STATEMENT_OF_WORK.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

Occupational Therapy Services

Authorization

UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEIA), PUBLIC LAW 108-446 OF 2004 AND 34CFR, IT SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES BE PROVIDED FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION (FAPE) AND IF RELATED SERVICES ARE NEEDED FOR STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR EDUCATION PERFORMANCE THEN THOSE SERVICES WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.

SCOPE

The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), Special Education Related Services (SERS), Cooperative Agreement Unit (CAU) is in need of a contractor to provide occupational therapy services for students.

The following duties will be required:

· The contractor will work directly with BIE-funded schools to initiate an evaluation or a re-evaluation for students who have been referred as possibly in need of special education and related services, specifically occupational therapeutic services. All required consents for new and re-evaluations will be completed by the referring school. The Occupational Therapist will schedule and conduct full evaluation within the required time frame.

· Participates in the development of an Evaluation Team Summary Report (ETSR) which is an accepted report format for the BIE-funded schools’ evaluations. It is a consolidated multi-disciplinary team report with recommendations and assists multi-disciplinary teams in eligibility determination and the development of appropriate individual education plans.

· Participates in multi-disciplinary team interactions. Is available for consultation on occupational therapy matters to other professional and parents. Writes appropriate and required reports and maintains documentation of services provided as mandated by the Bureau of Indian Education and ethical standards. Is available to provide technical assistance regarding speech/language therapy methods and strategies/techniques to use with the identified students.

· Guides and/or supervises the implementation of individual therapy with identified students with school staff, parents and other educational assistants. Re-designs therapy methods when necessary, makes progress reports to parents and teachers; maintains records in accordance with federal regulations.

· Completes and documents services provided to each students on the required BIE “Service Logs”. These logs are completed for each student served and submitted to the school on a monthly basis within five work days after a new month begins. Additionally, a copy of the service logs for each student served will be attached to the payment invoice and submitted to the CAU-Administration within five work days. Payment for services will not be processed unless the service logs are completed and submitted with the invoice.

· Provides and maintain certification and/or license in the State of New Mexico. Also, required to be finger printed and have a background checked approve by the Bureau of Indian Education/Human Resource Office/Personnel Security. This is a contractor’s responsibility as soon as a contract is officially awarded.

· Provides monthly schedule of visits to each assigned school and a separate schedule of students to be seen at each school for the teaching staff and Principals’ information. Furthermore, all BIE schools required their visitors to sign in and out for security reasons and contracted workers are required to abide by these school rules.

· Provide therapeutic services necessary, labor, materials, and incidentals for the assigned schools.

SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITIES

· Provide a work space to test and work with students that require occupational services.

· Release the students for testing and therapeutic sessions according to the individual student schedule.

· Collaborate with the Occupational Therapist on matters that require immediate attention either in person or through emails or fax prior to the school visit to allow time for preparation.

· Inform OT contractor about school closure or other activities that may interfere with therapeutic sessions and make arrangement for make-up work.

· Provide orientation to contracting specialist(s) on school rules and a tour of the campus to have staff meet the specialist(s)