Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
BP 5001 – Identification and Referral
handwriting is difficult to read, completes only 25% of classwork, does not return homework, distracts others during lessons, does not participate in group discussions, and pushes students during recess. Examples of desired outcomes are: better attendance, increase in reading or math skills, passing competency tests, working well with peer tutor, and ability to follow specific playground rules. See Chapter 3, Section C, Specific Learning Disability Eligibility for further information regarding procedures to document the presence of a Specific Learning Disability.
Use the Modifications Checklist to indicate the general education modifications that have been tried.
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Overidentification and Disproportionality
It shall be the policy of the and member LEAs to prevent inappropriate disproportionate representation by race and ethnicity of children with disabilities.
Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations § 300.173. Overidentification and disproportionality. The State must have in effect, consistent with the purposes of this part and with section 618(d) of the Act, policies and procedures designed to prevent the inappropriate overidentification or disproportionate representation by race and ethnicity of children as children with disabilities, including children with disabilities with a particular impairment described in § 300.8. The DMSELPA member LEAs shall, with DMSELPA assistance, monitor student trends with the intent of averting inappropriate, disproportionate representation of racially, ethnically, linguistically, and culturally diverse students (by race and ethnicity of children with disabilities). The DMSELPA shall provide the following assistance: • Student trend data pertinent to the disproportionate calculation as reported through the California Special Education Management Information System (CASEMIS) to the California Department of Education (CDE).
• Provide up-to-date training and information provided to the DMSELPA by the CDE.
• Continue to inform member LEAs concerning responsibilities related to the potential transfer of local assistance funds to reduce disproportionality under the Early Intervening requirement of IDEA.
BP 5001 – Identification and Referral
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 08/21)
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