Exceptional Student Education Services.
a. The District will not delay the evaluation of EL students’ eligibility for Exceptional Student Education services because of an EL’s language barriers.
b. When evaluating an EL student for Exceptional Student Education services, the District will use valid and reliable assessment practices consistent with national standards of practice.5
c. The District will ensure that Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams consider the language needs of EL students with disabilities as such needs relate to their IEPs. All IEP and Section 504 team meetings involving eligibility determinations for Exceptional Student Education services, determining or changing Exceptional Student Education services, or revaluations for an EL student with a disability will include the participation of the teacher(s) who provide the student with ELD. For all other IEP and Section 504 team meetings, the District will ensure that schools secure at least the input of the ELD teacher if the teacher cannot attend the meeting.
d. No member of a student’s IEP or 504 Team, even one who meets the qualifications of a Qualified Interpreter, may provide interpretive services at an IEP or 504 team meeting while simultaneously serving on that student’s Team.
Exceptional Student Education Services. (1) Speech Language Pathology Services may be purchased from SBBC at a price of Seventy-Six Dollars ($76.00) per hour. Speech Language Pathology Services will include planning for and providing therapy to students enrolled at the School that have been evaluated in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34, Section 300.8 as having a Speech Language Impairment and who need special education and related services. Speech Language Pathology services include:
a. therapy activities include provisions of speech and language services for the habilitation or prevention of communicative impairments;
b. planning activities include, but are not limited to, preparing for student therapy sessions, counseling and guidance of parents, children, and teachers regarding Speech and Language Impairments, and referrals for specific medical or other professional attention necessary for the habilitation of Speech Language Impairments; and
c. three (3) year Re-evaluations.
(2) Physical Therapy Services may be purchased from SBBC at a price of Seventy- Eight Dollars ($78.00) per hour. Physical Therapy services may include evaluation of, planning for and provision therapy to students enrolled at the School that have been evaluated in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34, Section 300.34 as having a physical impairment and who need special education and related services. Physical Therapy services include:
a. therapy activities include provisions of physical therapy services for improving ability to perform tasks for independent functioning related to impairments;
b. planning activities include, but are not limited to, preparing for student therapy sessions, counseling and guidance of parents, children, and teachers regarding physical impairments; and
c. evaluations for students with current ESE eligibility at the School’s discretion.
(3) Occupational Therapy Services may be purchased from SBBC at a price of Seventy-Eight Dollars ($78.00) per hour. Occupational Therapy services may include evaluation of, planning for and providing therapy to students enrolled at the School that have been evaluated in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 34, Section 300.34 as having a physical impairment and who need special education and related services. Occupational Therapy services include:
a. therapy activities for improving ability to perform tasks for independent functioning related to physical impairments;
b. planning activities include, but ...
