Carlsbad USD | BP 0430 Philosophy, Goals, Objectives and Comprehensive Plans
Comprehensive Local Plan For Special Education
The Board of Trustees desires to provide a free and appropriate public education to all individuals with disabilities, aged 3 to 21 years, who reside in the District, including children who have been suspended or expelled or placed by the District in a nonpublic, nonsectarian school.
Students shall be referred for special education instruction and services only after the resources of the regular education program have been considered and, where appropriate, utilized. (Education Code 56303)
(cf. 5144.2 - Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process (Students with Disabilities))
(cf. 6146.4 - Differential Graduation and Competency Standards for Students with Disabilities)
(cf. 6159 - Individualized Education Program (IEP))
(cf. 6159.1 - Procedural Safeguards and Complaints for Special Education)
(cf. 6159.2 - Nonpublic Nonsectarian School and Agency Services for Special Education)
(cf. 6159.3 - Appointment of Surrogate Parent for Special Education Students)
(cf. 6159.4 - Behavioral Interventions for Special Education Students)
(cf. 6164.4 - Identification of Individuals for Special Education)
(cf. 6164.6 - Identification and Education Under Section 504)
The special education local plan area shall administer a local plan and administer the allocation of funds. (Education Code 56195)
(cf. 1312.3 - Uniform Complaint Procedures)
In order to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities and employ staff with adequate expertise for this purpose, the District participates as a member of the North Coastal Consortium for Special Education (NCCSE).
The Superintendent or designee shall extend the District's full cooperation to NCCSE. The policies and procedures of NCCSE shall be applied as policies and regulations of this District, with the exception of those that apply to complaints, unless the local plan specifically authorizes the District to operate under its own policies and regulations.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
56000-56001 Education for individuals with exceptional needs
56040-56046 General provisions
56055 Foster parents
56060-56063 Substitute teachers
56170-56177 Children enrolled in private schools
56190-56194 Community advisory committees
56205-56208 Local plan requirements
56213 Special education local plan areas with small or sparse populations
56300-56385 Identification and referral, assessment, instructional planning
56440-56447.1 Programs for individuals between the ages of three and five years
56500-56508 Procedural safeguards, including due process rights
56520-56524 Behavioral interventions
56600-56606 Evaluation, audits and information
56836-56836.05 Administration of local plan
GOVERNMENT CODE
7579.5 Surrogate parent, appointment, qualifications, liability
95000-95029 California Early Intervention Services Act
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
361 Limitations on parental control
726 Limitations on parental control
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
3000-3089 Regulations governing special education
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1400-1482 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 29
794 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
12101-12213 Americans with Disabilities Act
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
99.10-99.22 Inspection, review and procedures for amending education records
104.1-104.39 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
300.1-300.818 Assistance to states for the education of children with disabilities, including:
300.500-300.520 Due process procedures for parents and children
303.1-303.654 Early intervention program for infants and toddlers with disabilities
Management Resources:
WEB SITES
California Department of Education, Special Education: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep
Policy CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: July 26, 2006 Carlsbad, California
revised: February 28, 2007