DMSELPA Policies and Procedures

Policy – Category 5000 (Students)

BP 5005 – Supports and Services

Table of Contents

BP 5005 – SUPPORTS AND SERVICES ................................................................................... 1

1.0 I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 2.0 L EAST R ESTRICTIVE E NVIRONMENT , A C ONTINUUM OF S ERVICES AND P LACEMENT O PTIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 3 3.0 R ELATED S ERVICES ......................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Specific Provisions for Nursing Services .................................................................. 19 4.0 S ERVICE A NIMALS ......................................................................................................... 19 4.1 Definitions ................................................................................................................. 19 4.2 Written Notification to Parents ................................................................................. 20 4.3 Right to Use of Facilities and Services ..................................................................... 21 4.4 Section 504 Plan and IEP - FAPE ............................................................................ 23 4.5 Liability for Service Animals .................................................................................... 23 4.6 Transportation on School Bus .................................................................................. 23 4.7 Court Cases Regarding the Use of Service Animals................................................. 24 5.0 A SSISTIVE T ECHNOLOGY ............................................................................................... 24 5.1 Kinds of Assistive Technology and Services that are to be considered by the IEP Team 25 5.2 Process for considering whether the child requires assistive technology and services 25 6.0 A PPENDICES ................................................................................................................... 29 7.0 L EGAL R EFERENCES ...................................................................................................... 30

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Introduction

It is the philosophy of the Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) that individual students with exceptional needs be provided a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). This philosophy is in accordance with state and federal mandates.

BP 5005 – Supports and Services

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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 10/19)

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