Section 5-A2824. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

 

2824.1A nonpublic special education school or program shall maintain on file, at minimum, written policies and procedures that address the following areas:

 

(a)Mission statement;

 

(b)Positive behavior support policy statement and school-wide positive behavior plan, including a school-wide crisis plan;

 

(c)Emergency behavioral interventions, including use of seclusion and restraint as proscribed in this chapter;

 

(d)Participation of all District of Columbia students in state-wide assessments;

 

(e)Opportunities for enrolled students to interact maximally with their non-disabled peers during such time as they are enrolled in the nonpublic special education school or program;

 

(f)Reintegration plan for return to a less restrictive environment;

 

(g)Postsecondary transition services and transition planning;

 

(h)Truancy;

 

(i)Records management and confidentiality of student records;

 

(j)Process for a student or parent to make a complaint to the nonpublic special education school or program about the services the student is receiving, including how to access OSSE’s state complaint process;

 

(k)Employee policies including position descriptions, staff evaluation policies, staff discipline policies (including suspensions and dismissals), procedures for handling complaints by staff, and a statement of equal employment/educational opportunities in regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation and disability;

 

(l)A plan for meaningful participation by the parent and other family members authorized by the parent;

 

(m)Supervision of students;

 

(n)A plan for serving students with limited English proficiency;

 

(o) Admissions and termination criteria;

 

(p)Reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect;

 

(q)Timely IEP implementation, including conducting and participating in IEP team meetings;

(r)Conducting evaluations and reevaluations; and

 

(s)Professional development plan which ensures adequate staff education on policies and procedures.

 

authority

Set forth in sections 3(b)(8) and (11) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2602(b)(8) and (11)) (2010 Supp.); sections 101 et seq. of the Placement of Students with Disabilities in Nonpublic Schools Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-269; D.C. Official Code § 38-2561.01 et seq.) (2010 Supp.); and Mayor’s Order 2007-149 (June 28, 2007), and Article II of An Act to provide for compulsory school attendance, and for other purposes, approved February 4, 1925 (43 Stat. 805; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-202 et seq.) (2001 and 2010 Supp.).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 9444, 9462 (October 8, 2010).

EditorNote

5 DCMR A § 2824 was originally published in chapter 28 (Certification of Approval for Nonpublic Special Education Schools and Programs Serving Students with Disabilities Funded by the District of Columbia and Special Education Rates. The title to chapter 28 was amended to "Nonpublic Special Education Schools and Programs Serving Students with Disabilities Funded by the District of Columbia and Special Eucation Rates" by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 5442 (July 1, 2011).