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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56240
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56240
Staff development programs shall be provided for regular and special education teachers, administrators, certificated and classified employees, volunteers, community advisory committee members and, as appropriate, members of the district and county governing boards. The programs
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56241
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56241
Staff development programs shall include, but not be limited to, all the following: (a) Provision of opportunities for all school personnel, paraprofessionals, and volunteers to participate in ongoing development activities pursuant to a systematic identification of pupil and per
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56243
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56243
It is the intent of the Legislature, pursuant to this article, that a local educational agency provide regular classroom teachers serving individuals with exceptional needs appropriate training each year relating to the needs of those individuals.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56244
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56244
The superintendent shall, to the extent possible using federal and state funds appropriated for this purpose, provide staff development to child care center staff and family day care providers to improve child care services to individuals with exceptional needs.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56245
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56245
The Legislature encourages the inclusion, in local in-service training programs for regular education teachers and special education teachers in local educational agencies, of a component on the recognition of, and teaching strategies for, specific learning disabilities, includin
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56300
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56300
A local educational agency shall actively and systematically seek out all individuals with exceptional needs, from birth to 21 years of age, inclusive, including children not enrolled in public school programs, who reside in a school district or are under the jurisdiction of a sp
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56301
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56301
(a) All children with disabilities residing in the state, including children with disabilities who are homeless children or are wards of the state and children with disabilities attending private, including religious, elementary and secondary schools, regardless of the severity o
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56302
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56302
A local educational agency shall provide for the identification and assessment of the exceptional needs of an individual, and the planning of an instructional program to meet the assessed needs. Identification procedures shall include systematic methods of utilizing referrals of
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56302.1
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56302.1
(a) Once a child has been referred for an initial assessment to determine whether the child is an individual with exceptional needs as defined in Section 56026 and to determine the educational needs of the child, these determinations shall be made, and an individualized education
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56302.5
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56302.5
The term “assessment,” as used in this chapter, shall have the same meaning as the term “evaluation” in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as provided in Section 1414 of Title 20 of the United States Code.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56303
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56303
A pupil shall be referred for special educational instruction and services only after the resources of the regular education program have been considered and, where appropriate, utilized.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56304
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56304
(a) The parents or guardians of a pupil who has been referred for initial assessment, or of a pupil identified as an individual with exceptional needs, shall be afforded an opportunity to participate in meetings with respect to the identification, assessment, and educational plac
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56305
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56305
(a) On or before July 1, 2019, the department shall develop a manual providing guidance to local educational agencies on identifying English learners as individuals with exceptional needs, classifying individuals with exceptional needs as English learners, supporting pupils who a
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56320
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56320
Before any action is taken with respect to the initial placement of an individual with exceptional needs in special education instruction, an individual assessment of the pupil’s educational needs shall be conducted, by qualified persons, in accordance with requirements including
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56320.1
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56320.1
All identification, evaluation, and assessment procedures for individuals with exceptional needs who are younger than three years of age shall be provided pursuant to Chapter 4.4 (commencing with Section 56425) and the California Early Intervention Services Act, Title 14 (commenc
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56321
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56321
(a) If an assessment for the development or revision of the individualized education program is to be conducted, the parent or guardian of the pupil shall be given, in writing, a proposed assessment plan within 15 days of the referral for assessment not counting days between the
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56321.1
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56321.1
If the child is a ward of the state and is not residing with his or her parent, the agency shall, pursuant to clause (iii) of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 1414 of Title 20 of the United States Code, make reasonable efforts to obtain the informed
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56321.5
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56321.5
The copy of the notice of parent rights shall include the right to electronically record the proceedings of individualized education program team meetings as specified in subdivision (g) of Section 56341.1.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56321.6
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56321.6
The copy of the notice of parent rights shall include information regarding the state special schools for pupils who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, or deaf-blind.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56322
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56322
The assessment shall be conducted by persons competent to perform the assessment, as determined by the local educational agency.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56323
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56323
Admission of a pupil to special education instruction shall be made only in accordance with this article, Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 56333) and standards established by the board and upon a recommendation by the individualized education program team.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56324
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56324
(a) Any psychological assessment of pupils shall be made in accordance with Section 56320 and shall be conducted by a credentialed school psychologist who is trained and prepared to assess cultural and ethnic factors appropriate to the pupil being assessed. (b) Any health assessm
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56325
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56325
(a) (1) As required by subclause (I) of clause (i) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of Section 1414 of Title 20 of the United States Code, the following shall apply to special education programs for individuals with exceptional needs who transfer from distri
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56326
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56326
A pupil may be referred, as appropriate, for further assessment and recommendations to the California Schools for the Deaf or Blind or the Diagnostic Centers.
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Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56326.5
Education Code - EDC - EDC § 56326.5
(a) The department’s Deaf and Hard of Hearing unit and the California School for the Deaf shall jointly select language developmental milestones from existing standardized norms, pursuant to the process specified in subdivision (d), for purposes of developing a resource for use b