Policy – Category 2000 (Administration)
BP 2008 – Guidelines for the Provision of Special Education Services in Charter Schools
o 34 CFR § 300.100, §§ 300.101 – 300.163, § 300.201, §§ 300.165 – 300.174
Several critical areas within the assurance statement will be specifically addressed, and additional information is provided below.
4.1
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Both state and federal law provides that students with disabilities are entitled to a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) that includes special education and related services to meet their unique needs in the least restrictive environment (LRE). Each LEA Charter School member must ensure that all children served under their jurisdiction who have disabilities, regardless of the severity of their disability, and who are in need of special education and related services, are identified, located and evaluated and served. LEA members of the DMSELPA may be diverse geographically. Given this fact, the DMSELPA will provide funding per the Allocation Plan to LEA Charter Schools so that they may appropriately provide for all students with special education needs attending their schools. This obligation can be met in several ways, which may include:
1. Hire appropriately credentialed special education staff to provide necessary services;
2. Contract with a geographic SELPA to provide the necessary services;
3. Contract with a private entity to provide all necessary personnel to appropriately implement IEPs.
These methods of providing necessary services may be used by a single school in the DMSELPA service area, or several schools within the DMSELPA could join together to provide the services.
4.2
Child Find
LEA Charter Schools in the DMSELPA shall participate in activities which identify, locate and assess students with disabilities attending their schools ( EC §§ 56205(a) and 56301 ) according to the referral and assessment guidelines of the DMSELPA Policy and Procedure Manual.
BP 2008 - Guidelines for the Provision of Special Education Services in Charter Schools Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 11/21)
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