEA so
that, among other actions, the SEA can (1) nobtain certification from each
[LEAJ that an unduplicated and accurate count [of students who have been
identified as having a disability(s)] has been made," (2) "[a)ggregate the
data from the count obtained from each [LEA]," and (3) "[e]nsure that
documentation is maintained that enables [the California Department of
Education] and the [US Department of Education] to audit the accuracy of
the count."*

*34 C.F.R, § 300.131 and 34 C.F.R, § 300,132(c) further mandate,
respectively, that (1) "[e]ach LEA must locate, identify, and evaluate all
children with disabilities who are enrolled by their parents in private,
including religious, elementary schools and secondary schools located in
the school district served by the LEA" and (2) "[e)ach LEA must maintain in
its records, and provide to the SEA, the following information related to
parentally-placed private school children covered under§§ 300.130 through
300.144: (1) The number of children evaluated; (2) The number of children
determined to be children with disabilities; and (3) The number of children
served."*

*In light of 34 C.F.R, § 300.132(c) and the other above-quoted regulations,
I respectfully request the following information for the past 5 years:*

*The total number of public school students in the Albuquerque Public
Schools who have been referred to child-find.*

*The total number of charter school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been referred to child-find.*

*The total number of home-schooled students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been referred to child-find.*

*The total number of private school students in the Albuquerque Public
Schools LEA who have been referred to child-find.*

*The total number of public school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been evaluated for disability(s).*

*The total number of charter school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been evaluated for disability(s).*

*The total number of home-schooled students in the Albuquerque Public
Schools who have been evaluated for disability(s),*

*The total number of private school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools LEA who have been evaluated for disabilily(s)*

*The total number of public school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been determined to have a disability(s).*

*The total number of charter school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been determined to have a disability(s).*

*The total number of home-schooled students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been determined to have a disability(s).*

*The total number of private school students in the Albuquerque Public
Schools LEA who have been determined to have a disability(s),*

*The total number of public school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been served,*

*The total number of charter school students in the Albuquerque Public
Schools who have been served.*

*The total number of home-schooled students in the Albuquerque Public
Schools who have been served.*

*The total number of private school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools LEA who have been served.*

*Under Sections 611 and 619 of IDEA, the New Mexico Department of Education
(SEA) receives each year grants from the federal government to provide
special education and/or related services to eligible students. In accord
with 34 C.F.R, § 300.705, the SEA then allocates subgrants to each LEA.*

*In light of sections 611 and 619 and 34 C.F,R, § 300.705 and all other
pertinent regulations, I respectfully request the following information for
the past 5 years:*

*The total IDEA allocation/grant received by the Albuquerque Public schools
LEA.*

*The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.*

*In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform
me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer
the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or
CD-ROM if not.*

*Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business
days, as the statute requires.*

*Sincerely,*

*Thomas Olson"*

We respectfully note we provided you responsive records to the same request
on September 4, 2020.

In response to your request dated May 13, 2020 for specifically *"I
respectfully request the following information for the past 5 years: *

*The total number of public school students in the Albuquerque Public
Schools who have been referred to child-find.*

*The total number of charter school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been referred to child-find.*

*The total number of home-schooled students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been referred to child-find.*

*The total number of private school students in the Albuquerque Public
Schools LEA who have been referred to child-find.*

*The total number of public school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been evaluated for disability(s).*

*The total number of home-schooled students in the Albuquerque Public
Schools who have been evaluated for disability(s),*

*The total number of private school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools LEA who have been evaluated for disabilily(s)*

*The total number of public school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been determined to have a disability(s).*

*The total number of home-schooled students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been determined to have a disability(s).*

*The total number of private school students in the Albuquerque Public
Schools LEA who have been determined to have a disability(s),*

*The total number of public school students in the Albuquerque Public
schools who have been served,*

*The total number of home-schooled students in the Albuquerque Public
Schools who have been served.*

We have no responsive records. Reporting required by statute and/or rule
is made through direct district-to-entity data “dump” or transfer to the
New Mexico Public Education Department.

In response to your request dated May 13, 2020 "*The total number of
private school students in the Albuquerque Public schools LEA who have been
served."*

Please see the attached responsive records* "*16-17 24115 Private School
Share and Final Carryover"

In response to your request dated May 13, 2020 *"**T**he total number of
charter school students in the Albuquerque Public schools who have been
evaluated for disability(s)" , * "*The total number of charter school
students in the Albuquerque Public schools who have been determined to have
a disability(s)" *and* "**The total number of charter school students in
the Albuquerque Public Schools who have been served."*

Please see the attached responsive records "Charter School Special
Education Compliance SY 2015-2019

In response to your request dated May 13, 2020 "*I respectfully request the
following information for the past 5 years: **The total IDEA
allocation/grant received by the Albuquerque Public schools LEA."*

Please see the attached responsive records:

15-16 24106-IDEA-B

16-17 24106 IDEA-B Final and Carryover APS

17-18 24106 Final award and carryover

18-19 24106 IDEA-B Final Award and carryover

19-20 24106 IDEA-B Final Award and carryover

16-17 24109 IDEA-B Preschool Final and carryover

17-18 24109 Final Award and carryover

18-19 24109 IDEA-B Preschool Final Award and carryover

19-20 24109 IDEA-B Preschool Final Award and Carryover

17-18 24120 Alice King Charter Idea B Risk Pool

18-19 24120 Alice King Charter IDEA-B Risk Pool

Please note that in compliance with the New Mexico Inspection of Public
Records Act (NMIPRA) NMSA
1978, §14-2-8Procedure for Requesting Records, (B.) "Nothing in
the Inspection of Public Records Act shall be construed to require a public
body to create a public record."

Pursuant to the Attorney General’s Compliance Guide, “The right to inspect
applies to any nonexempt public record that exists at the time of the
request. A records custodian or public body is not required to compile
information from the public body’s records or otherwise create a new public
record in response to a request.”

We consider this request completed.

Respectfully,

Ms. Kathy Davis

Albuquerque Public Schools

Custodian of Records Specialist

kathy.davis@aps.edu

Please note the upcoming closures:

- Schools and Administrative offices closed January 17, 2022 in
observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.

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not be available because many employees take leave before and after
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    18-19 24106 IDEA-B Final Award and carryover (1)

  • 01/07/2022

    18-19 24109 IDEA-B Preschool Final Award and carryover (1) (1)

  • 01/07/2022

    16-17 24115 Private School Share Final and Carryover (1) (1)

  • 01/07/2022

    17-18 24106 Final award and carryover (1) (1)

  • 01/07/2022

    17-18 24109 Final Award and carryover (1) (1)

  • 01/07/2022

    17-18 24120-Alice King Charter Idea B Risk Pool (1)

  • 01/07/2022

    15-16 24106-IDEA-B (1) (2)

  • 01/07/2022

    16-17 24106 IDEA-B Final and Carryover APS (1) (1)

  • 01/07/2022

    16-17 24109 IDEA-B Preschool Final and Carryover (1) (1)

  • 01/07/2022

    19-20 24109 IDEA-B Preschool Final Award and Carryover (1)

  • 01/07/2022

    Charter School Special Education Compliance SY 2015-2019 (1)

  • 01/07/2022

    18-19 24120 Alice King Charter IDEA-B Risk Pool (1)

  • 01/07/2022

    19-20 24106 IDEA-B Final Award and carryover (1) (1)