East Hartford 26-0550

Complaint Summary

Date Findings Report Sent:

May 21, 2026

Case Number:

26-0550

Grade Level:

Middle school

Person filing complaint:

Parent

School District:

East Hartford Public Schools

Allegation(s):

  • The Parent alleges that the District has failed to provide the Student with a certified special education teacher and, as a result, special education services have not been delivered as required in the Student’s individualized education program (IEP) since the start of the 2025-2026 school year. (34 CFR §§ 300.323(c)(2), 300.17, and RCSA § 10-76d-1(a)(1)).

Conclusion(s):

  • Notification of the special education teacher vacancy was provided to families; however, the District was unable to fill the position from August 27, 2025, through April 6, 2026. During this period, the Student should have received 14,364 minutes (239.4 hours) of special education services in accordance with their IEP. Instead, only 12.5 hours were provided through tutoring, resulting in 226.9 hours of missed services. Consequently, the Student made no progress on goals and objectives through January 29, 2026, and only minimal progress from January 29, 2026, through April 7, 2026. Therefore, the District failed to implement the IEP and is in violation of 34 CFR §§ 300.323(c)(2) and 300.17, and RCSA § 10-76d-1(a)(1). Corrective action will follow. 

Corrective Action(s):

  • The District is to provide the Student with 226.9 hours of compensatory Reading, Academic Skills, Structured Literacy, and Mathematics services to address the reading, writing, and mathematics goals in the IEP. The District can utilize District staff or contract with an agency. If the District and the Parent encounter a disagreement regarding the scheduling of services, the District shall contact this office, and the investigator will make a determination. The Parent is free to decline the offer of compensatory services in whole or in part. The District shall deliver all of these services on or before January 1, 2027. 
  • For March, April, and May of 2026, the District must track the Student’s academic/behavior supports service in the general education classroom to ensure the service is provided to the Student. The service log must include the date, and whether or not the Student was provided with the service. If the Student was not provided with the service, the service log must note the reason the service was not provided. On or before June 15, 2026, the District must submit a copy of the service log to the CSDE as evidence that the Student was provided with the service.