This training will cover how to properly document the services and supports as a part of the offer of Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), also known as prescribed services. The California Department of Education has termed “Prescribed Services” consisting of two main parts: 1) the Supports section, which documents Program Accommodations/Program Modifications/Other Supports for School Personnel, or Student, or on behalf of Student; and 2) the Services section, which documents one or more services that the district has offered to provide the Student.
Events
The IEP Page-by-Page: Goal Development
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires each IEP to include a statement of measurable annual goals designed to meet the child’s disability-related needs. Participants will learn/expand their ability to develop skills in developing goals that are meaningful, measurable, and designed to support progress toward mastery of skills in identified deficit areas.
The IEP Page-by-Page: Special Factors/Statewide Assessments
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) lists five special factors the IEP team must consider in developing, reviewing, and revising each child’s IEP. This training will cover the importance of these special factors in the education of children with disabilities and the need for individualized consideration of these factors in IEP development and revision.
The IEP Page-by-Page: Emergency Learning Plans
As a result of SB 98, a required element of the Individual Education Plan (IEP), all students must have an Emergency Learning Plan in their IEP. More specifically, all IEPs must include a description of how the IEP will be provided under emergency conditions (flood, earthquake, fire, pandemic) when instruction cannot be provided in person to the pupil for more than 10 consecutive school days. Participants will learn/expand their ability to develop a legally defensible Emergency Learning Plan.
The IEP Page-by-Page: Present Levels
This training will focus on the content necessary for an IEP to be legally compliant. The Present Levels of Performance section is one of the most critical sections of the IEP and is foundational for the rest of the IEP. Participants will learn/expand their ability to develop high-quality and legally defensible statements for the Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance that reflect a summary of information gathered through formal and informal assessments, observations, work samples, data collection, interviews, and provider and parent input.
The IEP Page-by-Page: Eligiblity
This training will focus on the content necessary for an IEP to be legally compliant. Participants will learn/expand their ability to develop the Eligibility section of the IEP, properly document student and parent/guardian information, and develop a comprehensive eligibility statement.
Interdistrict Transfers and the Role of the County Board in the Appeal Process
County boards of education decide appeals in interdistrict transfers, which can significantly impact the lives of students and their families. This session will help board members understand their roles as appellate decision-makers by addressing the common elements of appeal procedures generally and the importance of understanding the standard and scope of review in an appellate process. The session will also address specifically the legal standards for interdistrict transfer appeals, as well as practical considerations and real-life scenarios, so that board members will have a solid understanding of their responsibilities when considering these appeals.
Suspensions & Expulsions
This session will provide training on all aspects of student discipline, including grounds for suspensions and expulsions, other means of correction, investigations, and expulsion hearing procedures.