Index for the Maine Unified
Special Education Regulations (MUSER)
September 26, 2008
NOTE: This index is to be used with the MUSER on the Maine Department of Education website and the MUSER printed in August 2008
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W
A
access
to education records, 138–139, 207–208
to monitoring information, 137
accommodations
definition of, 3
IEP statements on, 85
ADHD. See attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
administrators of special education, 186
admission requirements, for programs for children with disabilities B-2 and 3-5, 128
Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 2
aging out, 79
appeals, 164, 170–173
of discipline, 178–179, 230–231
final decision notice and, 172, 223
placement during, 179, 218, 231
appropriate instruction, lack of, 42–43
approval
admission requirements and, 128
Department review and, 130–132
documentation review and, 132–135
of early intervention/special education programs, 2
full, 130
monitoring, 137
probationary, 131–132
of programs for children 5-20, 129–135
of programs for children B-2 and 3-5, 128
provisional, 130
state, 128
Asperger's syndrome, 65
assessment, 36–49. See also evaluation
agency criteria for, 49
before change in eligibility, 45–46
for Child Find, B-2, 15–17
comprehensiveness of, 42
conduct of, 40–41
consent for, 202–203, 204
data sources for, 44
definition of, 3
of developmental delay, 62–64, 67–68
eligibility determination for, 42–43
of emotional disturbance, 68
of hearing impairment, 69
hearing officer requests for, 49
IEP statements on alternate, 85–86
IEP Team review of, 60
independent educational, 48–49
independent educational evaluations, 48–49, 204–206
initial, 36–39
instruments for, 40–41
of mental retardation, 69
of multiple disabilities, 69–70
notice of, 40
nutritional, 126
of orthopedic impairment, 70
of other health impairment, 71
parental consent for, 37–40, 44–45
parental right to, at public expense, 48–49
parent-initiated, 49
pre-referral procedures and, 11
procedures in, 40–43
qualifications of Child Find evaluators for, 22
reevaluation, 39–40, 204
referral for, 46
reports from, given to parents, 51
review of existing evaluation data in, 43–44
selection of, 41
specially designed instruction and, 100–101
of specific learning disabilities, 43, 72–77
of speech or language impairments, 71–72
standardized reports of, 46–47
timeframe for, 36–37
of traumatic brain injury, 78
of visual impairment/blindness, 78
vocational, 47
assistant special education directors, 186
assistive technology, 90, 122–123
at risk children, Child Find and, 21
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 71
attorney's fees, due process hearing, 165–168, 225–226
audiology services, 115, 186
audio recordings, of IEP meetings, 61
audit findings, reconciliation of, 189
autism, 65
auxiliary staff, 187
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basis of knowledge, 180–181
behavioral intervention plans, 176
birth to under age three (B–2)
admission requirements for programs for children with disabilities, 128
Child Find for, 15–18
definition of, 10
early intervention services for, 95–98
eligibility criteria for, 62–64
IFSPs for, 51–52, 82–83
IFSP teams for, 51–52
right to dispute resolution for, 144
staff:child ratios for, 95–96
blindness, 78
IEPs and, 90
bodily injury, 177, 229
Braille instruction, 90
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, 191
business day, definition of, 4
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caseload limits, 99
occupational therapy, 118
physical therapy, 119
speech-language pathologists, 124
waivers of, 195
case management, 3
caseload limits, 99
as a related service, 127
special education consultation services, 98–99
for state wards, 25
case managers
in Child Find, B-2, 15
definition of, 3, 6
evaluation reports to, 51
IEP, 6
in IFSPs, 83
in IFSP teams, 51
as a related service, 127
caseworkers, in IEP teams, 54
certified educational personnel, 186–187. See also personnel
child care, 109
Child Count, 184–185
Child Development Services (CDS)
early transition from Part C to Part B services and, 54–55
parental choice of eligibility and, 80–81
program approval by, 128
in special education finance, 184
transition from regional, to public school, 55
Child Find
assessment for, 15–17
case managers in, 15, 19–20
for children ages three to twenty, 18–22
for children B-2, 15–18
documentation of, 18, 21–22
elements of activities in, 20
evaluator qualifications for, 22
home instruction and, 35
parentally placed private school children and, 28–29
