Embedded Files
Instructional delivery of programs refers to the system a district uses to ensure that a free appropriate public education is available for each child, and that a continuum of alternative placements is available to meet the needs of children or students with disabilities for special education and related services. Each district must ensure that a continuum of alternative placements is available to meet the needs of children with disabilities for special education and related services. This continuum must include, but is not limited to, instruction in regular education classes, special classes, special schools, home instruction, instruction in hospitals and institutions, instruction at a state academy, instruction in a care and treatment facility approved by MDE, and extended school year services. Each district must also make provision for supplementary services, such as a resource room or itinerant instruction, to be provided in conjunction with regular education class placement.
Required Policies
The LEA must have in effect policies that are consistent with State policies established under 34 C.F.R. §§ 300.101 through 300.163, and §§ 300.165 through 300.174. Among those required policies, the LEA must have policies to ensure a full educational opportunity goal and least restrictive environment for all students with disabilities. These policies should be included in the district's TSES plan.
A district must include in its TSES plan a description of its method for providing special education services for identified students, including a description of the full range of available educational services, sites available where services may occur, and available instruction and related services. Minn. R. 3525.1100, subp. 2(B).
Through their Interagency Early Intervention Committees, districts are required to develop and implement policies and procedures related to (1) assuring that services involve cooperating agencies at all steps leading to individualized programs; and (2) identifying the services and funding being provided within the community for children with disabilities under age five, and their families. These policies and procedures must be included in the district's comprehensive, documented TSES plan.
Legal Citations
The purposes of this part are -
(a) To ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living;
(b) To ensure that the rights of children with disabilities and their parents are protected;
(c) To assist States, localities, educational service agencies, and Federal agencies to provide for the education of all children with disabilities; and
(d) To assess and ensure the effectiveness of efforts to educate children with disabilities. 34 C.F.R. § 300.1.
A free appropriate public education must be available to all children residing in the State between the ages of 3 and 21, inclusive, including children with disabilities who have been suspended or expelled from school, as provided for in § 300.530(d). 34 C.F.R. § 300.101(a).
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Items to Demonstrate Compliance
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