PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICES( continued)
Referrals of school age children for an evaluation may be made by their parents, teachers, principals, or counselors. However, no formal evaluation is conducted without a Planning and Placement Team meeting.
Dependent upon a student’ s needs, school evaluation may be conducted for any of the following: intellectual level of functioning, academic achievement level, developmental age level, learning disabilities, reading ability, speech and language proficiency, or giftedness. Physical therapy and occupational therapy evaluations may also be administered with the medical authorization of the student’ s physician.
These evaluations are administered by appropriate school staff including the school psychologist, school counselor, speech and language pathologist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, and special education teacher. Re-evaluations are conducted triennially for all students who receive special education.
MOVING AND TRANSFERRING OF RECORDS Parents of children who are moving should notify the principal’ s office of the date the children are leaving. Parents must sign a Release of Information form to facilitate the transfer of student records. All school records are processed through the Administrative Offices at Alcorn School. Parents moving to a new location within Enfield should notify both schools as to the date of withdrawal and entry. The two schools will arrange the transfer of records.
PLANNING AND PLACEMENT TEAM MEETINGS Following an evaluation, a Planning and Placement Team meeting is held to review the testing and to determine the eligibility of the child for special education. Parents are considered essential members of the team and are strongly encouraged to attend all such meetings. No child will receive special education without the parent’ s signature of consent to the initial placement by the PPT.
Pupil Services will act in an advisory capacity to the parents of any child who is identified as“ at risk” but will not be 3.0 years old by September 1st in order to make them aware of agencies or programs which may be appropriate to their needs.
Once a student is receiving special education, annual reviews are held to determine continued eligibility and appropriateness of a program. A student may receive special education services until 22 years of age or his / her graduation from high school, whichever comes first. A parent guide to special education is available in each principal’ s office.
Related services available to Enfield’ s children include: individual evaluations, speech and language therapy, school counseling services, adaptive physical education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and special transportation. Every child who is eligible for special education is also eligible for related services as needs are identified by the PPT. Goals and objectives are stated in writing in the Individualized Educational Program( IEP) of the student.
SECTION 504 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a broad civil rights law which protects the rights of individuals with handicaps and bars discrimination based on disability. The act protects all school-aged children as handicapped who meet the definition of qualified handicapped person:( 1) has or( 2) has had a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits a major life activity, or( 3) is regarded as handicapped by
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