MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Q&A
30-DAY ADMINISTRATIVE INTERIM PLACEMENT – 2010
1. What is a 30-day
Administrative Placement?
2. How is an Administrative
Interim Placement
processed?
3. What happens if the Mt.
Diablo Unified School
District school site is unable
to confirm special education
services in the previous
district?
 The purpose of a 30-day Administrative Interim Placement is to
provide immediate placement for students coming into Mt. Diablo
Unified School District with an IEP.
 An administrative interim placement gives the receiving school site
30 calendar days to work with and assess the student to verify that
the special education services determined by the previous District are
appropriate.
 A student new to the district with a current IEP enrolls at his/her
school of residence.
 School Psychologists when available, should be the site designee.
 The site designee immediately requests the previous District to fax
a complete annual IEP and the most recent psycho-educational report.
The designee then reviews the IEP for eligibility code, determines the
appropriate special education services, and completes the MDUSD
Administrative Interim Placement Form and submits the previous IEP
along with the MDUSD Administrative Interim Placement Forms to
MIS within 48 hours of the entry date. On the form must be listed an
initial referral date for special ed. assessment, in addition to the first
initial IEP date. For transferring students who have lacking
documentation from the sending District the parents statement may be
used for approximate dates and documented accordingly (per the CDE).
 When a student has been in a more restrictive setting or placement
not in the home school, the school psychologist should consult the
previous school and parent. Sometimes a student has improved or
mainstreamed since the last IEP and this should be considered when
recommending placement for the student. Sometimes the student was
being referred to a more restrictive placement or for special services
such as AB3632 (26.5).
 The student should be enrolled and attending their school of
residence while the school is confirming special education services.
Contact the Program Specialist if this is not appropriate.
 If the school site after multiple attempts is unable to confirm
placement and services the site designee should contact the
appropriate Program Manager. For students requiring Full Time
Specialized Instruction, the Administrative Interim Placement packet
is sent to the Program Administrator in Wing D.
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4. What happens to the
Administrative Interim
Placement form and
documents once completed?
5. How soon must an IEP be
completed following an
Administrative Interim
Placement?
6. What happens if the
student’s IEP is current,
and it is clear that the
goals/objectives, program
and placement are
appropriate?
7. Must a new academic
assessment and psychological
evaluation be completed for
every Administrative Interim
Placement?
8. How is transportation
initiated?
 Full Time Specialized Instruction (FT. Sp. Inst.) – If space is available
on the caseload at the school of residence, the designee calls the Program
Manager to confirm placement. The student is enrolled and the Administrative
Interim Placement form and a copy of the current IEP is sent to MIS. If space
is unavailable, the site designee in conference with the Program Manager will
determine where there is space available. The packet is sent to the Program
Manager who will designate a school where there is room, inform the receiving
school and the parents of the placement and determine the need for
transportation.
 Part Time Specialized Instruction (Pt. Sp. Inst.) - If space is available
on the caseload at the school of residence, the student is enrolled and the
Administrative Interim Placement form and a copy of the current IEP is sent to
MIS. If space is unavailable, the packet is sent to the Program Manager, who
will designate a school where there is room and determine the need for
transportation.
 More restrictive options such as NPS, County, or service specific
placements – Please provide written documentation from the conversations with
the previous school and the parent. The Administrative placement form and
copies of IEP, Psychological, notes and transportation form are faxed or taken
to the Program Manager who will share the information with the Special Ed
Managers or Triage as appropriate.
 New assessments and goals (if needed) and an IEP meeting must be
completed within 30 calendar days of the start of the Administrative
Interim Placement. The IEP should be marked as “Interim” not
“Other” (as well as annual and/or 3-year if needed.) A copy of the
complete IEP package must be submitted to MIS within 48 hours.
 If the IEP team is confident that the program, placement, services,
and goals/objectives from the previous school district are appropriate
and can be implemented in the new setting, then an IEP meeting is held
and a new MDUSD face sheet completed without waiting 30 days. The
packet including the IEP, the administrative interim placement form
and previous IEPs is sent to MIS within 48 hours.
 An evaluation must be completed if current psycho-educational
reports cannot be obtained from the previous school district in a timely
manner or if they are more than three years old.
 A Consent for Assessment must be completed and signed for any
additional assessment.
 A transportation form is completed at the time of the
Administrative Interim Placement, or the Transportation Secretary in
the Special Ed. office sends a form to the family to be completed. ALL
REQUESTS FOR TRANSPORTATION MUST BE COMPLETED IN
WRITING. Completing the form at the time of Administrative Interim
Placement will facilitate a timely start date for transportation. A site
administrator must sign the form.
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