School District of

Fort Atkinson

 

 

Special Education

Policies and Procedures

 

 

July 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Definitions.................................................................................................................................. 2

Full Educational Opportunity Goal.................................................................................... 16

Free Appropriate Public Education................................................................................... 17

General

Hearing Aids and External Components of Surgically Implanted Devices

Physical Education

Assistive Technology

Extended School Year

Participation in Assessments

Methods of Ensuring a Free Appropriate Public Education

Public Information.................................................................................................................. 20

Child Find................................................................................................................................. 21

General

Referral

IEP Team................................................................................................................................... 22

Participants

IEP Team Attendance

Parent Participation in IEP Team Meetings

IEP Team Duties

Timeline

Evaluation................................................................................................................................ 26

General

Initial Evaluations

IEP Team Determination of Eligibility or

Continuing Eligibility (Initial and Reevaluation)

Reevaluation

Evaluation Report

Evaluation Safeguards

Additional Requirements for Specific Learning Disabilities

Determination of Eligibility .................................................................................................. 33

Areas of Impairment............................................................................................................... 34

Autism

Cognitive Disability

Emotional Behavioral Disability

Hearing Impairment

Specific Learning Disability

Orthopedic Impairment

Other Health Impairment

Significant Developmental Delay

Speech and Language Impairment

Traumatic Brain Injury

Visual Impairment

Developing, Reviewing and Revising an IEP.................................................................. 44

IEP in Effect

IEP Development.................................................................................................................... 45

IEP Review and Revision..................................................................................................... 46

Amendments to the IEP........................................................................................................ 46

IEP Content.............................................................................................................................. 47

Placement................................................................................................................................. 48

Least Restrictive Environment

Notice of Placement

Consent for Placement

Related Services:  Physical and Occupational Therapy.............................................. 50

Physical Therapists’ Licensure and Service Requirements

School Physical Therapist Assistants’ Qualifications and

Supervision of Physical Therapy

Occupational Therapists’ Licensure and Service Requirements

Delegation and Supervision of Occupational Therapy

Responsibility of a School Occupational Therapist

School Occupational Therapy Assistants’ Qualifications and Supervision

Transition from Birth to 3 Programs.................