Policy – Category 5000 (Students) BP 5002 – Assessment and Evaluation
a. Whether the pupil may need special education and related services. b. The basis for making the determination. c. The relevant behavior noted during the observation of the pupil in an appropriate setting. d. The relationship of that behavior to the pupil’s academic and social functioning. e. The educationally relevant health and development, and medical findings, if any. f. For pupils with learning disabilities, whether there is such a discrepancy between achievement and ability that it cannot be corrected without special education and related services. g. A determination concerning the effects of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage, where appropriate. h. The need for specialized services, materials, and equipment for pupils with low incidence disabilities, consistent with guidelines established pursuant to Section 56136.
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Timelines Upon receipt of a signed assessment plan, the assessment team has 60 calendar days, not counting days between the child’s regular school sessions, terms, or days of school vacation in excess of five school days, in which to conduct an appropriate evaluation and hold an IEP meeting to discuss assessment results and develop an IEP. 1. The 60-day timeline begins the day the signed assessment plan is received by the Charter LEA staff. 2. If an assessment plan is signed within 20 days of the end of the traditional school year, the IEP meeting may be held up to 30 days after the start of the following school year. 3. Within 15 days of the receipt of the referral for assessment, the appropriate IEP assessment team members shall prepare and mail or personally deliver to the parent the following: • The completed Assessment Plan (D/M 66); and • A copy of the Special Education Procedural Safeguards/Parents’ Rights (D/M 77).
BP 5002 – Assessment and Evaluation
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Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) (rev. 11/16)
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