Policy - IHBA

POLICY: IHBA

EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/5/25

CANCELS SHEET DATED:7/11/90, 12/7/94,9/4/02, 3/2/16

REVIEWED BY POLICY COMMITTEE: 01/15/25

INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS (IEPs)

It will be the policy of RSU #74 to maintain a complete individualized education program (IEP) for each student who has been identified with a disability and in need of special education services under state and federal special education laws, and who is in attendance at RSU #74 schools. RSU #74 shall develop these IEPs in a manner consistent with the procedural requirements of state and federal special education laws.

Student IEPs shall be reasonably calculated to provide the identified student with educational benefits in the least restrictive educational environment.  RSU #74 shall ensure that the student’s IEP is implemented no later than thirty (30) days after the IEP Team’s initial identification of the student as a child with a disability in need of education and supportive services.  All identified children with disabilities shall have a current IEP in effect at the start of each school year.

All IEP’s must be reviewed at least annually, as prescribed by state and federal special education laws.

Legal Reference:     20 USC §§ 1414(d)

                                 34 CFR § 300.320-.328 (2006)

                                 Maine DOE Rule Ch. 101 § IX (3) (July 2011)