Board Policy	No. 0430

CLOVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

PHILOSOPHY, GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANS COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL PLAN FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION

PURPOSE:	 To set forth provisions regarding development, approval, and administration of the District’s special education local plan area and the provision of special education.

The Board desires to provide a free appropriate public education to all individuals with disabilities, aged 3 to 21 years, who reside in the District, including children who have been suspended or expelled or placed by the District in a nonpublic, nonsectarian school.

Students shall be referred for special education only after the resources of the regular education program have been considered, and where appropriate, utilized. (Education Code 56303)

The special education local plan area (SELPA) shall administer a local plan and administer the allocation of funds. (Education Code 56195)

To meet the needs of individuals with disabilities and employ staff with adequate expertise for this purpose, the District shall serve as a SELPA.

The Superintendent or designee shall develop a local plan for the education of individuals with disabilities residing in the District. The plan shall set forth elements required by applicable laws and be approved by the Board.

Adopted: 09/23/2020

EDUCATION CODE
56000-56001 Education for individuals with exceptional needs 56020-56035 Definitions
56040-56046 General provisions 56048-56050 Surrogate parents 56055 Foster parents
56060-56063 Substitute teachers
56170-56177 Children enrolled in private schools 56190-56194 Community advisory committees 56195-56195.10 Local plans
56205-56208 Local plan requirements
56213 Special education local plan areas with small or sparse populations 56240-56245 Staff development
56300-56385 Identification and referral, assessment, instructional planning 56440-56447.1 Programs for individuals between the ages of three and five years 56500-56508 Procedural safeguards, including due process rights
56520-56524 Behavioral interventions
56600-56606 Evaluation, audits and information 56836-56836.05 Administration of local plan

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Board Policy	No. 0430

CLOVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

GOVERNMENT CODE
7579.5 Surrogate parent, appointment, qualifications, liability 95000-95029 California Early Intervention Services Act

WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE 361 Limitations on parental control
726 Limitations on parental control

CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
3000-3089 Regulations governing special education

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1400-1482 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 29
794 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
12101-12213 Americans with Disabilities Act

CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 34
99.10-99.22 Inspection, review and procedures for amending education records 104.1-104.39 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
300.1-300.818 Assistance to states for the education of children with disabilities, including: 300.500-300.520 Due process procedures for parents and children
303.1-303.654 Early intervention program for infants and toddlers with disabilities

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