policy, procedure, and responsibility in, 18–19
primary care physician notification in, 17
referral for, 15, 20–21
responsibility for early intervention services and, 22
responsibility for special education services and, 22–35
timelines for, 17–18
childhood disintegrative disorder, 65
Children's Behavioral Health Services, state agency clients under, 10
civil action, 168–169, 224. See also due process hearings
Civil Rights Act of 1964, 2
cognitive ability/functioning
developmental delay in, 66–67
specific learning disabilities and, 73
collateral contact, 3–4
communication access realtime transliteration (CART), 117
communication of procedural safeguards, 199
comparable facilities, 108
complaint procedures, 148–151, 210–213
child's status during, 169–170
filing a complaint, 150–151, 212–213
compliance
due process hearing final decisions and, 172
monitoring, 136–137
parentally placed private school children and, 30
composite score, definition of, 4
confidentiality of information, 138, 141, 206–210
in mediation discussions, 147
consensus, IEP Team, 60
consent, 202–204
absence of, 37–38
for assessment, 37–40, 44–45
definition of, 4, 202
education records and, 140–141
for IFSPs, 83
for initial evaluation, 37–39
parentally placed private school children and, 32
for reevaluation, 39–40
for specific learning disability assessment, 75
third-party funding and, 190
for transition services, 56–57
construction clause, 222
consultation
early intervention services, 95
health services, 116
for parentally placed private school children, 29–30
special education services, 98–99
teachers, qualification for, 105
"Contracted Services Report" (EF-S-03), 189
contractors, 187–189
controlled substances, 177, 228, 229
corrections facilities, children with disabilities in adult, 92–93
corrective action, probationary approval and, 131
Corrective Action Plans, 137
counseling, family, 115–116
Curriculum Based Measurements (CBM), pre-referral procedures and, 11, 12–13
curriculum planning, 100
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data-based problem descriptions in pre-referral problem solving, 12–13
day, definition of, 4
day treatment, 194
deaf-blindness, 66
deafness, 66
audiology services, 115
IEPs and, 90
definitions, 3–10
Department of Corrections, 191
state agency clients under, 10
Department of Education, 1, 2
monitoring by, 136–137
special education services costs paid by, 25
state agency clients and, 26
state wards and, 25
Department of Health and Human Services, state agency clients under, 10
Department of Labor, 191
destruction of information, 141–142, 206
developmental delay
assessment of, 62–64, 67–68
definition of, 62, 66–67
disability. See also Individualized Education Programs (IEPs); Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs)
autism, 65
deaf-blindness, 66
deafness, 66
definition of, 64–65
developmental delay, 62–64, 66–68
discipline and, 174–183
emotional disturbance, 68
hearing impairment, 69
manifestation determinations, 175–176
mental retardation, 69
multiple disabilities, 69–70
orthopedic impairment, 70
other health impairment, 70–71
specific learning disability, 72–77
speech or language impairment, 71–72
traumatic brain injury, 78
visual impairment/blindness, 78
discipline, 174–183, 226–232
appeals of, 178–179, 230–231
determination of setting and, 178
law enforcement/judicial authorities referral, 181–182, 232
manifestation determinations, 175–176, 227–228
placement changes and, 229–230
placement during appeals of, 179
procedural safeguards and, 199
protections for children not eligible for special education/related services, 180–181, 231–232
school personnel authority and, 174–177, 226–229
special circumstances, 176–177, 228–229
state enforcement mechanisms for, 182–183
dispute resolution, 144–173, 210–213
appeals, 170–172
civil action, 168–172
complaint procedures, 148–151, 210–213
due process hearings, 151–158, 161–168
final decision notice and, 172–173
hearing records, 173
interagency, 192
mediation
due process hearing requests and, 146–148
stand-alone, 144–146
resolution process, 158–160
right to, 144
settlement offers, 160
documentation
of Child Find activities, ages three to twenty, 21–22
of Child Find referrals, 18
of developmental delay eligibility, 64
of due process hearings, 156, 173
education records, 138–142
of evaluation reports, 53
for IEP Team meetings, 53, 59
at IFSP/IEP meetings, 52
informed clinical opinion and, 64
of modifications and supports, 101
of other methods to ensure parent participation, 59
