Or. Admin. Code § 413-200-0354 - Requirements Regarding the Education of a Child or Young Adult

(1) The certified family must comply with the following requirements related to the education of the child or young adult in the care or custody of the Department placed in the homeunless the young adult is the educational decision maker:

(a) Enroll the child or young adult in their school or educational placement when directed by the Department. The Department must authorize enrollment of a child or young adult for any school placement not authorized by the child or young adult's Individualized Education Plan(IEP) team.

(b) Support the child or young adult in their school or educational placement and respond to inquiries from the school or educational placement.

(c) Assure the child or young adult regularly attends the school or educational placement, monitor the educational progress of the child or young adult, and share the following information with the caseworker in a timely manner:

(A) The report cards of the child or young adult;

(B) Any reports received from the teacher, school, or educational placement;

(C) Any evaluations received as a result of educational testing or assessment; including the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP);

(D) If the school has identified suicidal ideation or self-harming behaviors;

(E) Any excused and unexcused absences;

(F) Disciplinary reports and notices of restraint or seclusion regarding the child or young adult; and

(G) Ongoing progress toward high school graduation of a child or young adult, including number of credits earned and diploma type the child or young adult is expected to receive;

(d) Monitor and share with the caseworker in a timely manner the educational successes, learning style, and potential learning difficulties of the child or young adult.

(e) Work with the caseworker of the child or young adult when referring the child or young adult for assessment of a possible disability.

(f) Inform the caseworker of and invite the caseworker to Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings, school conferences, and other school-related meetings.

(2) The certified family may consent for the child or young adult to attend school-related activities such as, but not limited to, school enrollment, field trips within the state of Oregon, routine social events, sporting events, photographs, and cultural events.

(3) When the certified family has been identified as the parent by the school district, the certified family may consent to evaluation for an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), Family Service Plan (IFSP) or 504 plan and special education decisions.

(4) When the child or young adult in the care or custody of the Department placed in the home has been assigned a surrogate parent to make special education decisions, the certified family must work in collaboration with the surrogate for an IEP, IFSP, 504 plan special education decisions, and abbreviated school day decisions.

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Or. Admin. Code § 413-200-0354

CWP 4-2007, f. & cert. ef. 3-20-07; CWP 12-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-13-07 thru 11-27-07; CWP 19-2007, f. & cert. ef. 11-1-07; CWP 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 2-2-09; CWP 37-2011, f. 12-27-11, cert. ef. 12-28-11; CWP 20-2015, f. & cert. ef. 10/1/2015; CWP 2-2018, temporary amend filed 01/01/2018, effective 01/01/2018 through 06/29/2018; CWP 54-2018, amend filed 06/29/2018, effective 6/29/2018; CWP 53-2019, amend filed 12/23/2019, effective 1/1/2020; CWP 9-2021, amend filed 03/26/2021, effective 4/15/2021

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005 & ORS 418.640

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005, ORS 409.010, ORS 418.015 & ORS 418.625 - 418.648