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SPECIAL EDUCATION: Operational Guidelines

Table of Contents
 
 

Introduction

Section 1

Glossary of Terms

Section 2

Free and Appropriate Public Education

Section 3

Staffing Requirements

Section 4

Public Awareness/Child Find

 

New Student Screening

Section 5

Formal Child Study

Section 6

Referral for Formal Assessment

Section 7

Eligibility

Section 8

Individualized Education Program

Section 9

Transfer Students - Previous Enrollment in Special Education
 

Section 10

Reevaluation of Special Education Students

Section 11

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

Section 12

Terminating Services

Section 13

Transfer of Rights to Students Who Reach Age of Majority

Section 14

Discipline of Students with Disabilities

Section 15

Surrogate Parent

Section 16

Placement of Children at the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind at Staunton or the Virginia School for the Deaf, Blind and Multi-Disabled at Hampton City Schools
   

Section 17

Procedural Safeguards

Section 18

Mediation

Section 19

Complaint Procedures

Section 20

Operational Guidelines for Due Process Hearings

Section 21

Private School Placements

Section 22

Addendum to Local Policies and Procedures

 

Forms

 

Letters

Appendix A

Criteria Handbook

Appendix B

IEP Handbook

Appendix C

Extended School Year Services

Appendix D

Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan


The Newport News School Division does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, creed, marital status, age or disability in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Section 504, and ADA regulations. Regina Harris, HR Compliance Supervisor, Human Resources, Newport News Public Schools, at 12507 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 23606, (757-881-5061), is responsible for coordinating the division's efforts to meet its obligations under Section 504, Title IX, the ADA, and their implementing regulations.

  
NNPS Staff Development
SPECIAL EDUCATION

Michele Mitchell, Director
(757) 591-4597

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