Common use of Attendance at IEP Meetings Clause in Contracts

Attendance at IEP Meetings. A Probation staff member will attend IEP meetings when requested to do so and the Probation Department has received prior written or oral consent from the education rights holder to attend where any one of the following conditions is met: • The youth has been removed from the classroom or prevented from attending Mt. XxXxxxxx School for more than 9 school days in one school year for disciplinary reasons by the Probation Department and/or CCCOE in response to conduct by the youth. For purposes of determining the number of missed school days, removal or preventions for one school block or less shall not be considered; or • Where a youth has been detained in the Juvenile Hall for 30 consecutive days or more and a special day class, residential treatment, or a non-public school placement is being recommended or requested as a placement option by CCCOE or the education rights holder for the youth; or • For youth assigned to the Youthful Offender Treatment Program or the Girls in Motion program or youth who have been detained in the Juvenile Hall for 60 consecutive days or more, where a behavior support/intervention plan is being put in place. Room Confinement Pursuant to the County Agreement, Probation will adopt the following standards: • Staff shall not use room confinement for discipline, punishment, administrative convenience, retaliation, staffing shortages or reasons other than a temporary response to behavior that threatens immediate harm to the youth or others as provided below. • Staff shall not place youth in continuous room confinement for longer than four hours. After four continuous hours, staff shall return the youth to the general population, develop special individualized programming for the youth, or consult with a qualified mental health professional about whether a youth’s behavior requires that he or she be transported to a mental health facility. As part of the expert review, the experts will consider whether and under what conditions it would be appropriate for the youth to remain in room confinement after the initial four hour period as part of special individualized programming, discussed below. • Staff will develop special individualized programming for youth with persistent behavior problems that threaten the safety of youth or staff or the security of the facility. Staff shall not use room confinement as a substitute for special individualized programming. Special individualized programming includes the following: o Development of an individualized plan designed to improve the youth’s behavior, created in consultation with the youth, County Mental Health staff, and the youth’s family members, when available. o The plan identifies the causes and purposes of the negative behavior, as well as concrete goals that the youth understands and that he or she can work toward to be removed from special programming. o In-person supervision by and interaction with staff members. o In-person provision of educational services. o Involvement of youth in other aspects of the facility’s programming unless such involvement threatens the safety of youth or staff or the security of the facility. o A guarantee that the youth will not be denied any of his or her basic rights. o Daily review with the youth of his or her progress toward the goals outlined in his or her plan.

Attendance at IEP Meetings. A Probation staff member will attend IEP meetings when requested to do so and the Probation Department has received prior written or oral consent from the education rights holder to attend where any one of the following conditions is met: • The youth has been removed from the classroom or prevented from attending Mt. XxXxxxxx School for more than 9 school days in one school year for disciplinary reasons by the Probation Department and/or CCCOE in response to conduct by the youth. For purposes of determining the number of missed school days, removal or preventions for one school block or less shall not be considered; or • Where a youth has been detained in the Juvenile Hall for 30 consecutive days or more and a special day class, residential treatment, or a non-public school placement is being recommended or requested as a placement option by CCCOE or the education rights holder for the youth; or • For youth assigned to the Youthful Offender Treatment Program or the Girls in Motion program or youth who have been detained in the Juvenile Hall for 60 consecutive days or more, where a behavior support/intervention plan is being put in place. Room Confinement Pursuant to the County Agreement, Probation will adopt the following standards: • Staff shall not use room confinement for discipline, punishment, administrative convenience, retaliation, staffing shortages or reasons other than a temporary response to behavior that threatens immediate harm to the youth or others as provided below. • Staff shall not place youth in continuous room confinement for longer than four hours. After four continuous hours, staff shall return the youth to the general population, develop special individualized programming for the youth, or consult with a qualified mental health professional about whether a youth’s behavior requires that he or she be transported to a mental health facility. As part of the expert review, the experts will consider whether and under what conditions it would be appropriate for the youth to remain in room confinement after the initial four hour period as part of special individualized programming, discussed below. • Staff will develop special individualized programming for youth with persistent behavior problems that threaten the safety of youth or staff or the security of the facility. Staff shall not use room confinement as a substitute for special individualized programming. Special individualized programming includes the following: o Development of an individualized plan designed to improve the youth’s behavior, created in consultation with the youth, County Mental Health staff, and the youth’s family members, when available. o The plan identifies the causes and purposes of the negative behavior, as well as concrete goals that the youth understands and that he or she can work toward to be removed from special programming. o In-person supervision by and interaction with staff members. o In-person provision of educational services. o Involvement of youth in other aspects of the facility’s programming unless such involvement threatens the safety of youth or staff or the security of the facility. o A guarantee that the youth will not be denied any of his or her basic rights. o Daily review with the youth of his or her progress toward the goals outlined in his or her plan.