FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION. 3.1 What is a free appropriate public education (FAPE)?
FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION. No charge of any kind to parents shall be made by the CONTRACTOR for educational activities and related services specified on the pupil's IEP/IFSP, including screening or interviews which occur prior to or as a condition of a pupil's enrollment under the terms of the contract, except as specified in writing in a due process procedure that is signed by all relevant parties and attached to the relevant pupil's Individual Services Agreement, or for voluntary extracurricular activities conducted subsequent to written notification to parents as to the cost and the voluntary and extracurricular nature of the activity. Unless the activity (for example, field trips) takes place during a school vacation or holiday, pupils not participating in such activities shall continue to receive special education and/or related services as set forth in their IEP/IFSPs.
FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION. The Charter School shall provide a free appropriate public education to all children with disabilities who are enrolled in the Charter School.
FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION. Evaluation & Placement
FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION. Evaluation & Placement
A. Policies and Procedures:
i. By October 31, 2015, the District will review its Response to Intervention (“RTI”) policies and procedures under Board Policy 6120 concerning the use of RTI to ensure that RTI is not used as a substitute for evaluation and placement procedures under the IDEA and Section 504. By October 31, 2015, the District will provide OCR with a draft of proposed revisions to BP 6120 or, if no revisions are necessary, a detailed summary explaining how BP 6120 meets the above legal standards as drafted. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of approval from OCR to any proposed revisions to BP 6120, the District will provide OCR with documentation that it has adopted the revised policy.
ii. By October 31, 2015, the District will review Administrative Regulation 6164.6, “Identification and Evaluation under Section 504”, and Administrative Regulation 6164.4, “Identification and Evaluation of Individuals for Special Education”, to ensure that the regulations comply with the legal standards under 34 C.F.R. §§ 104.33-104.36; the ADA Amendments Act of 2008; and the guidance set forth in the January 19, 2012 Dear Colleague Letter from the U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights and its attached FAQs. By October 31, 2015, the District will provide OCR with a draft of proposed revisions to AR 6164.6 and AR 6164.4 or, if no revisions are necessary, a detailed summary explaining how these administrative regulations meet the above legal standards as drafted. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of approval from OCR of any proposed revisions to AR 6164.6 and AR 6164.4, the District will provide OCR with documentation that it has adopted the revised administrative regulations.
iii. If any revisions are made to BP 6120, AR 6164.6 or AR 6164.4, and following OCR’s review and approval of the District’s revisions to such policies, the District will update its Section 504 Handbook and Forms to ensure that these materials are consistent with any revisions made under I(A)(i) and I(A)(ii) of this Agreement. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of approval from OCR of any proposed revisions to BP 6120, AR 6164.6, and AR 6164.4, the District will provide OCR with a draft of proposed revisions to its 504 Handbook and Forms. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after receipt of approval from OCR, the District will distribute the revised Section 504 Handbook and Forms to each sch...
FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION. TCS will provide or ensure the provision of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to any student enrolled who has a disability as defined by state and federal law.
FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION. The Charter School shall provide a free appropriate public education to all children with disabilities otherwise eligible to enroll in the Charter School. If the program, staff or facilities of the Charter School are not capable of meeting the needs of a particular child, the Charter School will implement changes necessary to accommodate the child at the Charter School. If reasonable accommodations would be insufficient to enable the child to benefit from the Charter School's program, the Charter School will, at its own expense, place the child at an appropriate school. The Charter School recognizes that providing a free appropriate public education to a child with a disability may cause the Charter School to incur significant financial obligations.
FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION. The District’s Section 504 and Title II obligations to provide students with a FAPE, including the requirements to: o Identify and locate students who need or who the District suspects or has reason to suspect need or may need special education or related services due to a disability, including: ▪ the definition of an individual with a disability and the definition of substantial impairment and major life activities consistent with Section 504 and Title II; ▪ the behavioral indicators for determining when a student needs an evaluation; and, ▪ the full range of services that can be provided under Section 504, including special education and related aids and services; o Evaluate students under Section 504 if the District suspects or has reason to suspect that the students need or may need special education or related services due to a disability, and provide procedural safeguards to students’ parents/guardians; o Convene a meeting with a multidisciplinary team, including the students’ parent/guardian, teachers, special education teachers, Section 504 coordinator, and other individuals knowledgeable about the students, to determine the appropriate accommodations and/or modifications for the students, prior to an initial placement and when there is a change of placement (e.g., reducing a student’s school schedule); o Develop a plan that includes details about how and when the services will be implemented, and how the implementation of the plan’s provisions will be communicated to parents/guardians; and, o Implement students’ Section 504 and IEP plans.
