Special Education
Special Education students are those students who have been assessed and identified as individuals with exceptional needs by the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team.
The placement criteria for special education programs/services is designed to provide guidelines for Individualized Education Program (IEP) Teams and parents in considering pupils for special education programs and services. California Administrative Code Title 5 Regulations contain complete eligibility criteria.
It is the policy of the Cajon Valley Union School District that, to the maximum extent appropriate, each individual with exceptional needs shall be educated with pupils who are not disabled. It is our policy that assignment to special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of the pupil from the general educational environment shall occur only when the nature and severity of the disability is such that education in general classes with supplementary aids and services cannot be achieved to meet the current needs of the student.
General Criteria for Educational Placement
Placement in special education programs requires certain general criteria be met before students are eligible. These include the following:
- A student shall qualify as an Individual with Exceptional Needs, if his educational needs cannot be met with modification of the regular program and the results of the assessment demonstrate that the degree of the pupil’s impairment requires special education in one or more program options authorized by the California Education Code.
- A student has been evaluated by a multidisciplinary team in all areas of suspected disability utilizing nondiscriminatory tests.
- If the student has a current IEP, it must be re-written to reflect any change in placement.
Pupils shall be placed in special education programs/services in accordance with their functional, age-appropriate needs. Placement may be reevaluated at any time to determine a change in the Individualized Education Program for a student.
Contact your child’s school site for any Special Education concerns.