Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 7 - Education K-12
Part 34 - State Policies Regarding Children with Disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 2004
Subpart D - EVALUATIONS, ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS, INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENTS
Additional Procedures for Identifying Children with Specific Learning Disabilities
Section 7-34-D-300.307 - Specific learning disabilities
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 7-34-D-300.307
Current through March 31, 2025
(a) General. The MDE hereby adopts, consistent with §300.309, the following criteria for determining whether a child has a specific learning disability as defined in §300.8(c)(10). Public agencies
(1)
May use
a severe discrepancy between intellectual ability and achievement for
determining whether a child has a specific learning disability, as defined in
§300.8(c)(10);
(2)
May use a process based on the child's response to scientific,
research-based intervention; and/or
(3) May use other alternative research-based
procedures for determining whether a child has a specific learning disability,
as defined in §300.8(c)(10).
(b) Consistency with State criteria. A public agency must use the State criteria adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section and the eligibility criteria set forth in the Special Education Eligibility Criteria Guidelines (pages 301-306) in determining whether a child has a specific learning disability.
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