of reasonable efforts to obtain parental consent, 204
of specific learning disabilities, 75, 76–77
standardized reports of evaluation, 46–47
documentation review, program approval and, 132–135
drugs, illegal, 177, 228, 229
due process
independent educational evaluation and, 48–49
pre-referral process and, 14
Due Process Coordinator, 145–146
due process hearings, 213–226
appeals of, 164, 170–172
attorney's fees for, 165–168
child's status during, 169–170
civil action and, 168–169, 224
complaint procedures, 148–151
convenience of, 165, 223
cross-examination in, 156
decisions of, 163–164, 222–223
denial or delay of, 60
discipline and, 178–179, 230–231
enforcement of, 147–148, 160
evidence admitted in, 156
expedited, 170–172, 179
filing requests for, 151–152, 213–215
finality of decisions in, 164
impartial, 161–162, 220–221
information disclosure and, 163
mediation associated with request for, 146–148, 216–217
mediation vs., 60
model forms for, 157–158, 216
official notice for, 156
opening statements, 155–156
order of presentation in, 157
pre-hearing conferences, 154
pre-hearing motions, 155
procedural violations in, 163–164
procedures in, 155–157
recording, 156, 173
requests for, 152–154
resolution process in, 158–160, 218–219
response to requests for, 154
rights in, 162–163, 221–222
separate requests for, 164
settlement agreements, 160, 220
settlement offers, 160
subject matter of, 162
subpoenas for, 154–155
sufficiency of requests for, 153
testimony in, 156
timeline for conducting, 165, 223
timeline for requesting, 162, 221
transmission of findings of, 164
waivers for, 196
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early childhood programs, 109
early intervention services, 114–127
approval of, 2
assistive technology, 122–123
audiology, 115
Child Find and, 22
for children B-2, 95–98
definition of, 4–5, 95, 114
family training and counseling, 115
health services, 116–117
in IFSPs, 82
informed clinical opinion and, 63–64
medical services, 117
natural environment, 98
in natural environments, 95–98
need for, 114
nursing services, 121
nutrition services, 126–127
occupational therapy, 118
physical therapy, 119
psychological services, 119
social work, 121–122
special instruction, 9, 95–96
speech-language pathology services, 124
transportation services, 124–125
vision services, 117–118
educational need, procedures for determining, 43
educational performance, definition of, 5
educational technicians, 102
in resource rooms, 110–111
supervision of, 96–97, 106–107
education records, 138–142
access rights to, 207–208
amendment of, 139–140, 208–209
confidentiality of, 206–210
consent for disclosure of, 209–210
destruction of, 141–142, 210
fees for, 139, 208
hearings on, 140, 209
list of types and locations of information in, 139, 208
more than one student in, 139, 208
notice to parents about, 207
record of access to, 139
safeguards for, 141, 210
electronic mail, 201
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
on scientifically-based interventions, 8–9
eligibility, 62–79
assessment of, 42
autism, 65
change in, evaluations before, 45–46
criteria for change in, 78–79
criteria for children ages three to twenty, 64–78
criteria for children B-2, 62–64
deaf-blindness, 66
deafness, 66
developmental delay, 62–64, 66–68
emotional disturbance, 68
for FAPE, by parent choice, 80–81
hearing impairment, 69
mental retardation, 69
multiple disabilities, 69–70
orthopedic impairment, 70
other health impairment, 70–71
procedures for determining, 43
special rule for determination of, 42–43
specific learning disabilities, 72–77
speech or language impairments, 71–72
traumatic brain injury, 78
visual impairment/blindness, 78
embedding goals, 99
emotional disturbance, 68
enforcement
of due process hearing final decisions, 173
mechanisms, 160, 182–183
of mediation agreements, 147–148
of written settlement agreement, 160
equitable services, parentally placed private school children and, 31, 106
ESEA. See Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
Essential Program and Services Funding Act, 185–186
ESY. See extended school year (ESY) services
evaluation, definition of, 5. See also assessment
expedited due process hearings, 170–172, 179
extended school year (ESY) services, 107
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family assessment
for Child Find, 17
developmental delay and, 63
social work services, 121–122
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 138
family training and counseling, 115–116
final decision notice, 172–173
fingerprinting, 189
forms, use of required, 1
