Policy – Category 5000 (Students)
BP 5005 – Supports and Services
Designated instruction and services shall meet the standards adopted by the board. (b) These services may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Language and speech development and remediation
The speech and language development and remediation services may be provided by a speech-language pathology assistant as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 2530.2 of the Business and Professions Code. Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) § 3051.1. “Langu age, Speech and Hearing Development and Remediation services” include: (1) Referral and assessment of individuals suspected of having a disorder of language, speech, or hearing. Such individuals are not considered as part of the caseload pursuant to Education Code section 56363.3 unless an IEP is developed and services are provided pursuant to sections 3051.1(a)(2) and (3); (2) Specialized instruction and services for individuals with disorders of language, speech, and hearing, including monitoring of pupil progress on a regular basis, providing information for the review, and when necessary participating in the review and revision of IEPs of pupils; (3) Consultative services to pupils, parents, teachers, or other school personnel; (4) Coordination of speech and language services with an individual’s regular and special education program. Caseloads of full-time equivalent language, speech and hearing specialists providing instruction and services within the LEA, SELPA, or county office shall not exceed a districtwide, SELPAwide, or countywide average of 55 individuals unless prior written approval has been granted by the SSPI. Language and speech development and remediation shall be provided only by personnel who possess: (1) a licensed in Speech- Language Pathology issued by a licensing agency within the Department of Consumer Affairs; or (2) a credential authorizing language or speech services.
Services may also be provided by speech-language pathology assistants working under the direct supervision of a qualified language, speech, and hearing specialist, as defined in Business and
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 10/19)
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