Purpose Every eligible student
attending the schools of this district shall be offered an educational
program that meets his/her individual needs and is suited to his/her
unique abilities. Such a program of special education shall be
designed to comply with law, conform to the goals of the district and
shall, to the extent feasible, be consistent with the best interests of
the student and other pupils and integrate programs of special education
with the regular instruction programs of the schools.
Eligible students to be
served by the special education program of this district shall include
resident school age children as defined by law who meet eligibility
requirements as defined by federal and state special education laws and
regulations.
Authority
The Board
will determine which facilities shall be furnished by this district for
the instruction of eligible children. In order to maintain a more
effective program of special education, the Board will:
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Participate in special
education programs of the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit.
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Enter into agreement
with state approved private schools or other public school districts for
the purpose of sharing special education facilities, transportation and
costs.
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Provide for a continuum
of services which allows for the provision of a free and appropriate
public education in the least restrictive environment.
Guidelines
The
Superintendent is directed to annually recommend to the Board the
employment and retention of such staff, and the provision of such
facilities, as may be necessary and feasible to provide for the needs of
the eligible students of this district.
The program to which each
eligible student is assigned shall be that which assures him/her an
appropriate education, his/her success in learning and offers him/her the
least restrictive environment in accordance with State regulations.
- The Board directs that all procedures for the implementation of a
program of special education be so designed as to guard the privacy of
the student and family.
- All public records denote special education cases by code number,
rather than by name of student.
- The Superintendent or designee shall develop procedures for the
continuing evaluation of the effectiveness of the district's plan for
eligible students and shall periodically report to the Board the
criteria by which such evaluations are made and the results of such
evaluation.
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