Procedural Guide

Students who are eligible to receive special education services are guaranteed a free and appropriate public education (FAPE). Federal, state, and local mandates provide a vast array of requirements that special educators must follow when implementing the programs designed to provide students with FAPE. These mandates are extensive and often confusing. The overall purpose of the SCUSD SELPA procedural guide is to provide personnel with a detailed resource for the implementation of special education procedures focused on the identification, assessment and appropriate provision of FAPE in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE).

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

WHEN TO CONTACT THE SELPA 

CHILD FIND

REFERRAL PROCESS

STUDENT STUDY TEAMS

PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS

PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE

ASSESSMENT PLANS

ASSESSMENT, TEST SELECTION, AND REPORTS

IEP MEETING

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

TRANSITION PLANNING FOR STUDENTS 16-22

TRANSITION SERVICES

ANNUAL REVIEW AND RE-EVALUATION

INTERIM PLACEMENT

CURRICULAR ADAPTATIONS

GRADING

PROMOTION AND RETENTION

PARENT PARTICIPATION

CONSERVATORSHIP

SURROGATE PARENT

AGE OUT TIMELINES

PARENTAL CONSENT AND REVOCATION OF CONSENT

AGE OF MAJORITY

INTERIM PLACEMENT

HOME-HOSPITAL INSTRUCTION, HOME INSTRUCTION, AND INDEPENDENT STUDY

SCHOOL SPONSORED NONACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND FIELD TRIPS

INDEPENDENT STUDY

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ENROLLED IN PRIVATE SCHOOL

EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR

GRADUATION OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION

STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND SERVICES

INFANT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

INDIVIDUAL HEALTH PLANS/SCHOOL NURSE SERVICES

FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT

BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLAN

SHORTENED DAY GUIDELINES

BEHAVIORAL EMERGENCY INTERVENTIONS

STUDENT DISCIPLINE

UNILATERAL PLACEMENTS

STUDENT RECORDS

INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONS

LOCAL COMPLAINT PROCEDURES

CDE COMPLAINT AND INVESTIGATION PROCEDURES

DUE PROCESS AND MEDIATION

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR)