rights under this chapter, and the procedure for initiating a referral for assessment to identify individuals with exceptional needs. All referrals for special education and related services from school staff shall include a brief reason for the referral and description of the general education program resources that were considered and/or modified for use with the child, and their effect (Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations § 3021). Referrals for special education and related services initiate the process to determine if an assessment is warranted and shall be documented. When a verbal referral is made, staff of the Charter LEA shall offer assistance to the parent or any other individual to make a request in writing. The Charter SELPA shall annually distribute information regarding child find activities to private schools for dissemination to parents. Parents whose primary language is not English shall be informed of the need to file a written request when a verbal request is made. They shall be informed both verbally and in writing in their primary language, unless to do so is clearly not feasible. Assistance in providing a written request will be provided as needed. Written referrals in languages other than English will be accepted. If a parent requests, in writing, an assessment for possible special education services, the Charter LEA will develop an Assessment Plan (D/M 66) and present it to the parent within 15 days. The proposed assessment may include a classroom observation, review of records, informal screening, and/or a referral for a formal evaluation in suspected areas of disability, such as, but not limited to, vision/hearing, speech-language, academic skills, cognition, adaptive behavior, psychological processing skills, or social-emotional-behavioral status. A copy of the Procedural Safeguards/ Parents’ Rights (D/M 77) are reviewed and given to the parents at the time the assessment plan is presented. The 15-day period does not include days between the child’s regular school session or term or days of school vacation in excess of five school days from the date of receipt of the referral. Charter SELPA forms are available on the website at www.cahelp.org for member Charter LEAs to use upon receipt of a referral for special education assessment (D/M 51 - Identification, Referral, Assessment Log for the IEP Process; D/M 56 - Family Information; D/M 57 - Referral for Special Education; D/M 58 - Educational History and Social Achievement; D/M 59 - Checklist for Student Observation; D/M 63 - Authorization for Use and/or Disclosure of Information; and D/M 79 - Utilized Interventions). However, an IEP required as a result of an assessment of a child shall be developed within 30 days after the commencement of the subsequent regular school year as determined by each Charter LEA’s school calendar for each child for whom a referral has been made 30 days or less prior to the end of the regular school year. In the case of school vacations, the 60-day time shall recommence on the date that school days reconvene. A meeting to develop an initial IEP for the child shall be conducted within 30 days of a determination that the child needs special education and related services pursuant to Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.343(2)(b); Education Code § 56344. The proposed assessment plan shall meet all of the following requirements (Education Code § 56321):
Chapter 1 – Identification & Referral of Individuals for Special Education, Charter SELPA
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As of 8/26/2021 Steering Committee Review
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