2016-2017 Student Handbook | Page 46

b. If a child’s third birthday occurs during the summer, the child’s IEP Team shall determine the date when services under the IEP will begin; c. A free appropriate public education is available to any pupil with a disability who is eligible for special education and related services, even though the pupil is advancing from grade to grade; d. The services and placement needed by each pupil with a disability to receive a free, appropriate public education are based on the pupil’s unique needs and not on the pupil’s disability; and e. The services and placement needed by each pupil with a disability to receive a free, appropriate public education are provided in appropriate educational settings as close to the pupil’s home as possible and, when the IEP does not describe specific restrictions, the pupil is educated in the school he or she would attend if not a pupil with a disability. 9. Children with disabilities participating in early intervention programs assisted under IDEA Part C who will participate in preschool programs under N.J.A.C. 6A:14 will experience a smooth transition and have an IEP developed and implemented according to N.J.A.C. 6A:14-3.3(e) and N.J.A.C. 6A:14-3.7. 10. Full educational opportunity to all pupils with disabilities is provided. 11. The compilation, maintenance, access to, and confidentiality of pupil records are in accordance with N.J.A.C. 6A:32-7. 12. Provision is made for the participation of pupils with disabilities who are placed by their parent(s) in nonpublic schools according to N.J.A.C. 6A:14-6.1 and 6.2. 13. Pupils with disabilities who are placed in private schools by the district Board are provided special education and related services at no cost to their parent(s) according to N.J.A.C. 6A:14-1.1(d) and N.J.A.C. 6A:14-7.5(b)3. 14. All personnel serving pupils with disabilities are highly qualified and appropriately certified and licensed, where a license is required, in accordance with State and Federal law. 15. The in-service training needs for professional and paraprofessional staff who provide special education, general education or related services are identified, and that appropriate in-service training is provided. The district Board shall maintain information to demonstrate its efforts to: a. Prepare general and special education personnel with content knowledge and collaborative skills needed to meet the needs of children with disabilities; b. Enhance the ability of teachers and others to use strategies, such as behavioral interventions, to address the conduct of pupils with disabilities that impedes the learning of pupils with disabilities and others; c. Acquire and disseminate to teachers, administrators, school Board members, and related services personnel, significant knowledge derived from educational research and other sources and how the district will, if appropriate, adopt promising practices, materials and technology; d. Ensure that the in-service training is integrated to the maximum extent possible with other professional development activities; and e. Provide for joint training activities of parent(s) and special education, related services and general education personnel. 16. Instructional material will be provided to blind or print-disabled pupils in a timely manner. 17. For pupils with disabilities who are potentially eligible to receive services from the Division of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Human Services the district will provide, pursuant to the Uniform Application Act, N.J.S.A. 30:4-25.10 et seq., the necessary materials to the parent(s) to apply for such services. 18. The school district will accept the use of electronic mail from the parent(s) to submit requests to school officials regarding referral, identification, evaluation, classification, and the provision of a free, appropriate public education. The parent(s) shall be informed by the Director of Specialized Education or designee of the procedures to access the electronic mail system. The parent(s) may not utilize electronic mail to provide written consent when the district provides written notice and seeks parental consent as required by N.J.A.C. 6A:14. 46| P a g e