free appropriate public education (FAPE)
definition of, 5
disagreements about, payment and, 33
parental choice of eligibility and, 80–81
Freedom of Access Act, 137
frequency and intensity of instruction, 100–101
functional behavioral assessment, 175, 176
definition of, 6
functional performance, 6
funding formulas, 184
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grade-level standards, specific learning disability and, 74
group child care, 109
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Headstart, 109
health assessment
for Child Find, 16
developmental delay and, 62
health impairment. See other health impairment
health services, 116–119
hearing aids, 115, 117
hearing impairment, 69
audiology services, 115
hearing officers
authority of, 170, 230
decisions of, 222
for discipline appeals, 178
education records and, 140
impartiality of, 161–162
independent educational evaluation requests by, 49
hearings. See also due process hearings
civil action, 168–169, 224
on education records, 140, 209
official notice of, 156
Highly Qualified standards, 103
homebound special education, 113
home instruction, 35
special education, 109
homeless students
complaint filing for, 151
definition of, 23, 24
due process hearing requests for, 152
private school placement of, 235
special education services for, 23–24
hospitalization, of state wards, 25
hospital programs
placement reviews and, 133, 134
special education services, 113
HOUSSE, 103–104
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ICO. See Informed Clinical Opinion (ICO)
IDEA. See Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
identification
for Child Find, B-2, 15–17
racial/ethnic bias in, 136
IEPs. See Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
impartiality
in due process hearings, 161–162, 220–221
of mediators, 148, 217
independent contractors, 187–189
independent educational evaluation, 48–49, 204–206
definition of, 6
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
accessibility of, 87–88
advance notice of meetings, 53
aging out and, 86
alternative meeting participation, 57
beginning dates in, 86
case managers, 6
for children ages three to twenty, 84–94
for children who transfer school districts, 88–89
for children with disabilities in adult prisons, 92–93
consideration of special factors in, 89–90, 91
contents of, 84–86
decision-making process, 60
definition of, 84
development of, 61, 89–91
in evaluation, 40
IFSP differences from, 52
implementation of, 87
out-of-unit placements and, 93–94
parent copy of, 59, 93
postsecondary goals in, 86
on regular education teachers, 90, 92
requirement that they be in effect, 87–89
reviews of, 61
revision of, 61, 90–92
rule of construction on, 86–87
specially designed instruction in, 99–101
standardized reports of evaluation by, 46–47
statement of measurable goals in, 84–85
statement of present levels of achievement in, 84
statement of special education services in, 85
statement of transfer of rights, 86
transition services in, 54–57, 86
failure of, 92
vocational evaluations and, 47
waiver of 7-day notice for meetings, 195
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) Teams, 52–61
advance written notice, 53
attendance not necessary guideline, 57
for children ages five to twenty, 52–61, 84–94
consolidation of meetings, 91
excusal from meetings, 57–58
members of, 6, 53–54
parental choice of eligibility for five-year-olds and, 80–81
parent participation in, 58–59
procedural guidelines for referral to, 13–14
recording of meetings, 61
responsibilities of, 60–61
in specific learning disabilities determination, 72–77
Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs)
advance written notice, accessibility and convenience of meetings of, 51
for children B-2, 51–52, 82–83
for children 3-5, 83–84
content of, 82–83
definition of, 82
duration of services in, 96
IEP differences from, 52
informed clinical opinion and, 63–64
initial and annual meetings of, 51–52
natural environments in, 98
parental consent and, 83
Part C services and, 52–53
periodic review of, 82
promptness after assessment, 82
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 1, 2
assessment for eligibility under, 3
on education records, 138
model forms, 197
staff qualifications, 102–107
Informed Clinical Opinion (ICO), 6
on developmental delay, 63–64
Interagency Agreements, 192
Interagency Dispute Resolution Process, 192
interim alternative educational settings, 178
Intermediate Educational Units (IEUs), 1. See also school administrative units (SAUs)
definition of, 6–7
