Complaint Summary
Date Findings Report Sent
April 28, 2026
Case number
Killingly 26-0498
School District
Killingly Public Schools
Person filing the complaint
Parent advocate
Grade Level
Middle school
Allegation(s)
- The Advocate alleged that the District has failed to provide Reading services as required in the Student’s 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)).
- The Advocate alleged that since October/November of the 2025/2026 school year, the District has failed to ensure that the Student is being educated in the least restrictive environment (LRE) in accordance with his IEP. (34 CFR §§ 300.114(a)(2), 300.115(a), and 300.116(a))
Conclusion(s)
- During the course of this investigation, it was discovered that the Student’s current social/emotional goal and objectives have not been revised since October 26, 2022. Additionally, the objectives in one of the Student's reading goals were not revised from October 26, 2022, until October 2, 2025. Given that the District has failed to annually revise the Student’s IEP, they are in violation of 34 CFR § 300.324(b). Corrective action will follow.
- The Student’s progress report on November 26, 2025, indicates that the first reading objective marked as “Satisfactory” was technically mastered, as the current score reflects the target score. However, the Student’s progress report from February 7, 2026, indicates that the second scaffolded reading objective had not been introduced; as a result, it appears that there was no work on reading objectives between November 26, 2025, and February 7, 2026. Additionally, the Student was not provided with 44.5 hours of reading services from August 28, 2025, to March 18, 2026. While the District cites Student refusal as a reason for many missed sessions, there is no evidence of the District’s efforts to address that particular barrier or communicate that information to the Parent. As the District failed to ensure that services were provided as required per the Student’s IEP, they are in violation of 34 CFR §§ 300.323(c)(2), 300.17, and RCSA § 10-76d-1(a)(1). Corrective action will follow.
- The Student’s present levels of functional performance, as documented on the October 2, 2025, IEP, indicate that during the first month of school he was successfully following his schedule and attending classes within the general education setting. It is important to note that the reported 80% TWNDP does not align with the 39.29% TWNDP outlined in the IEP. As the school year progressed, the Student’s TWNDP gradually, and then significantly, decreased. Despite this documented decrease in accessing the general education setting, the District failed to convene a PPT until March 17, 2026, to review and revise the IEP, determine whether additional supplementary aids and services were needed, or consider whether evaluations were warranted to assess underlying concerns or the function of the Student’s behavior. Therefore, the District is in violation of 34 CFR Section §§ 300.114(a)(2), 300.115(a), and 300.116(a).
Corrective Action(s)
- The District is required to complete a functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and, if appropriate, develop a behavior intervention plan (BIP), no later than the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
- The District must convene a PPT meeting to review the FBA, revise all present levels of performance, and goals and objectives to ensure that current data is utilized. Additionally, the PPT must discuss the least restrictive environment, carefully considering the use of supplementary aids and services to prevent unnecessary limitations on access to general education programming, no later than September 30, 2026.
- The District is required to provide training for all staff involved in this case on the federal and state laws and regulations regarding developing, reviewing, and revising IEPs. An agenda for the training and a list of attendees must be submitted to this office. The training must be completed no later than September 30, 2026.
- The District is to provide the Student with 2,670 minutes of compensatory reading instruction. 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 December 1, 2026.