Policy – Category 5000 (Students) BP 5004 – Instructional Planning and the IEP
including opportunities for direct instruction in the child’s language and communication mode. The team shall also consider the related services and program options that provide the child with an equal opportunity for communication access, including the following ( Education Code § 56345 ): 1. The child’s primary language mode and language, which may include the use of spoken language, with or without visual cues, and/or the use of sign language; 2. The availability of a sufficient number of age, cognitive, and language peers of similar abilities, which may be met by consolidating services into a local plan area-wide program or providing placement pursuant to Education Code § 56361 ; 3. Appropriate, direct, and ongoing language access to special education teachers and other specialists who are proficient in the child’s primary language mode and language consistent with existing law regarding teacher training requirements; and 4. Services necessary to ensure communication-accessible academic instructions, school services, and extracurricular activities consistent with the federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. I. Whether the child requires assistive technology devices and services. If, in considering the special factors in items #1-8 above, the IEP team determines that a child needs a particular device or service, including an intervention, accommodation, or other program modification, in order to receive FAPE, the IEP team must include a statement to that effect in the child’s IEP ( Education Code § 56341.1 ). The DMCS Administrator or designee shall ensure that the IEP team ( Title 20 of the United States Code § 1414(d)(4); Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.324; Education Code §§ 56043, 56341.1, and 56380 ): A. Reviews the IEP periodically, but at least annually, to determine whether the annual goals for the child are being achieved and the appropriateness of placement; B. Revises the IEP, as appropriate, to address:
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Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) (rev. 09/18)
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