No single procedure shall be used as
the sole criterion for initiating a change or changing the identification,
evaluation or educational program of a student enrolled in a School. An ER team
through one or more reviews shall make the determination of a change. These
reviews may be preceded by an individual case study conducted in accordance
with Section
795.30 and its
accompanying procedures.
a)
Participants in the reviews shall include appropriate representatives of the
local school district; School personnel involved in the evaluation of the
student; the parents or guardians; other persons having significant
information, knowledge or special experience regarding the student; and those
persons who may become responsible for providing the special education program
or service to the student; the student, when appropriate, and other individuals
at the discretion of the parent or guardian, the School, or the local school
district.
b) The purpose of the
above reviews shall be to:
1) Establish a
composite understanding of the student's learning characteristics, sensory and
motor skills, and behaviors.
2)
Determine need for modified special education programs and/or
services.
3) Determine the
student's unique educational needs and the extent to which these needs can or
cannot be met by the basic special education program of the School.
4) Determine the nature and degree of other
special education intervention that is needed, and recommend corresponding
programming or placement that is least restrictive of interaction with students
who have disabilities and students who do not have disabilities.
