Special Education Process from moment a student is suspected of having a disability and beyond. NH Rules for the Education of Children with Disabilities.(2008)
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CHILD FIND
Child Find MandateEvery child who is suspected or known to be a child with a disability shall be referred to the IEP team for further evaluation. -
DISPOSITION OF REFERRAL
Referral and Disposition of Referral (page 2)The LEA shall establish a process for referral and evaluation which includes individual participants responsible for decision-making and implementation.The LEA shall, upon receipt of a referral from any source, immediately notify the parent, in writing, of the referral. The IEP team shall within 15 days of the referral, determine whether the concerns raised by the referral can be addressed. -
EVALUATION
Evaluation (p.2)Each public agency must conduct a full and individual initial evaluation within 60 days (45 days in NH) of receiving parental consent for the evaluation; establishes a timeframe and must consist of procedures to determine if the child is a child with a disability under §300.8; and to determine the educational needs of the child. -
DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION
Determination of Eligibility (p.2)Determination drawn from a variety of sources,. Within 30 days of determining that your child is eligible the IEP team must meet to begin to draft an Individualized Education Program (IEP) Sometimes this happens at the same meeting the team determines eligibility and sometimes it’s broken into two meetings.
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Parent Participation
Parent Participation (p.4)The LEA shall ensure that the parent or parents of the child with a disability receive a written invitation no fewer than 10 days before an IEP meeting the LEA shall ensure that the parent or parents receive a written invitation no fewer than 5 days before the review. In NH your written parental consent for the IEP is required on every IEP. If a parent does not respond at all they have given have given what is called implied consent. -
IEP
Development of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) (p.2) IEP must be established within 30 days and include present levels of academic achievement and functional performance, statement of measurable annual goals, details of how progress toward meeting the annual goals described will be measured and a statement of the special education and related services -
PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Determination of Educational Placement (p. 3)Tothe maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities are educated with children who are nondisabled. Special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only if the nature or severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily. -
Monitoring and Annual Review of IEPs.
Implementation and Monitoring (p. 3)The IEP team may be reconvened at any time to review the provisions of the IEP. The LEA annually shall conduct at, or near, the end of the term of each IEP a meeting for the purpose of assessing the effectiveness of the present plan and to design an IEP, including extended school year services when appropriate.