program approval by, 128
interpreters, 117
in IEP meetings, 59
interpreting services, 117
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judicial authorities, referral to, 181–182, 232
jurisdiction, in civil action, 169, 224
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kindergarten, 109
parental choice and, 80–81
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language
limited English proficiency, 90
of written notices, 201
law enforcement, referral to, 181–182, 232
Learning Results, 129
least restrictive environment, 98–113
for children 3 to 20, 108
definition of, 108
program settings, 109–113
Letters of Verification, 137
licensed contractors, 96, 102, 187–189
limited English proficiency, IEP programs and, 90
local educational agencies (LEAs), 1. See also school administrative units (SAUs)
Local Entitlement, 11
local entitlement funds, 191
Long Creek Youth Development Center, 10
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Maine Board of Examiners of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, 124
Maine Department of Health and Human Services, 191
Maine Psychological Association, 120
majority, transfer of parental rights at age of, 235
manifestation determination, 175–176, 227–228
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 24, 152
mediation, 216–217
associated with request for due process hearing, 146–148
child's status during, 169–170
enforcement of, 147–148
IEP Team and, 60
impartiality of mediators in, 148, 217
request for, 145–146
stand-alone, 144–146
waivers for, 196
Medicaid, 190
Medicaid Targeted Case Management (TCM), 184
medical services, 116, 117
mental retardation, eligibility criteria, 69
model forms, 197
for due process hearing requests, 157–158
modifications
definition of, 7
IEP Team determination of, 61
monitoring
approval/enforcement activities and, 137
Department approval and, 136
priorities in, 136
public access to, 137
state activities in, 137
Mountain View Youth Development Center, 10
multidisciplinary assessment
for Child Find, 16–17
of developmental delay, 63
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native language, written notice in, 201
natural environments, early intervention services in, 98
Neurocognitive Testing Assistants (NTAs), 22, 120
non-discrimination, 2
in evaluation, 41
notice
of discipline, 177, 229
of due process hearing requests, 153
e-mail, 201
of facts in a due process hearing, 156
final decision, 172–173
of IFSP/IEP meetings, 51, 53
language for, 201
of procedural safeguards, 143
of referral for Child Find, 20–21
written, 200–201
notification requirements, probationary approval and, 131
nursing services, 121
nutrition services, 126–127
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observation, 44, 64, 67–68, 107, 175, 228
as IEP Team responsibility, 60
other health impairment, 70–71
pre-referral problem solving process, 12
as psychological service, 119
scientifically-based interventions and, 8–9
specific learning disabilities and, 75–76
in standardized reports of evaluation, 46
occupational therapists, 99, 118–119, 188
occupational therapy, 118–119
orientation and mobility services, 117–118
orthopedic impairment, 70
other health impairment, 70–71
out-of-state placements, 133–134
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parentally placed private school children, 233–235
Child Find and, 28–29
compliance and, 30
consent for exchange of information on, 32
consultation for, 29–30
definition of, 7–8
equitable services for, 31, 106
public control of funds and, 31
reimbursement limitations, 233–234
services plans for, 31–32
special education services for, 27–35
parental rights, transfer of at age of majority, 235
parents. See also mediation
Child Find referral by, 21
choice for FAPE by, 80–81
consent of, 4
definition of, 7
education record amendments by, 139–140
IEP information provided to, 58–59
in IEP teams, 53, 58–59
in IFSP teams, 51
independent educational evaluation and, 48–49
opportunity of to examine records, 198
participation of in meetings, 198, 199
in placement decisions, 198
transfer of parental rights at age of majority, 235
Part C services
early transition from Part C to Part B services, 54–55
IFSPs and, 52–53, 83–84
participating agencies, 138
periodic reviews, IFSP, 52
personally identifiable information, 206, 209–210
personnel. See also staff:child ratios
for assessments, 41
auxiliary staff, 187
certified educational, 186–187
costs of, 186–189
disciplinary authority of, 174–177, 226–229
licensed contractors, 187–189
pervasive developmental disorders, 65
