Exceptional Student Education. Students with disabilities shall be provided with programs implemented in accordance with federal, state, and local policies and procedures, (or other State approved procedures) and, specifically, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, §§§§1000.05, 1003.57, 1001.42(4)(1), and 1002.33, F.S., and Chapter 6A-6 of the State Board of Education Administrative Rule.
Exceptional Student Education. (1) The School shall provide Free Appropriate Public Education to each exceptional student enrolled at the school. Students with disabilities shall be provided with programs implemented in accordance with federal, state and local policies and procedures, (or other State-approved procedures) and, specifically, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, ss.1000.05, 1003.57, 1001.42 (4)(l), and 1002.33, F.S., and Chapter 6A-6, F.A.C.
(2) The Sponsor will have the responsibility of conducting the evaluation of students referred for potential placement within exceptional student education in accordance with federal and state mandates. The School agrees that the Sponsor will perform all initial evaluations of students initially referred for placement/services within exceptional student education. The School will be responsible for all reevaluations. The School may obtain independent evaluations of students at its expense. These evaluations shall be considered but will not necessarily substitute for an evaluation conducted by Sponsor district’s personnel in a manner and time frame consistent with that of all other schools in the district.
(3) Gifted students shall be provided with programs implemented in accordance with state and local policies and procedures, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 6A-6, F.A.C.
(4) The School will be responsible for the delivery of all educational and related services indicated on the student’s individualized education program (IEP). Related services e.g., speech/language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, counseling, assessment instruments, assistive technology devices, and therapeutic equipment must be provided by the School staff or paid for through a separate contract. The School will access training opportunities provided by the Sponsor at the Sponsor’s expense to ensure compliance with the IDEIA. The School shall conduct the evaluations of the School’s students referred for physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) and speech and language (SL) services. After the student is determined eligible for these services and the initial IEP or 504 Plan is written, the School shall be responsible for providing required PT, OT, and SL services to the student. The School shall ensure that PT, OT and SL therapists who perform the evaluations attend an IEP meeting to review the evaluations when eligibility for services is determined. The evaluation mu...
Exceptional Student Education. In Exceptional Student Education, consideration will also 25 be given to experience in working with students with significant cognitive and behavioral 26 disabilities.
Exceptional Student Education. Exceptional students shall be provided with programs implemented in accordance with applicable Federal, state and local policies and procedures; and, specifically, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, sections 1000.05 and 1001.42(4) (l) of the Florida Statutes, and Chapter 6A-6 of the Florida Administrative Code. This includes, but is not limited to:
1. A non-discriminatory policy regarding placement, assessment, identification, and selection.
2. Free appropriate public education (FAPE).
3. Individual Educational Plans (IEP’s), to include an annual IEP meeting with the student’s family. Students with disabilities will be educated in the least restrictive environment, and will be segregated only if the nature and severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily. Upon enrollment, or notice of acceptance sent to the student, the School may request from the District information related to the student's program and needs, including the student's most recent IEP, which shall be provided within 10 days.
Exceptional Student Education. In Exceptional Student Education, consideration will 23 also be given to experience in working with students with significant cognitive and behavioral 24 disabilities. 26 (5) Process: Once specific positions and/or areas of certification and levels have been 27 identified by the Board, a reduction in force shall be made on a countywide basis as follows:
(a) Performance Salary Schedule: Employees holding temporary and/or provisional 29 certification will be the first reduced. Annual contract employees who hold a professional 30 teaching certificate will be the next reduced.
Exceptional Student Education. Students enrolled in the School who are eligible to receive Exceptional Student Education services shall be provided a free appropriate public education by the School in accordance with this Charter, applicable federal and state laws and applicable administrative rules adopted by the Florida Board of Education. Students with disabilities will be educated in the least restrictive environment as outlined in the district’s Special Policies and Procedures for Exceptional Students.
Exceptional Student Education. A. When requested by the teacher and approved by the principal, special education teachers will be relieved from regular classroom teaching duties up to two days, to be taken at the discretion of the teachers indicated by the needs of the students, in order to complete and update required staffing information. This shall be classified as temporary duty.
B. All affected regular and special education teachers shall be involved in the writing, planning and implementation of the Individual Education Program required by Individual with Disabilities Act for all students with disabilities. Every effort will be made to schedule meetings in compliance with the Education for Handicapped Act at a mutually agreeable time.
C. The parties agree to convene as a working group beginning in February, 2016 to discuss issues surrounding the education of special needs students. The working group shall report to the President of the Association and the Superintendent possible contractual solutions no later than May 15, 2016.
Exceptional Student Education. Exceptional students shall be provided with programs implemented in accordance with applicable Federal, state and local policies and procedures; and, specifically, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, sections 1000.05 and 1001.42(4) (l) of the Florida Statutes, and Chapter 6A-6 of the Florida Administrative Code. This includes, but is not limited to:
1. A non-discriminatory policy regarding placement, assessment, identification, and selection.
2. Free appropriate public education (FAPE).
3. Individual Educational Plans (IEP’s), to include an annual IEP meeting with the student’s family.
4. Students with disabilities will be educated in the least restrictive environment, and will be segregated only if the nature and severity of the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved satisfactorily.
5. Upon enrollment, or notice of acceptance sent to the student, the School may request from the District information related to the student's program and needs, including the student's most recent IEP, which shall be provided within 10 days. Those students, whose needs cannot be adequately addressed at the School, as determined by the IEP team, will be referred to an appropriate placement within the District. Parents of students with disabilities will be afforded procedural safeguards in their native language, consistent with the manner that those safeguards are provided in the District’s traditional schools or using the District's materials. Unless the School is specifically for students with disabilities, the School shall not request through the School's application a student's IEP or other information regarding a student's special needs, nor shall the School access such information prior to the enrollment lottery.
6. Upon enrollment, or notice of acceptance sent to the student, the School may request from the District information related to the student's program and needs, including the student's most recent IEP, which shall be provided within ten (10) days. If the School believes, upon review of the IEP, that the student's needs cannot be met at the School an IEP meeting shall be convened within 30 days. The Sponsor shall be invited to and may attend the meeting, at which time the IEP team shall determine whether the School is an appropriate placement for the student.
7. A representative of the Sponsor shall be invited to part...
Exceptional Student Education. Exceptional students shall be provided with programs implemented in accordance with applicable Federal, state, and local policies and procedures; and, specifically, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, sections 1000.05 and 1001.42(4) (l) of the Florida Statutes, and Chapter 6A-6 of the Florida Administrative Code. This includes, but is not limited to:
Exceptional Student Education. The District will continue to be responsible for compliance with all duties and obligations that it has as the LEA under applicable laws relating to special education services. The District will provide special education staff and services for the School’s students in substantially the same manner as the District provides such staff and services to other District schools and in compliance with law. The District will provide such staff and services in a manner that is consistent with the School’s academic program and general operations. The District’s responsibility for providing such special education services shall include, without limitation, all administrative and procedural aspects of such special education services, including but not limited to referral processes, evaluations, reevaluations, eligibility determinations, placement decisions, compliance with Child Find mandates, and development and implementation of Individual Education Plans, Education Plans and 504 Plans in accordance with applicable laws. This includes behavioral support and creation of safety plans and behavior improvement plans, as needed, and consistent with the support and services provided to other District schools.
