Waterbury 25-0400

Complaint Summary

Date Findings Report Sent:

November 13, 2025

Case Number:

25-0400

Grade Level:

Elementary

Person filing complaint:

Attorney

School District:

Waterbury Public Schools (Systemic Complaint)

Allegation(s):

The Attorney alleged that the Students attending the Charter School were not provided with the special education and related services in accordance with their individualized education programs (IEPs) from August 27, 2024, through January 27, 2025. 34 CFR §§ 300.323(c)(2) and 300.17 and RCSA § 10-76d-1(a)(1)

Conclusion(s):

In a letter dated June 28, 2024, the District informed the Charter School that the District would be providing the Charter School with personnel to deliver all special education and related services mandated in IEPs for the 2024-2025 school year. Subsequent staffing issues within the District led to the lack of special education staff being assigned to the Charter School resulting in the lack of provision of services. It is determined that the District was in violation of 34 CFR §§ 300.323(c)(2) and 300.17 and RCSA § 10-76d-1(a)(1). Corrective action is required.
 
The Students identified in this systemic state complaint missed the following special education and related services from August 27, 2024, through January 27, 2025:
  • Student 1: 420 minutes of Academic Skills, 810 minutes of Academic Skills
  • Student 2: 480 minutes of ELA, 360 minutes of Mathematics, 600 minutes of Speech and Language, 330 minutes of Counseling
  • Student 3: 660 minutes of ELA, 600 minutes of Speech and Language
  • Student 4: 480 minutes of ELA, 480 minutes of Mathematics, 600 minutes of Speech and Language, 200 hours of Adult Support – ELA and Math
  • Student 5: 1200 minutes of Speech and Language
  • Student 6: 1200 minutes of Speech and Language, 360 minutes of Counseling, 730 hours of 2:1 Adult Support – All Classes
  • Student 7: 1,830 minutes of ELA, 2,400 minutes of Mathematics, 2,400 minutes of Reading, 1,980 minutes of Mathematics, 1200 minutes of Speech and Language
  • Student 8: 990 minutes of Reading
  • Student 9: 2,400 minutes of Reading, 990 minutes of Writing, 2,190 minutes of Mathematics, 2,400 minutes of Academic Skills
  • Student 10: 1,980 minutes of ELA, 75 minutes of Transition Service, 600 minutes of Speech and Language

The District’s tracking of the delivery of these missed services was unclear to these investigators despite repeated requests. The District provided staff schedules as their evidence of the delivery of missed services.

Corrective Action(s):

  • The District is required to provide compensatory services for each of the Students identified in this complaint for the missed special education and related services outlined in the conclusions above. The provision of compensatory education shall occur under terms mutually agreed upon by the Parents and the District. If the District and the Parents encounter a disagreement about the scheduling of services, the District shall contact this office and this investigator will decide. The Parents may decline the offer of compensatory education in whole or in part. Given the amount of time that has passed since the time period of the investigation, the District must provide a detailed description of the current status for each of the Students identified in this systemic state complaint in the form of a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet must include the columns below for all ten Students in this complaint. The column titled Special Education Services (List Individually) and Service Hours Missed must use the data identified in the table above in the Conclusions section of this findings letter. Supporting documentation of the delivery of services must be included. The completed spreadsheet must be provided to these investigators beginning on January 2, 2026, on a monthly basis until the CSDE can confirm the full delivery of the missed services. All compensatory education services must be provided in full by June 30, 2026.
  • The District must provide the CSDE with a detailed spreadsheet for the 62 special education students attending the Charter School from August 27, 2024, through January 27, 2025. The spreadsheet must include the columns of information identified below and identify each special education and/or related service in accordance with the Student’s active IEP(s) during the identified timeframe and the status of delivery of those services. This spreadsheet must be provided to these investigators on or before January 2, 2026. All compensatory education services must be provided in full by June 30, 2026.
  • Student, SASID, Special Education Services (List Individually), Service Hours Missed (List Individually), Make-up Service Hours Provided (List Individually), Supporting Documentation Elementary and Middle School Students.