Policy – Category 6000 (Instruction)
BP 6001 – Transition Services
4. A referral for evaluation and assessment for services under Part B of the IDEA, no later than the time that the toddler is two years nine months of age or before the LEA’s break in school services if the toddler will become three years of age during a break in school services. The transition IFSP shall contain steps necessary to satisfy the referral and IEP development requirements contained in Education Code §§ 56321 and 46344 5. Identification of the individuals responsible for convening an IEP and final IFSP meeting, and the individual responsible for convening an Individual Program Plan (IPP - Inland Regional Center) meeting, if necessary, for a toddler by age three to:
a. Review the progress toward meeting the early intervention services outcomes identified in the IFSP
b. Determine the eligibility for special education and develop the IEP
c. Develop an IPP if the toddler is also eligible for services under the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act as required in Welfare and Institutions Code § 4646
2.5 If Toddler is Older than Two Years and Six Months on Date of Initial IFSP
If a toddler is older than two years and six months on the date of the initial IFSP, the IFSP shall include steps to ensure transition to special education services under Part B of the IDEA, or other services that may be appropriate.
2.6
Regional Centers May Continue Services for Eligible Preschoolers
Regional centers may continue providing or purchasing services for a preschooler who has been determined eligible for regional center services:
1. Until the beginning of the next school term after the toddler’s third birthday during a period when the LEA special education preschool program is not in session
2. When the multi-disciplinary team determines that services are necessary until the LEA special education program resumes
BP 6001 – Transition Services
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 10/19)
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