Resource Specialists
The Governing Board shall employ certificated resources specialists to provide services, where required by law, for students who have exceptional needs, their parents/guardians, and school staff.
The resource specialist program shall be directed by a resource specialist qualified to teach in a resource specialist program in accordance with the law.
(cf. 0430 - Comprehensive Local Plan for Special Education)
(cf. 1312.3 - Uniform Complaint Procedures)
(cf. 3541.2 - Transportation for Special Education Students)
cf. 5144.2 - Suspension and Expulsion/Due Process (Individuals with Exceptional Needs))
(cf. 6146.4 - Differential Graduation and Competency Standards for Individuals with Exceptional Needs)
(cf. 6159 - Individualized Education Program (IEP))
(cf. 6159.1 - Procedural Safeguards and Complaints)
(cf. 6159.2 - Nonpublic Nonsectarian School and Agency Services for Special Education)
(cf. 6159.3 - Appointment of Surrogate Parent)
(cf. 6164.4 - Identification of Individuals with Exceptional Needs)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
56195.8 Adoption of policies
56361 Program options
56362 Resource specialist program, contents, direction; resource specialists, caseloads, assignments, instructional aide; pupil enrollment
56362.1 Caseload
56362.5 Resource specialist certificate of competence
56362.7 Bilingual-crosscultural certificate of assessment competence
56363.3 Average caseload limits
56441.7 Maximum caseload (programs for individuals with exceptional needs between the ages of three and five inclusive)
56728.6 Instructional personnel funding
56728.8 Instructional personnel funding; services to infants
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
3051.1 Language, speech and hearing development and remediation; appropriate credential
Policy STANDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
adopted: February 16, 1993 Bakersfield, California