Record decline FAPE information on the Program tab of the Student Profile.
To create a new Decline FAPE record click the Add button in the Decline FAPE list box. This will display the Re-offer/Decline of FAPE screen.
The Re-offer Date and Decline FAPE fields are displayed as required.
If "Yes" is selected from Declined FAPE drop-down list, the Decline Date is displayed as a required field.
After saving and closing, the Declined FAPE record will be displayed in the Declined FAPE section
Only IDEA-eligible students who have exited the public school system with one of these exit codes - 010, 043, 045, 046,050,051,052, 053, 055*, 056, 058, 060, 063, 064, 068, 075, 098 - can be declined FAPE.
As soon as the student exits,
a FAPE offer entry needs to be created.
The FAPE
Offer Due Date is calculated as one year from the last
Declined Date but FAPE
can be re-offered sooner than that.
After FAPE has been re-offered,
another FAPE offer entry needs to be documented.
* EXCEPTION: For exit code
055 (home schooling),
if parents want student to receive special education/related services
at the public school, a FAPE offer entry must be created documenting
that parents did NOT decline FAPE.