Policy– Category 5000 (Students)
BP 5001 – Identification and Referral
Table of Contents
BP 5001 – IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL.................................................................... 1
1.0 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 P ARENT R EFERRALS ........................................................................................................ 3 2.1 Infant: Birth to Three Years ........................................................................................ 4 2.2 Section 504 .................................................................................................................. 4 2.3 Procedures for Processing Referrals .......................................................................... 4 3.0 S TUDENT S TUDY T EAM (SST) ......................................................................................... 5 4.0 I NTERIM P LACEMENT (S TUDENTS T RANSFERRING INTO LEA)......................................... 7 5.0 E ARLY I DENTIFICATION OF L EARNING D ISABILITIES ..................................................... 10 5.1 Student Record Review ............................................................................................. 10 6.0 O VERIDENTIFICATION AND D ISPROPORTIONALITY ........................................................ 11 7.0 L EGAL R EFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 12
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Introduction
The referral for special education assessment is the first step taken when it is suspected that a child will require special education supports and services to be successful in the educational system. Parents, guardians, teachers, agencies, appropriate professionals, and other members of the public can make referrals. Once submitted, the referral initiates timelines that are specified in the California Education Code. The purpose of the referral process is to afford the assessment team the opportunity to re view the referring party’s identified areas of concern, previous attempts in program modification, relevant educational history, and other pertinent information regarding the child to determine areas in need of assessment. The California Association of Health and Education Linked Professions, Joint Powers Authority (CAHELP JPA) Governance Council of the Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) assures an ongoing effort to identify all individuals with disabilities including infants, children for whom English is not a primary language, children with low incidence disabilities, children attending private schools, children from families that are highly mobile, and children who are suspected of having a disability and in need of special education even though they are advancing from grade to grade.
BP 5001 – Identification and Referral
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 08/21)
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