Policy – Category 6000 (Instruction) BP 6002 – Nonpublic Agency/Nonpublic School Services Table of Contents BP 6002 – NONPUBLIC AGENCY/NONPUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES............................ 1 1.0 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 P LACEMENT AND S ERVICES ............................................................................................. 3 3.0 O UT - OF -S TATE P LACEMENTS .......................................................................................... 4 4.0 P LACEMENT P ROCEDURES ............................................................................................... 5 5.0 C HILDREN R ESIDING IN G ROUP H OMES /F OSTER H OMES ................................................. 5 6.0 A PPENDICES ..................................................................................................................... 8 7.0 L EGAL R EFERENCES ........................................................................................................ 8
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Introduction Nonpublic, nonsectarian school and agency (NPS/NPA) services shall be available to children in the Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) when no appropriate public educational services are available within the Charter Local Education Agency (LEA), neighboring counties or SELPAs, or state special schools. The Charter LEA Governing Board may approve the contract with state certified NPS/NPA to provide special education services or facilities when an appropriate public education program is not available. When entering into contracts with a NPS/NPA, the Charter LEA shall consider the needs of the individual child with a disability and the recommendations of the IEP team. The IEP team shall remain accountable for monitoring the progress of children placed in NPS/NPA programs towards the goals identified in each child’s IEP. DEFINITIONS California Education Code § 56034. “Nonpublic, nonsectarian school” means a private, nonsectarian school that enrolls individuals with exceptional needs pursuant to an individualized education program and is certified by the department It does not include an organization or agency that operates as a public agency or offers public service, including, but not limited to, a state or local agency, an affiliate of a state or local agency,
BP 6002 – Nonpublic Agency/Nonpublic School Services
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Desert Mountain Charter Special Education Local Plan Area (DMCS) (rev. 09/18)
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