physical education, adapted, 186
physical therapists, 99, 119, 186
physical therapy, 119
placement
during appeals, 179, 218, 231
change of due to disciplinary removal, 182, 229
parent involvement in decision on, 198
written notice of, 200–201
placement reviews, 108, 132–134
positive reinforcement interventions and supports, definition of, 8
post secondary goals, definition of, 8
PRAXIS II exam, 103, 104
pre-hearing motions, 155
pre-referral procedures, 11–14
autism, 65
definition of, 8
eligibility criteria and, 64
participants in, 12
problem-solving process in, 12–13
procedural guidelines for, 13–14
purpose of, 11
primary care physicians, Child Find notification of, 17
Primary Services Provision (PSP), 95–96
prison, children with disabilities in adult, 92–93
private insurance, financing by, 190–191
private schools
general purpose, special education programs in, 132–133
parental placement in, 7–8, 27–32
placement reviews and, 132
preschools, 109
program approval requests, 129–130
special education services in, 112
payment for, without consent or referral by public agency, 32–35
public agency placement in, 32
reimbursement limitations on, 33–35
for students enrolled by parents, 27–32
special purpose, in Maine, 132
special purpose, outside the state, 132
tuition computations, 193–194
probationary approval, 131–132
probes, definition of, 8
problem solving in pre-referral procedures, 12–13
procedural safeguards, 143, 197
communication of, 199
consent, 202–204
discipline, 226–232
due process hearings, 213–226
independent educational evaluations, 204–206
opportunity to examine records, 198
requirements for unilateral placement by parents, 233–235
written notice, 200–201
Procedures for Program Implementation, pre-referral procedures and, 11
program year, definition of, 9
progress monitoring, pre-referral procedures and, 13
provisional approval, 130
psychological services, 119–121
psychologists, 120–121
public agencies
definition of, 8
discipline and, 175
mediation procedures, 146–147
parent participation responsibility of, 58–59
private school placement by, 32
public school, transition services to, 55
purpose, of Maine Unified Special Education Regulation, 1–2
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record keeping. See documentation
records
education, 138–142
opportunity to examine, 198
transmittal of for transferring students, 89
transmittal of in disciplinary actions, 182
recreation services, 121
referral
for Child Find, ages three to twenty, 20–21
for Child Find, B-2, 15
eligibility criteria and, 79
to law enforcement/judicial authorities, 181–182, 232
nutritional, 127
re-referral, 79
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 2
rehabilitation counseling services, 121
related services, 114–127. See also early intervention services
assistive technology, 122–123
audiology, 115
consent for, 203–204
definition of, 114
family training and counseling, 115–116
health, 117–119
nursing, 121
nutrition, 126–127
occupational therapy, 118–119
physical therapy, 119
psychological, 119–121
recreation, 121
rehabilitation counseling, 121
social work, 121–122
speech-language pathology, 124
transportation, 124–126
vision, 117–118
reporting policies, 130
"Request for Tuition Placement of Children with Disabilities" (Form EF-S-01), 134–135
requests for consideration, parental choice of eligibility for five-year-olds and, 81
requests for reconsideration, 132
residential schools, transportation services, 125–126
resolution meetings, 158–159, 171, 218–219, 225–226
resolution period, 159
resource rooms, 110–111
Rett's syndrome, 65
reverse mainstream, 109
Rules for Disposition of Local Government Records, 142
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salary costs, 186–189
SAU. See School Administrative Units (SAUs)
schizophrenia, 68
School Administrative Units (SAUs). See also due process hearings
Child Find referral by, 20–21
definition of, 1
due process hearings by, 161
IEP team members from, 54
in pre-referral procedures, 11–12
request for mediation, 145–146
response to due process hearing requests, 154
in special education finance, 184–185
state wards and, 24–25
written notice by, 200–201
school day, definition of, 4
school nurses, 186
school psychological service providers, 186
school year, definition of, 9
scientifically-based interventions, definition of, 8–9
screening, definition of, 9
service coordinators, 3. See also case managers
service provider locations, special education in, 109
services plans for parentally placed private school children, 31–32
