FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DIVISION OF K-12 …

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DIVISION OF K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BUREAU OF EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION AND STUDENT SERVICES

School District Broward

EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT EDUCATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (SP&P)

EFFECTIVE DATE: 2016- 2017 through 2018- 2019 school year

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2016-2017 through 2018-2019

Part I. General Policies and Procedures

Section A.1:

Legal Requirements .......................................................................................................... 2

Section A.2.: Legal Requirement Related to the Use of Restraint and Seclusion.................................. 3

Section A.3.: Requirements Related to Documenting and Reporting Incidents

of Restraint and Seclusion ................................................................................................ 5

Section A.4:

District Procedures Related to Documenting and Reporting Incidents of

Restraint and Seclusion .................................................................................................... 6

Section A.5:

District Procedures Related to Review of Data and Reporting Procedures

(to include monitoring and training) ................................................................................... 8

Section A.6:

District Plan Related to Reducing the Use of Restraint................................................... 11

Section A.7:

District Plan Related to reducing the Use of Seclusion................................................... 15

Section B.1:

Assurances ? Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).............................................. 18

Section B.2:

Parental Input and Meetings ........................................................................................... 19

Section B.3:

Collaboration of Public and Private Instructional Personnel ........................................... 20

Section B.4:

Department of Juvenile Justice Facilities ........................................................................ 22

Section B.5:

Florida Educational Finance Program (FEFP) Funds ..................................................... 26

Section B.6:

Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Students .................................................................... 28

Section B.7:

Child Find ........................................................................................................................ 29

Section B.8:

Confidentiality of Student Records .................................................................................. 30

Section B.9:

Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) .............................................................. 33

Section B.10: National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) ............................................... 34

Section C.1:

Exceptional Student Education Procedural Safeguards ................................................. 35

Section C.2:

Parental Revocation of Consent for Special Education and Related Services ............... 37

Section C.3:

Transfer of Parental Rights at Age of Majority ................................................................ 38

Section D:

Surrogate Parents ........................................................................................................... 39

Section E:

Individual Educational Plans and Educational Plans for Transferring Exceptional Students....................................................................................................... 42

Section F:

Access to a Student's Public Benefits or Insurance........................................................ 44

Section G:

General Education Intervention Procedures ................................................................... 46

Section H.1:

Initiating an Evaluation for Exceptional Student Education............................................. 50

Section H.2:

Conducting Student Evaluations and Reevaluations ...................................................... 54

Section I:

Independent Educational Evaluations ............................................................................. 61

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Part II. Policies and Procedures for Students with Disabilities

Section A:

Instructional Program ...................................................................................................... 64

Section B.1:

Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder........................................................................................................... 65

Section B.2:

Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing .................................................................................................. 67

Section B.3:

Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Prekindergarten Children who are Developmentally Delayed................................................................................................ 70

Section B.4:

Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students who are Dual-Sensory Impaired.................................................................................................... 73

Section B.5:

Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Emotional or Behavioral Disabilities ....................................................................................................................... 77

Section B.6:

Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Infants or Toddlers Birth through Two Years Old who have Established Conditions .......................................................... 80

Section B.7:

Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students who are Homebound or Hospitalized ..................................................................................................................... 81

Section B.8:

Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Intellectual Disabilities........ 84

Section B.9:

Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Orthopedic Impairment ...... 86

Section B.10: Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Other Health Impairment.... 87

Section B.11: Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Traumatic Brain Injury........ 88

Section B.12: Exceptional Education Eligibility for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities........... 89

Section B.13: Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Speech Impairments .......... 94

Section B.14: Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Language Impairments ...... 98

Section B.15: Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students who are Visually Impaired ....... 103

Section B.16: Provision of Occupational Therapy to Exceptional Students as a Related Service...... 105

Section B.17: Provision of Physical Therapy to Exceptional Students as a Related Services............ 107

Section C:

Individual Educational Plan ........................................................................................... 108

Section D:

Discipline ....................................................................................................................... 123

Section E:

Participation in State and District Assessments............................................................ 131

Section F:

Eligibility Criteria for Prekindergarten Children with Disabilities.................................... 136

