Policy – Category 6000 (Instruction)
BP 6001 – Transition Services
2.3
Transition Steps
For toddlers with an IFSP, the transition steps contained in the IFSP at two years nine months or earlier shall include all of the following:
1. Discussions with and providing information to parents regarding:
a. The toddler’s transition to special education for a toddler with a disability who may be eligible for special education and related services under Part B of the IDEA b. Steps to prepare the toddler for changes in service delivery, including steps to help the toddler adjust to, and function in, a new setting 2. Provide information about community resources, such as Head Start, Child Development Preschools, private or public education services after 36 months of age
3. A projected date for conducting a final review of the IFSP to review the early intervention services and the transition outcomes by age three
2.4
Toddlers Who May Be Eligible for Preschool Services
For toddlers who may be eligible for preschool services from the LEA under Part B of the IDEA, the transition steps necessary for movement into services under Part B or other appropriate program, written at the IFSP meeting before the toddler is two years nine months, or, at the discretion of all parties, up to six months before the toddler’s third birthda y, shall include all of the following: 1. With parental consent, the transmission of information about the toddler to the LEA including evaluation and assessment information and copies of the IFSPs that have been developed and implemented 2. Identifying needed assessments to determine regional center and special education eligibility and determining regional center or LEA responsible and timelines for completing the needed assessments 3. Statements of the steps necessary to ensure that the referral to an LEA is received by the LEA in a timely manner to ensure that assessments required under the provisions of Part B of the IDEA are completed and an IEP is implemented by the toddler’s third birthday
BP 6001 – Transition Services
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 10/19)
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