Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The resident school district or the
regional program shall contact the director of OSD to request a
multidisciplinary team meeting to determine placement.
(2) The director or designee of OSD shall
send the placement procedure packet to the district contact person and set a
mutually agreed upon date, place and time for a meeting to determine
placement.
(3) The district contact
person shall obtain parent consent to send the following records to OSD and
shall send the records for review to the director of OSD at least three working
days prior to the multidisciplinary team meeting:
(a) The current audiological report
(OSD);
(b) The current and previous
medical, behavior, psychological, health immunization, and educational records,
including previous IEPs, multidisciplinary team decisions and eligibility
statements;
(c) The current
statement of eligibility;
(d) The
current IEP; and
(e) The signed
parent consent for release of information.
(4) If the student is eligible for special
education as a child with an intellectual or developmental disability, the
resident school district shall contact the local mental health program case
manager, who, in consultation with a Children's Services Division caseworker,
shall review the IEP to determine if the student has need for residential care
as part of the education program:
(a) If the
student needs residential care or other support services as part of the
education program, but community resources are not available as documented by
the local community mental health program case manager, the resident school
district shall proceed with the placement process;
(b) In cases where the student does not need
residential care as a part of the education program, but needs other
educational services provided by OSD, the resident school district shall
proceed with the placement process.
(5) The resident school district is
responsible for conducting the multidisciplinary team meeting to determine the
student's placement.
(6)
Participants in the placement meeting shall include persons knowledgeable about
the student, the meaning of the evaluation data and placement options. The
multidisciplinary team shall consist of:
(a)
The student's parent(s), guardian, or surrogate if the student is under age 18
or has a court-appointed guardian, or alternatively the student, if the student
is over age 18 and does not have a court-appointed guardian;
(b) The student, when appropriate;
(c) The resident school district
representative;
(d) The regional
program representative who is knowledgeable about the student's
disability;
(e) The director or
designee from OSD who has knowledge about services that can be provided by the
special school and has the authority to commit resources for
services;
(f) The local mental
health case manager for students eligible for intellectual or developmental
disability services;
(g) Other
representatives from the student's local placement; and
(h) Other persons with pertinent information
about the student.
(7)
The multidisciplinary placement team shall designate a member to complete the
placement form.
(8) When
determining placement, the multidisciplinary team shall:
(a) Base its decision on the student's
current IEP;
(b) Consider
documented information from a variety of sources;
(c) Address the variety of educational
programs and services available to students without disabilities;
(d) Review opportunities to participate in
nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities with students without
disabilities;
(e) Consider any
potential harmful effects on the student or on the quality of services provided
to the student;
(f) Consider the
following factors:
(A) The services needed to
implement the IEP which may include, but are not limited to, areas such as
academics; self-help, social, interpersonal, independent living; vocational
training; and language development;
(B) A learning environment in which there is
ample opportunity for the student to have meaningful communication with other
students and teachers and exposure to cultural factors related to the student's
disability;
(C) The student's need
for direct instruction in an alternative communication system; and
(D) The extent of curriculum and
instructional adaptations needed.
(g) Determine whether the student needs
additional services and specialized educational resources available at OSD that
are not available at the local placement options;
(h) Consider the impact on the student
regarding the length of daily transportation for each placement option
considered;
(i) Compare the
instructional time available at local placement options to implement the
student's IEP with the instructional time available at OSD; and
(j) Document the placement options considered
and the rationale for rejection or acceptance.
(9) Within 14 calendar days of the
multidisciplinary team meeting, the resident school district shall submit the
following documents to the Assistant Superintendent for the Office of Student
Learning and Partnerships, Oregon Department of Education:
(a) The eligibility statement;
(b) The placement meeting notes;
(c) The parental consent for release of
information;
(d) A letter of
placement recommendation from the regional program and the resident school
district; and
(e) A written
statement from the local community mental health program case manager regarding
the availability of local residential services, when appropriate.
(10) The Assistant Superintendent
for the Oregon Department of Education's Office of Student Learning and
Partnerships shall send written notification of the multidisciplinary team's
placement decision to the parent(s), guardian or surrogate, the resident school
district, the regional program, and OSD. Placement shall begin after written
notification is received by the parent(s) and the resident school
district.
(11) Prior to the
student's enrollment at OSD, the school shall review the student's file to
insure that the documents identified in section (3) of this rule have been
received.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 346
Stats. Implemented: ORS
346.015
