Specifications include, but are not limited to:General Requirements: The Successful Offeror(s) shall be responsible for providing all services necessary to provide speech-language therapy services. Offeror(s) should address their ability to provide, at a minimum, the following services: 1. Program Overview: The Successful Offeror(s) shall design and implement a program of speech and language therapy utilizing appropriate intervention models. Students will be referred by the Exceptional Education department of HCPS. The workday cannot exceed 7.5 hours (37.5 hours per week) of service on any full/regular school day and no more than 4.0 hours of service for any early dismissal day without receiving prior approval from the Director of Exceptional Education, their designee or Speech-Language Department Chair/ Lead Speech-Language Pathologist. Time spent during the 7.5 hours of service on assessments, meetings and report writing may be billable. HCPS will not reimburse for traveling to multiple sites. 2. Desired Program Start Date: November 1, 2016 3. Students to be Served: Speech and Language Impaired and Exceptional Education students with speech and language as a related service, male and female in Henrico County. 4. Program Capacity: Offerors shall provide the number of hours of speech-language therapy services they can provide per week. 5. Referral Information: HCPS shall provide to the Successful Offeror(s), upon referral, current student file. 6. Implementation Approval: All components of the services to be received shall be reviewed and approved by a liaison from HCPS Exceptional Education department. These components include, but are not limited to the students’ Individualized Education Program (IEP), behavior management plan, intervention policies, educational program and service delivery and documentation of services. B. Requirements (overview): Daily/Weekly: The services shall be available weekdays, Monday through Friday throughout the school year, consistent with the HCPS calendar for the 2016-2017 school year and subsequently approved calendars. Calendars are posted on the HCPS website at henricoschools.us. Length of Treatment: The length of treatment per student enrolled in the program shall typically be determined by the student’s IEP. Service Delivery: The Successful Offeror(s) shall provide a program that shall consist of individualized attention for each student to increase his/her speech/language skills. The program shall provide the appropriate level of special education services according to a student’s IEP developed by HCPS. See Offeror’s Requirements for Speech-Language Pathologist qualifications (Sec. III. D). The program and its staff shall comply with all Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) regulations, laws and policies covering alternative educational programs and special educational programs for children with disabilities. Educational services shall be designed so that each student with a disability receives services following initial enrollment. The hours and length of services shall be based on the student’s behavior, both in and out of the program, and incorporated in the IEP. C. Specific Requirements: Case Management: The Successful Offeror(s) shall provide case management services while students are enrolled in the program to include contact and coordination of services with the liaison from the Exceptional Education department of HCPS. Case management shall include all reporting procedures required by HCPS, including completion of 4 ½ week interims if required, nine-week updates of IEP’s and end-of-the-year reports. Student assessments shall be conducted as directed by the Exceptional Education department of HCPS. Case management shall also include quarterly communication of progress, observations, evaluation summary and any other matters regarding the enrollee’s scholastic status to the parents and the liaison. Crisis Intervention: The Successful Offeror(s) shall provide crisis intervention services as needed to the students and families while the student is in attendance at the program or is receiving services. Behavior Management: The Successful Offeror(s) shall support development and implementation of behavior management with specific expectations as determined by HCPS, school and individual student plan