Section G:

Individualized Family Support Plan for Students with Disabilities Ages Birth through 5 Years............................................................................................................. 140

Part III. Policies and Procedures for Students

Section A:

Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students who are Gifted ......................... 147

Section B:

Educational Plans for Students who are Gifted............................................................. 150

Part IV. Policies and Procedures for Parentally-Placed Private School Students with Disabilities

Section A:

Provision of Equitable Services to Parentally-Placed Private School Students with Disabilities .............................................................................................................. 153

Section B:

John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program........................... 159

Section C:

Gardiner Scholarship Program...................................................................................... 162

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Part V. Appendices

Appendix A:

General Policies and Procedures.................................................................................. 165

Appendix B:

Unique Philosophical, Curricular, or Instructional Considerations ................................ 166

Appendix C:

District Plan to Increase the Participation of Underrepresented Students in the Program for Students who are Gifted............................................................................ 171

Appendix D:

District Policies Regarding the Allowable Use or Prohibition of Physical Restraint and Seclusion ....................................................................................................................... 173

Appendix E:

Policies and Procedures Unique to Developmental Research (Laboratory) Schools... 174

Appendix F:

Best Practices in Inclusive Education (BPIE) Assessment ........................................... 175

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Part I. General Policies and Procedures

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Part I. General Policies and Procedures Section A.1: Legal Requirements for General Policies and Procedures

Statutory and Regulatory Citations Title 34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ?300.641 Sections 1003.57, 1003.571, and 1003.573, Florida Statutes (F.S.) Rules 6A-6.03411 and 69A-58.0084, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) Requirement Related to ESE Policies and Procedures For a school district to be eligible to receive state or federal funding for specially designed instruction and related services for exceptional students, it shall do the following: 1. Develop a written statement of policies and procedures for providing an appropriate program of specially

designed instruction and related services for exceptional students 2. Submit its written statement of policies and procedures to the Bureau of Exceptional Education and

Student Services (Bureau) for approval 3. Report to FDOE the total number of students in the school district receiving instruction in each special

program for exceptional students in the manner prescribed by FDOE The IDEA corresponding federal regulations, state statutes, and State Board of Education rules relating to special programs for exceptional students serve as criteria for the review and approval of the district's SP&P document. The school district will submit the SP&P document in accordance with the timelines established in s. 1003.57, F.S., s. 1003.573, F.S., and Rule 6A-6.03411, F.A.C.

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Part I. General Policies and Procedures Section A.2: Legal Requirements Related to the Use of Restraint and Seclusion

District and School-Based Standards for Documenting, Reporting, and Monitoring the Use of Manual, Physical, or Mechanical Restraint and Seclusion Developed by the FDOE

District Level Standards Districts shall:

? Have written procedures for reporting incidents of restraint and seclusion using the FDOE web-based reporting system.

? Have policies and procedures for restraint and seclusion on file with the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services.

? Have training for personnel on the use of restraint and seclusion and maintain records of such trainings. The records maintained should include, but not be limited to: o Names of personnel trained o Description of training received o Dates of trainings

? Have a written plan for reducing restraint and seclusion

District Monitoring Standards Districts shall:

? Have written policies and procedures for monitoring the use of restraint and seclusion for students with disabilities at the classroom, building, school, and district levels.

? Have a plan for reviewing restraint and seclusion data and effectiveness of instructional and behavioral practices used to reduce the use of restraint and seclusion, to include when, where, and why the restraint or seclusion occurred.

? Have policies and procedures for monitoring the use of restraint and seclusion on file with the Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services.

? Implement a plan for the purpose of reducing the use of restraint and seclusion that includes activities, skills and resources.

? Ensure that rooms used for seclusion meet the requirements of Rule 69A-58.0084, F.A.C.

School Level Standards Schools shall:

? Have written school-based procedures for reporting incidents of restraint and seclusion using the FDOE web-based reporting system.

? Have school-based personnel who are trained to enter and report incidents using the FDOE web-based reporting system.

? Follow procedures for written notification of incidents of restraint and seclusion on the day of the incident, including, but not limited to:

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