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Policy No. 2108P
To receive services from federal remediation, learning assistance
(LAP) or special education programs, a student must meet the qualifying
criteria for that program:
A. Students with any
handicapping condition may receive both special education and federal remediation
services, if eligible for both services. A student may receive federal
remediation services only in academic areas in which the student does not
have a qualifying deficit for special education services.
B. Students whose
special education is limited to services provided by a communication
disorders specialist, physical therapist or occupational therapist may
receive LAP services. Such students may receive any type of LAP services for
which they are eligible.
C. A student may
receive either federal remediation or LAP service in an academic area for
which the student qualifies, but not both services. A student may receive
federal remediation services in any one eligibility area and LAP services in
another eligibility area.
D. A student eligible
for special education may receive federal remediation or LAP services only if
the student has the capacity to make substantial progress toward functioning
at a level appropriate to the student's chronological age without
substantially modifying the level or intensity of the federal remediation or
LAP instruction.
Program Alternatives
Special education, federal remediation and LAP services
may be combined to benefit the special needs student:
A. Separate programs. The student may be served separately by more
than one special needs program.
B. Cooperative programs. Staff members
from special education, federal remediation and/or LAP programs may work
together to serve more than one group of special needs students in a school.
A special education teacher and a federal remediation instructional assistant
may provide services for students who are eligible for special education
and/or federal remediation services. Staff time and other expenditures should
be documented separately for each program for financial purposes.
C. Unified program. One teacher certified to teach special education
may provide services to all students in the school who are eligible for
special education, federal remediation and LAP. The teacher may be assisted
by a teacher aide or instructional assistant. The salary and nonsalary costs
may be prorated to special education, federal remediation and LAP budget
accounts according to the proportion of services provided for students
eligible for each of the types of service.
Date: November 24, 2008
Blaine
School District
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