5. The services provided to the private school staff could include consultation, disability awareness training, and materials, modifications to the general education curriculum, support for student study team development, and other services indicated on the IEP/IFSP. E. Dispute Resolution 1. No LEA is required to pay for the cost of educating a child with a disability at a private school, including special education and related services, if: 1) the LEA made a FAPE available to the child, and 2) the parents voluntarily elected to place the child in a private school. 2. Disputes regarding whether a LEA made a FAPE available to the child, as well as the initial location, identification and assessment of parentally-placed private school children with disabilities, may be resolved pursuant to local policies and procedures and/or by filing a request for due process hearing with the California Special Education Hearing office. 3. Disputes regarding the Desert/Mountain SELPA’s Children with Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools policy and procedures may be resolved pursuant to local uniform complaint policies and procedures, and/or by filing a complaint with the California Department of Education pursuant to Title V of the California Code of Regulations Section 4600 et seq. 4. No parentally-placed private school child with a disability has an individual right to receive some or all of the special education and related services that he/she would receive if enrolled in a public school. 5. Issues requiring the provision of FAPE can be filed as a due process action as specified in Chapter 7. F. Certification of Assurances The Desert/Mountain Annual Service Plan has been adopted at a public hearing held by the special education local plan and notice of this hearing was posted in each LEA in the special education local plan area at least 15 days prior to the hearing. The Desert/Mountain SELPA Board of Directors is responsible for holding the public hearings.
Chapter 19 - Private Schools and Services, Desert/Mountain SELPA
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As of 11/25/2009
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