Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-41.39 - Special education
(1)
General. "Special education" means specially designed
instruction, at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of a child
with a disability, including:
a. Instruction
conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals and institutions, and in
other settings; and
b. Instruction
in physical education.
(2)
Specific services included in
special education. Special education includes each of the following,
if the services otherwise meet the requirements of subrule 41.39(1):
a. Any service listed in this chapter,
including support services, related services, and supplemental aids and
services, that is specially designed instruction under subrule 41.39(1) or
state standards or is required to assist an eligible individual in taking
advantage of, or responding to, educational programs and
opportunities;
b. Travel training;
and
c. Vocational
education.
(3)
Individual special education terms defined. The terms in this
definition are defined as follows:
a.
"At no cost" means that all specially designed instruction is
provided without charge, but does not preclude incidental fees that are
normally charged to nondisabled students or their parents as a part of the
regular education program. An AEA or LEA may ask, but not require, parents of
children with disabilities to use public insurance or benefits or private
insurance proceeds to pay for services if they would not incur a financial
cost, as described in rule
281-41.154 (256B, 34CFR300
).
b.
"Physical
education" means the development of physical and motor fitness;
fundamental motor skills and patterns; and skills in aquatics, dance, and
individual and group games and sports, including intramural and lifetime
sports; and includes special physical education, adapted physical education,
movement education, and motor development.
c.
"Specially designed
instruction" means adapting, as appropriate to the needs of an
eligible child under this chapter, the content, methodology, or delivery of
instruction:
(1) To address the unique needs
of the child that result from the child's disability; and
(2) To ensure access of the child to the
general curriculum , so that the child can meet the educational standards within
the jurisdiction of the public agency that apply to all children.
d.
"Travel
training" means providing instruction, as appropriate, to children
with significant cognitive disabilities, and any other children with
disabilities who require this instruction, to enable them to:
(1) Develop an awareness of the environment
in which they live; and
(2) Learn
the skills necessary to move effectively and safely from place to place within
that environment (e.g., in school, in the home, at work, and in the
community).
e.
"Vocational education" means organized educational programs that are
directly related to the preparation of individuals for paid or unpaid
employment, or for additional preparation for a career not requiring a
baccalaureate or advanced degree.
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