Policy - IHBAF

POLICY: IHBAF

EFFECTIVE DATE:12/10/14

CANCELS OUT SHEET DATED:NEW

REVIEWED BY POLICY COMMITTEE 10/8/14

INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (I.E.P.)

Pursuant to Federal Regulations 300.340-300.349 subpart C, RSU # 74 will assure each child with a disability and requiring Special Education and Supportive Services in order to benefit from their education, be provided with an Individual Education Program, (IEP).

Once an individual for whom RSU #74 has educational responsibility is identified as an exceptional student, the special education and supportive services deemed appropriate for that student shall be defined by the student’s Pupil Evaluation Team in a written IEP. The IEP shall be the basis for all educational programming and placement decisions for the exceptional student. Each IEP shall be developed in accordance with the least restrictive educational alternative criteria set forth in the Maine Special Educational Regulation 9.2.