Definitions & Rights
A student needing Special Education & related services due to a disability.
Who is an "eligible" student?
Within 30 school days per 603 CMR 28.04(2).
Eval timeline after consent?
Individualized Education Program.
What does IEP stand for?
Written informed consent.
Before evaluation or placement, the district must have?
State & federal law – 603 CMR 28.03(1)(a).
District must provide services per?
Free Appropriate Public Education
What is FAPE?
Within 5 school days to parents.
Notice timeline after referral?
Parents, SPED teacher, general educator, LEA rep, evaluator.
Who must be on IEP Team?
District documents multiple efforts to contact per 603 CMR 28.07.
If parent unresponsive to eval process?
SPED procedures, reporting, or inclusion strategies.
What is one required staff training area?
Least Restrictive Environment
What is LRE?
At 2.5 years old, if in Early Intervention.
Earliest referral from EI?
Effective progress.
IEP must be reasonably calculated to enable what?
Mediation or BSEA hearing.
Two dispute resolution options?
Reason & assurance of FAPE compliance.
If unapproved placement used, document what?
M.G.L. Chapter 71B, Section 2.
Which law defines disability?
Assessments in all suspected areas of disability.
What must initial eval include?
Range of placements from general ed to specialized programs.
What is continuum of placements?
District ends SPED services within 10 school days.
Parent revokes consent – what next?
10 days per 603 CMR 28.10(9)(a).
Appeal DESE assignment of responsibility within?
Federal, state law & regulations governing SPED in MA.
How are IDEA, M.G.L. 71B & 603 CMR 28.00 connected?
District must convene Team & evaluate per 603 CMR 28.04(1)(d).
What if student hospitalized >60 days?
Both; district of residence when attending per 603 CMR 28.10(2).
Which district serves student w/ parents in 2 towns?
District must send within 5 days.
Timeline for BSEA hearing request copy?
Student needs, services, costs, monitoring terms.
What must out-of-district contract include?