Policy – Category 6000 (Instruction)
BP 6001 – Transition Services
3.0
Preschool to Grade School
3.1
Coordination of Preschool Programs
The LEA shall ensure that state preschool programs and programs for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, provided, are coordinated at the state and local levels. Education Code § 56442
3.2
Head Start Interagency Agreement
The department shall amend its interagency agreement with the Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, Region IX, Head Start, United States Department of Health and Human Services, to permit a LEA to contract with a Head Start program for special education services for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five years. Education Code § 56443(a)
3.3
Reassessment Prior to Transitioning to Kindergarten or First Grade
Prior to transitioning an individual with exceptional needs from a preschool program to kindergarten, or first grade, an appropriate reassessment of the individual shall be conducted to determine if the individual is still in need of special education and services. Education Code § 56445(a)
4.0
Transition into Regular Class
Provision for the transition into the regular class program if the student is to be transferred from a special class or nonpublic, nonsectarian school into a regular class in a public school for any part of the school days, including the following: Education Code § 56345(b)(4) 1. A description of activities provided to integrate the student into the general education program. The description shall indicate the nature of each activity, and the time spent on the activity each day or week. 2. A description of the activities provided to support the transition of students from the special education program into the general education program.
5.0
Transition from Elementary School District to High School District
When a student is to enroll in a high school district from an elementary district, the elementary district shall invite the high school district to the IEP team meeting prior to the last scheduled review. If the authorized high school personnel participate with the
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Desert Mountain Special Education Local Plan Area (DMSELPA) (rev. 10/19)
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