settlement agreements, 160
settlement offers, 160
socially maladjusted children, 68
social workers, 122
social work services, 121–122
special education
approval of, 2
Child Find responsibility for, 22–35
for children ages three to twenty, 98–113
consent for, 203–204
consultation services, 98–99
contracted, 187–189
definition of, 9
due process procedures, 14
educational technicians in, 96–97
extended school year services, 107
homebound/hospital, 113
home instruction and, 35
in hospitals, 133
IEP statements of services, 85
least restrictive environment, 108
outside the regular classroom, 110–111
parental consent for, 37, 38
placement reviews and, 132–134
private residential facility, 112
private separate school, 112
program approval, 128–135
program settings, 109–113
for children 3-5, 109–110
for children 5-20, 110–113
public residential facility, 112
public separate school, 111–112
regional programs, 133
responsibility for
general principles, 23
homeless students, 23–24
resident students, 23
specially designed instruction, 99–101
staff qualification for, 96, 102–106
transportation services, 124–126
tutorial services, 101–102
types of, 98–107
special education consultants, 186
special education directors, 188
special education finance, 184–194
allowable costs in, 185–186
annual report on, 189
local entitlement funds, 191
other agencies in, 191–192
parentally placed private school children, 233–235
personnel costs, 186–189
private school tuition computations, 193–194
public school tuition computations, 192–193
reconciliation of audit findings, 189
for state agency clients, 189
state subsidy and direct payments, 184–192
third-party funding, 190–191
Special Education Services Report (EF-S-02), 189
special instruction, 95–97
definition of, 9
specially designed instruction, 99–101
frequency and intensity of, 100–101
special purpose service, definition of, 10
specific learning disabilities, 72–77
assessment of, 43
definition of, 72
determination of, 72–77
speech & hearing clinicians, 186
speech/language pathologists, 99, 124
qualifications of, 101, 124
speech-language pathology services, 124
speech or language impairments, 71–72
staff:child ratios
for children B-2, 95–96
funding and, 184–185
in program approval requests, 130
for resource rooms, 110–111
for special education, 110, 111
for specially designed instruction, 101
waivers of, 195
staff orientation and training, 129
staff qualification
educational technicians, supervision of, 96–97
for family training and counseling, 115
psychological services, 120–121
social worker, 122
special education, 102–106
state agency clients
definition of, 10
independent educational evaluation of, 49
special education services for, 26
state payment for, 189
transportation services, 125
State Educational Agency (SEA), 1
private school placement and, 32
state subsidies, 184–192
state wards
consent for, 38–39, 203
definition of, 10
evaluation consent for, 38–39
initial evaluation of, 203
private school placement of, 234
special education services for, 24–25
transportation services, 125
subpoenas, 154–155
supervision
of educational technicians, 96–97
program approval requests and, 130
surrogate parents, 234–235
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teachers, certification of, 186
telephone conference calls
IFSP/IEP meetings as, 52
third-party funding, 190–191
three- to twenty-year-old (3-20) children
admission requirements for programs for children with disabilities, 128
Child Find for, 18–22
eligibility criteria for, 64–78
IEPs for, 52–61, 84–94
IFSP/IEP teams for, 52–61
IFSPs for, 52–61, 84–94
for children ages three to five, 83
right to dispute resolution for, 144
three to under age six (3–5), definition of, 10
time extensions, for complaints, 149–150
time-sampling data, pre-referral procedures and, 11
Title VI, 2
transferring students
assessment of, 42
IEPs for, 88–89
transition services
definition of, 55–56
early transition from Part C to Part B, 54–55
failure to meet objectives in, 56–57
IEP, 54–57, 86
in IFSPs, 83
from regional CDS site to public school, 55
secondary, 55–57
transportation services, 124–126
traumatic brain injury, 78
tuition computations
private school, 193–194
public school, 192–193
tutorial services, 101–102
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vision services, 117–118
visual impairment, 78
IEPs and, 90
vocational education evaluators, 186
vocational evaluations, 47
vocational transition services, 56
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waivers, 195–196
weapons, 177, 228, 229
