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State of Vermont Special Education Rules State of Vermont Special Education Rules Adopted June 1, 2013 STATE OF VERMONT GOVERNOR Peter Shumlin VERMONT AGENCY OF EDUCATION SECRETARY Armando Vilaseca VERMONT STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION 2013 Stephan Morse, Chair Newfane Sean-Marie Oller, Co-chair Bennington Lachlan Francis, Co-Chair Putney Laura Harris Williston Krista Huling Jefferson Bonnie Johnson-Aten Montpelier Margaret MacLean Peacham William Mathis Brandon Stacy Weinberger Burlington Mark Perrin Middlebury The Vermont Agency of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, creed, marital status, gender, disability, age or sexual orientation in its programs or activities. Vermont Special Education Rules Page 2 of 169 (Revised: 2013) Table of Contents Statutory Authority............................................................................................................................................. 10 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004 .......................................................................................... 10 General Provisions of Vermont’s Special Education Rules ........................................................................... 11 2360 Special Education in Vermont ............................................................................................................... 11 2360.1 Statement of Purpose ................................................................................................................ 11 2360.2 Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) (34 CFR §300.101) .......................................... 11 2360.2.1 FAPE for children beginning at age 3 .................................................................. 11 2360.2.2 FAPE for students who have graduated .............................................................. 12 2360.2.3 FAPE for students who have dropped out of school ......................................... 12 2360.2.4 FAPE for children advancing from grade to grade ............................................ 12 2360.2.5 FAPE for students who are incarcerated in adult correctional facilities ......... 12 2360.2.6 Residential Placement (34 CFR §300.104) ............................................................ 13 2360.2.7 Assistive technology (34 CFR §300.105) ............................................................... 13 2360.2.8 Extended School Year Services (34 CFR §300.106) ............................................. 14 2360.2.9 Non-academic services (34 CFR §300.107) .......................................................... 14 2360.2.10 Physical education (34 CFR §300.108) .................................................................. 15 2360.2.11 Program options (34 CFR §300.110) ..................................................................... 15 2360.2.12 Special Education Services ..................................................................................... 15 2360.2.13 Personnel Qualifications ........................................................................................ 18 2360.2.14 Required Forms ....................................................................................................... 19 2360.2.15 Use of Insurance ...................................................................................................... 19 2360.2.16 Related Services ....................................................................................................... 21 2360.2.17 Individual Education Programs (IEP) (34 CFR §300.112) ................................. 25 Vermont Special Education Rules Page 3 of 169 (Revised: 2013) 2360.2.18 Routine checking of hearing aids and external components of surgically implanted medical devices (34 CFR §300.113) .................................................... 25 2360.3 Child Find (34 CFR §300.111) .................................................................................................. 25 2360.4 Reserved ..................................................................................................................................... 28 Part C – Vermont Rules Governing Services to Children Birth up to Age Three ...................................... 28 2360.5 Part C Early Intervention Services ............................................................................................ 28 2360.5.1 Part C and CIS/EI Definitions ................................................................................ 28 2360.5.2 Public Awareness and Child Find (CFR §303.300-303.303; 303.311) ............... 35 2360.5.3 Screening (CFR §303.320, 303.421, 303.420(a)(1)) ................................................ 37 2360.5.4 Evaluation of the Child and Assessment of the Child and Family (34 CFR §303.321) ................................................................................................................... 39 2360.5.5 Eligibility (34 CFR §303.21) .................................................................................... 41 2360.5.6 Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP/One Plan) (34 CFR §303.340- 303.346) ..................................................................................................................... 43 2360.5.7 Notifications of Transition at Age Three (CFR §303.209) .................................. 47 2360.5.8 Late Referral Procedures ........................................................................................ 48 2360.5.9 Transition Conference (CFR §303.209 (c) (d)) ..................................................... 49 2360.5.10 Eligibility for EEE Services at Age Three ............................................................. 50 2360.6 Records ....................................................................................................................................... 52 2360.7 Procedural Safeguards ............................................................................................................. 53 Part B – Vermont Rules Governing Services to Children Ages Three through Twenty-One .................. 53 2361 Part B – Serving Children/Students Ages Three Through Twenty-One .......................................... 53 2361.1 Part B Definitions ...................................................................................................................... 53 2361.2 Essential Early Education (EEE) Eligibility of Children Age Three Years Up To the .... Sixth Birthday ............................................................................................................................ 64 2361.3 Educational Placement in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) ................................ 66 2361.4 Transition for Children Moving into Kindergarten ............................................................. 66 Vermont Special Education Rules Page 4 of 169 (Revised: 2013) 2361.5 IEP Content ................................................................................................................................ 67 2362 Eligibility for Children Ages Six Years through Twenty-One (34 CFR §300.306) .......................... 60 2362.1 Categories of Disability ............................................................................................................ 69 2362.2 Procedures for Evaluation and Determination of Eligibility-Definition and Purpose ....................................................................................................................................... 76 2362.2.1 Initial Evaluations (34 CFR §300.301) ................................................................... 76 2362.2.2 Evaluation Planning Team (EPT) – Membership ............................................... 78 2362.2.3 Re-Evaluation Requirements (34 CFR §300.303) ................................................ 79 2362.2.4 Evaluation Procedures ........................................................................................... 79 2362.2.5 Additional Procedures for Identifying Children With Specific Learning Disabilities (34 CFR §§300.307-300.311) ............................................................... 84 2362.2.6 Evaluation and Planning Team Report ................................................................ 86 2362.2.7 Students Who Are Determined to Have a Disability, But Are Not Eligible for Special Education .................................................................................................... 88 2362.2.8 Independent Educational Evaluation (34 CFR §300.502) .................................. 89 2363 Individualized Education Program (IEP) (34 CFR §300.320) ............................................................ 90 2363.1 Timelines (34 CFR §300.323) .................................................................................................... 91 2363.2 Responsibility of LEAs for IEPs .............................................................................................. 91 2363.3 Individualized Education Program Team (34 CRF §300.321) ............................................. 91 2363.4 Parent Participation in IEP Meeting (34 CFR §300.322) ....................................................... 93 2363.5 Notice About IEP Meeting (34 CFR §300.322(b)) .................................................................. 95 2363.6 Development, Review, and Revision of IEP (34 CFR §300.324) ......................................... 95 2363.7
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