DMSELPA Policies and Procedures

Policy – Category 2000 (Administration)

BP 2008 – Guidelines for the Provision of Special Education Services in Charter Schools

4.3

Services and Programs for Children Birth through Five (0-5)

LEA Charter Schools are only authorized to serve students in grades K-12 under current education code. In the event that this changes in the future, LEA Charter Schools shall be responsible for identifying, assessing and serving children birth through five according to the guidelines of the DMSELPA Policy and Procedure Manual. For children, birth through five, who are referred for assessment to LEA Charter Schools in the DMSELPA, the LEA Charter School shall assist the parent in directing the referral to the responsible LEA.

4.4

Services and Programs for Children 18 to 22

For any student who currently attends one of the LEA Charter Schools who has an active IEP, who is not yet 19 years of age and has not graduated with a diploma or completed his/her prescribed course of study, the charter school must continue to offer FAPE until the student graduates with a regular high school diploma, completes the prescribed course of study or reaches the age of 22. For students who meet the description above but do not currently attend one of the LEA Charter Schools and seek admission to the school, the charter school must offer FAPE to this student if he/she is otherwise qualified to attend.

4.5

Annual Service and Budget Plan

Please refer to Volume II of the DMSELPA Local Plan.

4.6

Interagency Agreements

Interagency agreements within San Bernardino County are included in the DMSELPA Local Plan. For those LEA Charter Schools outside of the DMSELPA region, the interagency agreements of the region in which the charter school is located will be utilized in order to preserve consistency of procedures among agencies within another region. There may also be some non-public agencies and non-public schools which will need to have master contracts and individual service plans developed. A continuum of placements and services must be available if needed by a student. If a student enrolls in the charter school and they need additional related services, the services will be obtained. The DMSELPA Administrator will work collaboratively with the SELPA where the school is located to contract with them or locate additional providers from the area. The process for the development of these agreements and contracts will begin when an application is approved for admission into the DMSELPA. The process will be as follows:

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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