Common use of SPECIAL STUDENT PROGRAM Clause in Contracts

SPECIAL STUDENT PROGRAM. A. The parties recognize that there will be provided special education programs and services in accordance with Public Act 451 of 1976, as amended. The Individualized Educational Planning Team (IEPT) will determine the placement and service of all students with special needs in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, Federal Legislation, and the rights of the individual. B. A teacher may refer any child to the building special services team who will then in turn normally process the referral through special services personnel or other appropriate staff. Consultation, testing or other evaluations will be considered, and completed, as deemed appropriate and as soon thereafter as the availability of needed personnel permits. Placement of the student will occur after a parent or guardian has consented in writing to the placement agreed upon. The special services personnel responsible for the evaluations will advise teachers of the progress of their referrals. The teacher may be present at the presentation of the case, the Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team, and the Individualized Educational Planning Team meeting. The teacher will participate in the goal setting of identified and certified students and will receive possible advice and assistance from other professional personnel. Where a teacher feels the need for further discussion of a particular student beyond the discussions previously mentioned, he/she may contact the Superintendent, or designee, and arrange for a conference. C. These discussions and student plans cannot supplant or interfere with the regular IEPT's decisions and must follow procedures outlined in laws and rules concerning the treatment of confidential information and the rules concerning student and parent rights as outlined in Board policy, State laws, and Federal legislation and regulations. However, this Article is not subject to arbitration.