N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:14-4.1 - General requirements
(a) Each district
board of education shall provide educational programs and related services for
students with disabilities required by the IEPs of students for whom the
district board of education is responsible.
(b) A district board of education proposal to
establish or eliminate special education programs or services shall be approved
by the Department of Education through the county office of
education.
(c) The length of the
school day and the academic year of programs for students with disabilities,
including preschoolers with disabilities, shall be at least as long as that
established for nondisabled students. The IEP team may, in its discretion,
alter the length of the school day based on the needs of the student.
(d) District board of education operated
special class programs for preschool children with a disability shall be in
operation five days per week, one day of which may be used for parent training
and at least four days of which shall provide a minimum total of 10 hours of
student instruction, with the following exception:
1. Classes for preschool children with a
disability operated by a district board of education shall operate at least as
long as any district board of education program for nondisabled preschoolers,
but not less than 10 hours per week.
(e) If a classroom aide is employed, he or
she shall work under the direction of a principal, special education teacher,
general education teacher, or other appropriately certified personnel in a
special education program. The job description of a classroom aide shall be
approved by the Department of Education through the county office of
education.
(f) Physical education
services, specially designed if necessary, shall be made available to every
student with a disability age five through 21, including students in separate
facilities.
(g) When a student with
a disability transfers from one New Jersey school district to another, or from
an out-of-State school district to a New Jersey school district, the child
study team of the school district into which the student has transferred shall
conduct an immediate review of the evaluation information and the IEP and,
without delay, in consultation with the student's parents, provide a program
comparable to that set forth in the student's current IEP until a new IEP is
implemented, as follows:
1. For a student who
transfers from one New Jersey school district to another New Jersey school
district, the IEP shall be implemented as written if the parents and district
board of education agree. If the appropriate district board of education staff
do not agree to implement the current IEP, the district board of education
shall conduct all necessary assessments and, within 30 days of the date the
student enrolls in the school district, develop and implement a new IEP for the
student.
2. If the student
transfers from an out-of-State school district, the appropriate district board
of education staff shall conduct any assessments determined necessary and,
within 30 days of the date the student enrolls in the school district, develop
and implement a new IEP for the student.
3. The appropriate district board of
education staff shall take reasonable steps to promptly obtain the student's
records, including the current IEP and supporting documentation, from the
previous school district in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:32. The school district
in which the student was previously enrolled shall take reasonable steps to
promptly respond to all requests for records of students transferring from one
district board of education to another district board of education.
(h) When the IEP of a student with
a disability does not describe any restrictions, the student shall be included
in the general education program provided by the district board of education.
1. When instruction in general education
subjects or content areas is provided to groups consisting solely of students
with disabilities, the size of the groups and age range shall conform to the
requirements for special class programs described in this subchapter. An
exception to the age range and group size requirements may be requested by
writing to the Department of Education through the county office of education
pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
6A:14-4.9.
2. When students with disabilities
participate in physical education, intramural and interscholastic sports,
nonacademic and extracurricular activities in groups consisting solely of
students with disabilities, the age range and group size shall be based on the
nature of the activity, needs of the students participating in the activity,
and the level of supervision required.
(i) Each district board of education, through
appropriate personnel, shall establish and implement a plan to evaluate special
education programs and services according to
N.J.S.A.
18A:7A-10, 11, 14, and 14.1 and this
chapter.
(j) Each district board of
education shall ensure that all students with disabilities have available to
them the variety of educational programs and services available to nondisabled
students.
(k) Prior to the
implementation of the IEP, the district board of education shall provide the
parent with the opportunity to observe the proposed educational placement,
including the general education setting, special class programs, and
out-of-district placements in a program operated by another district board of
education or a private school placement.
(l) When a student with a disability receives
instruction for a particular subject area in either a single-subject resource
program or a special class program, the student shall receive at least the same
amount of instructional time as that provided general education students for
each subject area. For students in a single-subject resource program outside
the general education class, the student's IEP shall specify the proportion of
time in the general education classroom and the resource program for each
subject area.
(m) When a student
with a disability transfers from a nonpublic school with a services plan,
appropriate school district staff shall conduct an immediate review of the
services plan and shall provide comparable services pending completion of any
necessary assessments and, as appropriate, the development of an IEP for the
student. An IEP for the student shall be in place within 60 calendar days from
the date of enrollment in the school district.
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