Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

File: IGB

Special Education and Related Services for Eligible Students

The district recognizes that students whose disabilities adversely impact educational performance and who require accommodation and specially designed instruction can improve their educational performance when they receive 504 services and/or special education and related services tailored to fit their needs. The district adopts the state’s full educational opportunity goal to provide students in need of special education services with a free appropriate public education (FAPE).

Special education programs for students eligible for special education shall be an integral part of the general educational programs of this district, and shall be operated in compliance with federal and state requirements governing special education. The district will provide a continuum of placement options which may include services within and outside the district depending on the student’s individual needs.

Not all students with disabilities are eligible for special education services. The needs of those students will be addressed individually and if, appropriate, the student will be provided accommodations or modifications required under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in accordance with, district policies and procedures.

The district superintendent shall develop and maintain special education procedures necessary to implement this policy. This policy and the procedures shall be available to the public.

Mediation or Resolution Agreements
The board authorizes the superintendent or a designee to bind the district to a mediation or resolution agreement.

Adopted:
07/08/96

Revised:
09/05/2000
06/20/2008
01/26/15
10/13/17

CROSS REFS:

IGB-R Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
IKF-R Graduation Requirements
JG Student Discipline
JGD Student Suspension/Expulsion
JO Student Records

LEGAL REFS:

RCW 28A.155


Special Education

RCW 49.60


Law against Discrimination

WAC 392-172A


Rules for the Provision of Special Education

20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.


Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004

34 CFR Part 99


Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

34 CFR Part 300


Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities and Preschool Grants for Children With Disabilities

34 CFR Part 303


Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

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