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Assistance for Students
IEP
SPECIAL EDUCATION
504
EL
Individual Education Plan [IEP] Section 504 Accommodation
The IEP team shall identify needed accommodations to
facilitate student participation in mainstream curriculum
requirements. Students with significant disabilities for whom
the IEP team determines the regular curriculum is not appro-
priate will have modified or alternative curriculum. All
students will participate in district and statewide assessments
for graduation. However, the IEP team determines which
assessments are appropriate including if the student will
participate in an alternate assessment designed by the state.
The IEP team will determine which graduation required
assessment is appropriate. Students who demonstrate a substantial limitation in a major
life function, such as talking, learning or socialization are
eligible for an Accommodation Plan. Parents are invited to
participate in identification and development of the plan for
their child.
Students on an IEP will be provided reasonable accommo-
dations to participate in these assessments and the IEP team
will set targets to measure the student’s progress toward
graduation.
A multi-disciplinary team that includes the parent[s] or
guardian[s] of the student will develop an IEP inclusive
of transition planning. The IEP will define each student’s
educational program and graduation requirements. The IEP
will be reviewed and revised annually. The amount and type
of support will be based upon the student’s educational
needs as defined by the IEP team.
Special Education
The Anoka-Hennepin School District provides educational
programming to students with disabilities from birth to age
22. State and federal laws define categories of disabilities
as follows:
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
The plan will describe accommodations which the team
has determined to be necessary to allow the student to
access instruction, such as modified assignments, untimed
tests, adaptive equipment, assigned seating, or adjusted
schedule.
Students who are placed on an Accommodation Plan will
participate in state and local assessments. The Accommo-
dation Plan must identify accommodations necessary for
the student’s participation in the state and district-wide
assessment.
English Learners [EL]
The Anoka-Hennepin School District provides specific
educational programming for students who demonstrate
limited English proficiency. Students may qualify to receive
EL services if they meet one or more of the following criteria:
[1] The student first learned a language other than or in
addition to English, [2] A language other than English is most
often spoken in the home, or [3] The student usually speaks
a language other than English.
The EL program in Anoka-Hennepin promotes students’
growth in academic English.
Students are given the ACCESS assessment on an annual
basis to determine continued eligibility for EL service. If you
have questions, consult your counselor.
• Deaf/Hard of Hearing
• Deaf/Blind
• Other Health Disability
• Physically Impaired
• Specific Learning Disability
• Speech or Language Impaired
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Blind/Visually Impaired
• Developmental Cognitive Disability
• Severely Multiply Impaired
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