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BP 6159.2

Nonpublic, Nonsectarian School and Agency Services for Special Education

Section:
6000 - Instruction
Status:
Active
Adopted:
2017-11-14
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BP 6159.2 — Nonpublic, Nonsectarian School and Agency Services for Special Education

Section: 6000 - Instruction
Status: Active

Adopted: 2017-11-14

Policy text

NONPUBLIC,​​NONSECTARIAN​​SCHOOL​​AND​​AGENCY​​SERVICES FOR​​SPECIAL​​****EDUCATION

The​ ​Governing​ ​Board​ ​recognizes​ ​its​ ​responsibility​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​all​ ​district​ ​students,​ ​including students​ ​with​ ​disabilities,​ ​a​ ​free​ ​appropriate​ ​public​ ​education​ ​in​ ​accordance​ ​with​ ​law.​ ​​ ​When​ ​the district​ ​is​ ​unable​ ​to​ ​provide​ ​direct​ ​special​ ​education​ ​and/or​ ​related​ ​services​ ​to​ ​students​ ​with disabilities,​ ​the​ ​Board​ ​may​ ​enter​ ​into​ ​a​ ​contract​ ​with​ ​a​ ​nonpublic,​ ​nonsectarian​ ​school​ ​or​ ​agency to​ ​meet​ ​the​ ​students’​ ​needs.

In​ ​selecting​ ​nonpublic,​ ​nonsectarian​ ​schools​ ​or​ ​agencies​ ​with​ ​which​ ​the​ ​district​ ​may​ ​contract​ ​for the​ ​placement​ ​of​ ​any​ ​district​ ​student​ ​with​ ​disabilities,​ ​the​ ​Superintendent​ ​or​ ​designee​ ​shall​ ​follow the​ ​procedures​ ​specified​ ​in​ ​law​ ​and​ ​accompanying​ ​administrative​ ​regulation.

Prior​ ​to​ ​entering​ ​into​ ​a​ ​contract​ ​to​ ​place​ ​any​ ​student​ ​in​ ​a​ ​nonpublic,​ ​nonsectarian​ ​school​ ​or agency,​ ​the​ ​Superintendent​ ​or​ ​designee​ ​shall​ ​verify​ ​that​ ​the​ ​school​ ​or​ ​agency​ ​is​ ​certified​ ​to provide​ ​to​ ​individuals​ ​with​ ​disabilities​ ​in​ ​accordance​ ​with Education​ ​Code​ ​56366.​ ​​ ​In​ ​addition,​ ​the​ ​Superintendent​ ​or​ ​designee​ ​shall​ ​monitor,​ ​on​ ​an​ ​ongoing basis,​ ​the​ ​certification​ ​of​ ​any​ ​nonpublic,​ ​nonsectarian​ ​school​ ​with​ ​which​ ​the​ ​district​ ​has​ ​a contract​ ​to<:#333333”>​ ​agency’s​ ​certification​ ​has​ ​not​ ​expired.

No​ ​district​ ​student​ ​shall​ ​be​ ​placed​ ​in​ ​a​ ​nonpublic,​ ​nonsectarian​ ​school​ ​or​ ​agency​ ​unless​ ​the student’s​ ​individualized​ ​education​ ​program​ ​(IEP)​ ​team​ ​has​ ​determined​ ​that​ ​an​ ​appropriate​ ​public education​ ​alternative​ ​does​ ​not​ ​exist​ ​and​ ​that​ ​the​ ​nonpublic,​ ​nonsectarian​ ​school​ ​or​ ​agency placement​ ​is​ ​appropriate​ ​for​ ​the​ ​student.​ ​​ ​In​ ​accordance​ ​with​ ​law,​ ​any​ ​student​ ​with​ ​disabilities placed​ ​in​ ​a​ ​nonpublic,​ ​nonsectarian​ ​school​ ​or​ ​agency​ ​shall​ ​have​ ​all​ ​the​ ​rights​ ​and​ ​protections​ ​to which​ ​students​ ​with​ ​disabilities​ ​are​ ​generally​ ​entitled,​ ​including,​ ​but​ ​not​ ​limited​ ​to,​ ​the procedural​ ​safeguards,​ ​due​ ​process​ ​rights,​ ​and​ ​periodic​ ​review​ ​of​ ​his/her​ ​IEP.

During​ ​the​ ​period​ ​when​ ​any​ ​student​ ​with​ ​disabilities​ ​is​ ​placed​ ​in​ ​a​ ​nonpublic,​ ​nonsectarian school​ ​or​ ​agency,​ ​the​ ​student’s​ ​IEP​ ​team​ ​shall​ ​retain​ ​responsibility​ ​for​ ​monitoring​ ​the​ ​student’s progress​ ​towards​ ​meeting​ ​the​ ​goals​ ​identified​ ​in​ ​his/her​ ​IEP.

The​ ​Superintendent​ ​or​ ​designee​ ​shall​ ​notify​ ​for​ ​any​ ​district​ ​student.

In​ ​accordance​ ​with​ ​Education​ ​Code​ ​56366.2,​ ​the​ ​Superintendent​ ​or​ ​designee​ ​may​ ​apply​ ​to​ ​the Superintendent​ ​of​ ​Public​ ​Instruction​ ​to​ ​waive​ ​any​ ​of​ ​the​ ​requirements​ ​of​ ​Education​ ​Code​ ​56365, 56366,​ ​56366.3,​ ​and​ ​56366.6.

EDUCATION CODE - EDC

Education Code 56365, 56366,​ ​56366.3,​ ​and​ ​56366.6.

​Education​ ​Code​ ​56366.2