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A violation of a code of student conduct must be determined to be a manifestation of a student's disability if the IEP team determines that the conduct in question was the direct result of the LEA's failure to implement this document.
What is the IEP?
NC 1504-2.1(e)(1)(ii), p. 102
This is the term for the variety of educational placements that the LEA must make available to students with disabilities for delivery of special education and related services.
What is the Continuum of Alternative Placements?
NC 1501-3.2, p. 31
IEPs for children who transfer from another State -
An LEA must provide these until the new LEA: Conducts an evaluation (if necessary); and Develops, adopts, and implements a new IEP (if appropriate).
What are comparable services?
NC 1503-4.4(f), p. 83
Educational rights transfer from parent to child at this age.
What is 18?
NC 1504-1.21(a), p. 100
These are the first people (school level) you should advise parents to speak with about concerns.
Who are the student's teacher and school Principal?
Initial Evaluations must be conducted, eligibility determined, and for an eligible child, an IEP developed, and Placement completed within this many days of receipt of an Initial Referral.
What is 90 days?
NC 1503-2.2(c), p. 65)
Within this many days of receipt of written concerns regarding a child, made by a person other than the parent or LEA, the LEA must issue a written response to the child's parent.
What is 30 days?
NC 1501-2.9(d), p. 30-31
IEPs for children who transfer LEAs within NC -
Must provide comparable services, until the new LEA either ________; or ______________.
What is adopts the child's IEP from the previous LEA; or Develops, adopts, and implements a new IEP?
NC 1503-4.4(e), p. 83
Prior Written Notice must explain actions both _________ and ________ by the LEA.
What are proposed and refused?
NC 1504-1.4(b), p. 89
This is the district level person that a parent should speak with when they feel unsuccessful in speaking with the child's school staff.
Who is the EC Director?
Parental consent is required for these three actions.
What is for Initial Evaluation, Services, and Reevaluation?
NC 1503-1(a)(b)(c), p. 63-64)
The LEA must ensure that all children aged 3-21 who are in need of special education and related services are _______, _______, and _______.
What is identified, located, and evaluated?
NC 1501-2.9(a)(1)(i), p. 29
Behavior; Limited English Proficiency/Language needs; Blind/visual impairment needs; Communication needs; and Assistive Technology devices/services must be considered when discussing this section of the IEP.
What are Special Factors?
NC 1503-5.1(a)(2), p. 84
Mediation is a _______ process.
What is voluntary?
NC 1504-1.7(b)(1), p. 90
These are district and school level decisions that NC DPI, EC Division cannot interfere in.
What are local personnel matters, student retention decisions, or general school assignments?
The LEA must administer this if a parent requests one during a reevaluation when an IEP Team decides additional data are not needed.
What is an evaluation?
NC 1503-2.6(d)(1)(ii), (2), p. 76
LEAs must protect this for any personally identifiable information collected, used, or maintained.
What is Confidentiality?
NC 1501-4.3, p. 32
The LEA must take steps to provide these services and activities to afford children with disabilities an equal opportunity for participation.
What are nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities?
NC 1501-2.5(a), p. 28
A parent has the right to receive one of these if he/she disagrees with an evaluation obtained by the LEA.
What is an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE)?
NC 1504-1.3, p. 87
Callers should be directed here to file complaints concerning Section 504 Plans, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and other federal laws protecting against discrimination.
What is the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR)?
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/complaintintro.html
If the IEP team suspects a disability, the LEA must assess the student in these areas of eligibility.
What is all suspected areas?
NC 1503-2.5(d)(1-14), p. 66-75
If a child with a disability is enrolled in a religious or other private school by the child's parents and will receive special education or related services from an LEA, the LEA must meet to develop/review/revise this for the child.
What is a Services Plan?
NC 1501-6.8(c), p. 36 (Equitable Services)
The LEA must provide the parent with a copy of the child's IEP within this time frame.
What is a reasonable time frame following the IEP meeting?
NC 1503-4.3(f), p. 82
LEA must appoint this person when: No parent can be identified; The LEA, after reasonable efforts, cannot locate a parent; The child is a ward of the State and the parents' rights have been terminated or their rights to make educational decisions have been terminated by the court; or The child is an unaccompanied homeless youth.
What is a Surrogate Parent?
NC 1504-1.20, p. 99
You can refer parents to this web page for information about NC DPI's resources for dispute resolution.
What is the Parent Resources tab on the EC Division web page?