Chapter 18: Overidentification and Disproportionality
SECTION A: INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) REQUIREMENT SECTION B: COLLECTION AND EXAMINATION OF DATA REGARDING DISPROPORTIONALITY
Introduction It shall be the policy of the Desert/Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) and its member Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to prevent inappropriate disproportionate representation by race and ethnicity of children with disabilities. Section A – IDEA Requirement Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.173. Overidentification and disproportionality. The State must have in effect, consistent with the purposes of this part and with section 618(d) of the Act, policies and procedures designed to prevent the inappropriate overidentification or disproportionate representation by race and ethnicity of children as children with disabilities, including children with disabilities with a particular impairment described in section 300.8. The Charter LEAs shall, with Charter SELPA assistance, monitor student trends with the intent of averting inappropriate, disproportionate representation of racially, ethnically, linguistically, and culturally diverse students (by race and ethnicity of children with disabilities). The Charter SELPA shall provide the following assistance: • Student trend data pertinent to the disproportionate calculation as reported through the California Special Education Management Information System (CASEMIS) to the California Department of Education (CDE). • Provide up-to-date training and information provided to the Charter SELPA by the CDE. • Continue to inform member LEAs concerning responsibilities related to the potential transfer of local assistance funds to reduce disproportionality under the Early Intervening requirement of IDEA.
Chapter 18 – Overidentification and Disproportionality, Charter SELPA
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As of 09/08/2017
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