Intensive Interagency

This system is aimed at providing assistance to students who are at substantial risk of waiting more than 30 days for an appropriate educational placement.

In addition to assisting local education agencies with providing appropriate educational placements, the system of interagency coordination also works toward the goal of enhancing the capacity of school district programs so that the needs of students with disabilities can be met in public educational settings in most situations.

Parents and guardians may contact Special Education ConsultLine at 1-800-879-2301 for more information about Intensive Interagency support.
There are a variety of Technical Assistance (TA) resources available to assist Local Education Agency teams in resolving program/placement issues. Each Intermediate Unit has a consultant assigned as an IU Interagency Coordinator. This person has the responsibility of working with families and teams in an effort to identify resources, arrange services, identify needs and service gaps, and develop an action plan which will lead to the provision of an appropriate program.

Publication: County CASSP and Children's Behavioral Health Contact Persons, listed alphabetically by county

This BEC will explain Intensive interagency coordination. Intensive interagency coordination is designed for the rare situations when the local teams are not able to arrange for the placements of students in the public educational setting and the students have waited or are at risk of waiting more than 30 days for an appropriate educational placement.

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Local Intermediate Unit Interagency coordinators can also provide Technical Assistance. Contact them directly using the information in this spreadsheet.Local Intermediate Unit Interagency coordinators can also provide Technical Assistance. Contact them directly using the information in this spreadsheet.

View or download the contact list ⏵

This BEC will explain the reporting requirements for students with disabilities assigned to instruction conducted in the home by the IEP team and students with disabilities who may be assigned to homebound instruction.

Publication: Instruction Conducted in Home_BEC

Video: Intensive Interagency, Homebound Instruction and Instruction Conducted in the Home: Definitions and Regulations

What is the difference between Homebound Instruction and Instruction Conducted in the Home?

• When referring to a student who receives special education services, the terms Homebound Instruction and Instruction Conducted in the Home are often confused. This fact sheet explains the difference between the two services and provides links to further information.