Residential Placement. The COUNTY will make recommendations directly to DISTRICT 33 for students appearing to need residential placement prior to the IEP meeting. The COUNTY’s 34 recommendation will be advisory. The COUNTY’s report will be given to DISTRICT a minimum of 35 three (3) working days prior to the IEP. The DISTRICT will review the report with parents at the IEP 36 meeting. The COUNTY report will be considered an educational record as federal and state laws allow. 37 DISTRICT will be responsible for making all payments to residential treatment facilities for the board 1 and care, education, and educationally related mental health treatment costs of students placed from their 2 DISTRICT.
Residential Placement. If the District places a child with a disability in a public or private residential program deemed necessary to provide special education and related services to a child with a disability, the program, including non-medical care and room and board, is at no cost to the parents of the child.
Residential Placement. The COUNTY will make recommendations directly to DISTRICT 2 for students appearing to need residential placement prior to the IEP meeting. The COUNTY’s 3 recommendation will be advisory. The COUNTY’s report will be given to DISTRICT a minimum of 4 three (3) working days prior to the IEP. The DISTRICT will review the report with parents at the IEP 5 meeting. The COUNTY report will be considered an educational record as federal and state laws allow.
Residential Placement a. The student's school LEA of residence shall be responsible for out-of-home placement for students whom the IEP team has determined that residential placement is the least restrictive environment.
1) When an IEP team recommends residential placement for a student who meets educational eligibility, an IEP team shall be convened within (thirty) 30 days and will include an authorized County representative. If a County authorized representative is not present, the IEP team meeting shall be adjourned and be reconvened within fifteen (15) days with an authorized representative from the County participating as a member of the IEP team as specified in this Contract.
b. As in all other referrals, if the child is a xxxx or dependent of the Juvenile Court, the appropriate worker shall be notified.
c. When the IEP team convenes to discuss the need for residential placement the following will occur:
i. The IEP team, which may include County staff, shall discuss the child's needs and any possible alternatives to out-of- home care. Prior to the determination that a residential placement is necessary for the student to receive special education and mental health services, the IEP team shall consider less restrictive alternatives
ii. The IEP team shall document the alternatives to residential placement that were considered and the reasons why they were rejected. Such alternatives may include any combination of cooperatively developed educational and mental health services.
iii. If residential placement is the decision of the team, a written statement shall be included on the IEP which documents the mental health and education needs which support the decision. The IEP team shall identify the type of residential placement and necessary educational services that assures a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the least restrictive setting. Least restrictive environment considerations dictate that placements as close to home as possible be given preference, as long as they assure FAPE.
d. Placement Procedures
1) LEA shall request a County case manager to finalize the placement plan and to make the placement as soon as possible.
2) County case manager shall contact the appropriate LEA director and the SELPA director prior to placement to verify that the education program is certified by the California Department of Education (CDE). All educational placements must be in a program certified by CDE.
3) The LEA shall be responsible for:
i. The transportation of a studen...
