Blake School District
Board Policy

  BP 6164.4 
Instruction

 Identification And Evaluation Of Individuals For Special Education

The Governing Board recognizes the need to actively seek out and evaluate district residents from birth through age 21 who have disabilities in order to provide them with appropriate educational opportunities in accordance with state and federal law.

(cf. 0430 - Comprehensive Local Plan for Special Education)
(cf. 6164.41 - Children with Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private School)
(cf. 6164.6 - Identification and Education Under Section 504)

***Note:  Education Code 56301 mandates that districts, SELPAs, or county offices have policies and procedures for a continuous "child find" system which addresses the relationships among identification, screening, referral, evaluation, planning, implementation, review, and triennial assessment.  ***

The Superintendent/Principal/Teacher or designee shall develop processes to determine when an individual is eligible for special education services and shall establish systematic procedures for special education program identification, screening, referral, assessment, planning, implementation, review, and triennial assessment. (Education Code 56301)

The Superintendent/Principal/Teacher or designee shall establish a method whereby parents/guardians, teachers, appropriate professionals, and others may refer an individual for assessment for special education services.  Identification procedures shall be coordinated with school site procedures for referral of students with needs that cannot be met with modifications to the regular instructional program.  (Education Code 56302)

***Note:  Education Code 56301 mandates policy ensuring the following notification.  See the accompanying administrative regulation for specific notification requirements.***

The Superintendent/Principal/Teacher or designee shall notify parents/guardians in writing of their rights related to identification, referral, assessment, instructional planning, implementation, and review, including the district's procedures for initiating a referral for assessment to identify individuals who need special education services.  (Education Code 56301)

(cf. 1312.3 - Uniform Complaint Procedures)
(cf. 3541.2 - Transportation for Students with Disabilities)
(cf. 4112.23 - Special Education Staff)
(cf. 5144.2 - Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process (Students with Disabilities))
(cf. 5145.6 - Parental Notifications)
(cf. 6159 - Individualized Education Program)
(cf. 6159.1 - Procedural Safeguards and Complaints for Special Education)
(cf. 6159.2 - Nonpublic, Nonsectarian School and Agency Services for Special Education)
(cf. 6159.3 - Appointment of Surrogate Parent for Special Education Students)
(cf. 6162.51 - Standardized Testing and Reporting Program)
(cf. 6162.52 - High School Exit Examination)

Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
44265.5   Professional preparation for teachers of impaired students
56000-56885 Special education programs, especially: 
56195.8 Adoption of policies
56300-56304 Identification of individuals with disabilities
56320-56331  Assessment
56333-56338  Eligibility criteria for specific learning disabilities
56340-56347  Instructional planning and individualized education program
56381  Reassessment of students
56425-56432  Early education for individuals with disabilities
56441.11  Eligibility criteria, children 3 to 5 years old
56445  Transition to grade school; reassessment
56500-56509 Procedural safeguards
GOVERNMENT CODE
95000-95029.5  California Early Intervention Services Act
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
3021-3029  Identification, referral and assessment
3030-3031  Eligibility criteria
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1232g  Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
1412 State eligibility
1415  Procedural safeguards
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
104.35   Evaluation and placement
104.36  Procedural safeguards
300.1-300.818 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, especially:
300.301-300.306  Evaluations and reevaluations

Management Resources:
FEDERAL REGISTER
Rules and Regulations, August 14, 2006, Vol. 71, Number 156, pages 46539-46845
WEB SITES
California Department of Education, Special Education:  http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep

(3/03  3/06)  3/07

Adopted:   January 2008