Policy – Category 2000 (Administration)
BP 2005 – Private Schools and Services
Table of Contents
BP 2005 – PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND SERVICES ................................................................. 1
1.0 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 P ARENTALLY -P LACED S TUDENTS WITH D ISABILITIES IN P RIVATE S CHOOLS ................... 2 3.0 G UIDELINES FOR P ARTICIPATING LEA S , C HILDREN WITH D ISABILITIES E NROLLED BY P ARENTS IN P RIVATE S CHOOLS .................................................................................................... 4 3.1 Child Find ................................................................................................................... 4 3.2 Special Education Referral ......................................................................................... 4 3.3 Initial Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team Meeting ................................ 5 3.4 IEP/IFSP Policy .......................................................................................................... 6 3.5 Dispute Resolution ...................................................................................................... 7 3.6 Certification of Assurances ......................................................................................... 8 4.0 A PPENDICES ..................................................................................................................... 8 5.0 L EGAL R EFERENCES ........................................................................................................ 8
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Introduction
The U.S. Department of Education states, “The Department believes that the right of parents to choose where their children should be educated, whether at public or private school, is extremely important. Nevertheless, the rights of parentally-placed private school children with disabilities under Part B are not the same as those children with disabilities that are enrolled in public schools and are served at public agency programs or public agency placements in private schools.” Based on the concepts set forth by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004, the Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) has developed a set of policies and procedures as they relate to parentally-placed private school children with disabilities. On an annual basis, the DMSELPA shall consult with appropriate representatives of private schools regarding how to carry out the activities of locating, identifying, and assessing all private school children with disabilities, including religious-school children residing within the DMSELPA. These activities shall be comparable to those undertaken for children with disabilities in public schools, and the cost of carrying out the child find must not be a consideration.
BP 2005 – Private Schools and Services
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 11/09)
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