b. Steps to prepare the toddler for changes in service delivery, including steps to help the toddler adjust to, and function in, a new setting 2. Provide information about community resources, such as Head Start, Child Development Preschools, private or public education services after 36 months of age 3. A projected date for conducting a final review of the IFSP to review the early intervention services and the transition outcomes by age three Toddlers Who May Be Eligible for Preschool Services For toddlers who may be eligible for preschool services from the LEA under Part B of the IDEA, the transition steps necessary for movement into services under Part B or other appropriate program, written at the IFSP meeting before the toddler is two years nine months, or, at the discretion of all parties, up to six months before the toddler’s third birthday, shall include all of the following: 1. With parental consent, the transmission of information about the toddler to the LEA including evaluation and assessment information and copies of the IFSPs that have been developed and implemented 2. Identifying needed assessments to determine regional center and special education eligibility and determining regional center or LEA responsible and timelines for completing the needed assessments 3. Statements of the steps necessary to ensure that the referral to an LEA is received by the LEA in a timely manner to ensure that assessments required under the provisions of Part B of the IDEA are completed and an IEP is implemented by the toddler’s third birthday 4. A referral for evaluation and assessment for services under Part B of the IDEA, no later than the time that the toddler is two years nine months of age or before the LEA’s break in school services if the toddler will become three years of age during a break in school services. The transition IFSP shall contain steps necessary to satisfy the referral and IEP development requirements contained in Education Code sections 56321 and 46344 5. Identification of the individuals responsible for convening an IEP and final IFSP meeting, and the individual responsible for convening an Individual Program Plan (IPP - Inland Regional Center) meeting, if necessary, for a toddler by age three to: a. Review the progress toward meeting the early intervention services outcomes identified in the IFSP b. Determine the eligibility for special education and develop the IEP c. Develop an IPP if the toddler is also eligible for services under the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act as required in Welfare and Institutions Code section 4646
Chapter 9 – Transition Services, Desert/Mountain SELPA As of 10/18/2019 Steering Committee Review/Adoption
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