PPCD Service Location Code

PPCD Service Location Code
Education Service Center-Region

Education Service Center-Region 19 2014-2015
Definition PPCD-SERVICE-LOCATION-CODE indicates whether or not the Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD) student received their special education services in a regular early childhood program, which is defined as a program that is designed for typically developing children ages 3-5 and is not specifically or primarily designed for children with disabilities and includes (at the time of the placement decision) a majority of at least 50 percent of nondisabled children (i.e., children without an individualized education program (IEP)). Education Service Center-Region

TEA Resources PEIMS Data Standards Decision Tree for Coding Educational Environments for Preschool Special Education Services PPCD Service Location COD- FAQ Updated September 2013 Education Service Center-Region

Continuum as Instructional Arrangement Codes
2/20/2018 Continuum as Instructional Arrangement Codes 40 41 42 43 44 45 00 Less Restrictive More Restrictive PPCD Service Location Code of 1 & 4 * All services provided in the regular education program Continuum in Texas is measured by Instructional Arrangement codes Not places….it’s ability to tweak resources / variables to implement IEPs Ie. Flexibility in amounts of time in several settings PPCD Service Location Code of 5, 6, 3, 7, & 8 ESC Region19 Education Service Center, Region XI

Which children would be assigned a PPCD Service Location Code?
The preschool special education service location code applies to all children with disabilities who are ages 3, 4 or 5 counted in the PEIMS fall snapshot date and meet the definition in the PEIMS Data Standards in which the preschool student, age three through five years old, is receiving any special education and related services from the LEA in any setting(s) or environment.. For more information on PEIMS Data Standards visit: Education Service Center-Region

PPCD Location Code Language

Regular Early Childhood Program
For the purpose of the PPCD service location code, what is the definition of a regular early childhood program? A regular early childhood program includes a majority (at least 50%) of children without disabilities (i.e., children without IEP’s). A regular early childhood program may include, but is not limited to: Community-Based Preschool (3- Through 5-Year-Olds) District or Community Child Care Programs Head Start Programs Kindergarten Programs Prekindergarten Programs School-Based Preschool Education Service Center-Region

Less than 10 hours-At least 10 hours
Does the “less than 10 hours” or “at least 10 hours” apply to the time a child spends in a regular early childhood program or the time the child spends in the special education program? The requirement of “at least 10 hours” or “less than 10 hours” per week pertains to the time the child is in attendance in a regular early childhood program. Education Service Center-Region

PPCD Service Location Code
The PPCD service location codes 5, 6 and 8 use the term in some other location, what is the meaning of “some other location”? Some other location is referring to any location other than the regular early childhood education setting, such as a therapist room, a resource room, a self contained room, or a separate class designed for children with disabilities. Education Service Center-Region

Speech Questions Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code should be assigned to the “drop in” speech children? A child that spends the day at home or with a care giver and is taken to the school to receive speech therapy services would be coded____. 8 Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code should be assigned to the “drop in” speech children? A child that attends a day care center, meeting the definition as a regular early childhood program, less than 10 hours a week and is taken to the school to receive speech therapy services would be coded_____. 6 Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code should be assigned to the “drop in” speech children? A child that attends a day care center, meeting the definition as a regular early childhood program, at least 10 hours and is taken to the school to receive speech therapy services would be coded ___? 5 Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code would be assigned to children receiving services in an intense speech language class that meet three times a week for two hours? Using this information consider the following two scenarios… Education Service Center-Region

If the intense language classes are an early childhood program that includes at least 50% of children without disabilities and is operated less than 10 hours per week, the child would be assigned a PPCD service locator code of ___? 4 Education Service Center-Region

If the intense language classes are a special education program that includes at least 50% of children with disabilities, the child would be assigned a PPCD service locator code of___. 3 Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code would be assigned to a three or four-year-old child attending a community based childcare facility 5 days a week with a majority (at least 50%) of children without disabilities and receives speech therapy 30 minutes weekly in a special education setting at the public school? The child attends a regular early childhood program and the majority of the child’s special education services are in some other location, the PPCD Service locator code would be 5. Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code would be assigned to a child with a disability who attends a regular early childhood program and speech services are frequently provided to the child by the therapist in a quieter area, away from regular classroom, to work on specific skills? If they are receiving the services in some other location and not in the classroom, the child would be a 5 or 6 depending how much time they are in attendance in the regular early childhood program. Education Service Center-Region

Prekindergarten Questions

Eligibility does not impact the PPCD service locator code.
Does the eligibility requirement for an early childhood PreK program effect the PPCD service location code? Eligibility does not impact the PPCD service locator code. Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code would be assigned to a child with a disability that is not eligible for PreK, who attends ½ day PreK program, receives special education services from a certified special education teacher in the PreK classroom and is also pulled out for resource less than 21% of the day? The child attends a regular early childhood program and the majority of the child’s special education services are in the regular early childhood classroom therefore the PPCD Service locator code would be 1. Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code would be assigned to a child with a disability, not eligible for PreK, who attends ½ day PreK program, receives special education services from a certified special education teacher in the PreK classroom 15 minutes per day, and in addition receives 30 minutes twice a week speech language therapy services in PreK classroom? The child attends a regular early childhood program and the majority of the child’s special education services are in the regular early childhood classroom therefore the PPCD Service locator code would be 1. Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code would be assigned to a PreK eligible child with speech impairment who participates in the PreK classroom and receives speech language therapy twice a week for 30 minutes in a pull out setting? The child attends a regular early childhood program and the majority of the child’s special education services are in some other location, the PPCD Service locator code would be 5. Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code would be assigned to a three or four year old child attending community based childcare facility five days a week with a majority (at least 50%) of children without disabilities and receives speech therapy 30 minutes weekly in a special education setting or speech therapist office at the public school? The child attends a regular early childhood program and the majority of the child’s special education services are in some other location, the PPCD Service locator code would be 5. Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code would be assigned to a three or four year old child dually enrolled in a community based pre-kindergarten program five days a week with a majority(at least 50%) of children without disabilities and received speech therapy one hour a week at the private school in regular early childhood program? The child attends a regular early childhood program and the majority of the child’s special education services are in the regular early childhood classroom, the PPCD Service locator code would be 1. Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code would be assigned to a child with a disability who attends half day in a self contained PPCD classroom and a half day in the PreK classroom where the child receives special education services from a certified special education teacher? The child attends a regular early childhood program, and depending on where the majority of the child’s special education services are being provided the child would be assigned a PPCD service locator code of 1 or 5. Education Service Center-Region

Which PPCD service location code would be assigned to a child with a disability who attends half day in a self contained PPCD classroom and a half day in the PreK classroom and receives special education services from a certified special education teacher in some other location. The child attends a regular early childhood program and the majority of the child’s special education services are provided in some other location(the self-contained classroom), the PPCD Service locator code would be 5. Education Service Center-Region

Kindergarten Questions Independently complete the scenarios related to kindergarten. Education Service Center-Region

Kim McNally Preschool Specialist Education Service Center Region 19 Thank you! Education Service Center-Region

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