POLICY
NO. 0430 (a)
MANTECA UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT
COMPEHENSIVE LOCAL PLAN FOR
SPECIAL EDUCATON
The Board of Education approves the declaration by the California State Legislature that
“all individuals with exceptional needs have a right to participate in free appropriate
public education and that special education instruction and services for these persons are
needed in order to ensure them of the right to an appropriate educational opportunity to
meet their unique needs.”
In order to meet the needs of children with exceptional needs as completely as possible,
the District is a fully participating member of the San Joaquin County Consortium for
Special Education Services Region (SESR), with the county schools office serving as the
Responsible Local Agency (RLA).
The Superintendent of Schools is instructed to extend the full cooperation of the district to
the San Joaquin County Consortium for Special Education Services Region and the RLA.
On approval of the local plan for special education by the Manteca Unified school District
Board of Education, it shall have the strength and status of policies and regulations of this
District, and the regulations and procedures of the special education services region
(SESR) shall be applied as though they were regulations and procedures of this District.
A copy of the local plan for special education of the San Joaquin County Consortium for
Special Education, SESR, together with appropriate regulations and procedures, shall be
available for inspection at the office of the Superintendent of schools and at such other
locations as the Superintendent directs, as well as at the office of the RLA.
The responsibilities of the Board of Education in respect to the local plan for special
education are:
1.
To submit, in conjunction with other member districts and the RLA, a local plan
for special education, according to the requirements and specifications of
Education Code Section 56200.
2.
To cooperate with the county office and other school districts in planning its option
under Education Code Section 56170, and give the county office at least one-year
notice prior to implementation of an alternate option.
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NO. 0430 (b)
MANTECA UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Comprehensive Local Plan for Special Education (continued)
3.
To cooperate with the county office to assure that the plan is compatible with other
local plans in the county and any county plan in a contiguous county.
4.
To submit to the county office any alternative plan developed under subdivision
(a) or (b) of Education Code Section 56170 for review by the county office.
5.
To join with the county office in countywide planning for implementation of
Education Code Section 56140 (a).
Cross-references to the comprehensive local plan for the education of individuals with
exceptional needs which may be found in the manual:
1221.1
1312.3
1420
5122
5125/5125.1
5145.7
6159
6164.4
6171
6182
Citizen’s advisory committees: individuals with exceptional needs
(for single districts with own master plan)
Complaints concerning special education
County and intermediate units: special education service region
Assignment to teachers and classes
Student records; confidentiality
Due process: education for children with exceptional needs
Individualized education programs
Identification of individuals with exceptional needs
Special education
Evaluation of special education programs
Legal Reference:
Education Code
56000
56001
56020
56140
56170
56190
56200
56220
56221
56240
56300
Education for individuals with exceptional needs
Provision of the special education programs
et seq. Definitions
Duties of county office
et seq. School districts
et seq. Community advisory committees
Contents of the local plan
Written agreements
Adoption of policies for programs and services
et seq. Staff development
et seq. Identification and referral, assessment,
planning, implementation, and review
instructional
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NO. 0430 (c)
MANTECA UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Comprehensive Local Plan for Special Education (continued)
56333
56340
56360
56380
56381
56500
56506
5660
et seq. Eligibility criteria for special education and related services
on the basis of speech and language impairment or specific learning
disability
et seq. Instructional planning and individualized educational
program
et seq. Implementation
Review
Reassessment of the pupil
et seq. Procedural Safeguards
Due process rights (of parents and/or pupil)
et seq. Evaluation, audits and information
Administrative Code, Title 5
3000-3081
3000
3021-3028
3040-3043
3051-3054
5061-3069
3030
Regulations governing special education (in general), especially
Scope of regulations
Identification, referral, and assessment
Instructional planning and individualized education program
Implementation (Program components)
Nonpublic, nonsectarian school and agency services
Procedural safeguards: complain procedure
Date adopted:
July 30, 1984