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CHILD STUDY TEAM
The Board of Education shall provide the services of child study team personnel in numbers sufficient to ensure implementation of pertinent law and regulation. The Superintendent shall present to the Board of Education for approval job descriptions, qualifications and evaluation criteria for positions required, and shall recruit and present to the Board of Education for hiring the best-qualified applicants. A child may be referred to the child study team for consideration by the teacher, parent/guardian or any member of the team. Evaluations must be done with strict regard for due process. Instructional, administrative and other professional staff of the district, as well as parents and agencies concerned with the welfare of students, may make referrals to the child study team for evaluations. These assessments must be completed in accordance with all relevant state and federal regulations regarding due process and procedures. Date: April 14, 1986 July 21, 2003, Approved Legal References: N.J.S.A. 18A:46-3.1 Regional consultants for hearing impaired; appointment; duties N.J.S.A. 18A:46-5.1, 5.2 Basic child study team services; provision by board of education and state operated programs N.J.A.C. 6:8-4.1 Review of mandated programs and services N.J.A.C. 6:11-11.8 School social worker N.J.A.C. 6:11-11.9 Speech language specialists N.J.A.C. 6:11-11.10 Director of student personnel services N.J.A.C. 6:11-11.11 Student personnel services N.J.A.C. 6:11-11.12 School psychologist N.J.A.C. 6:11-11.13 Learning disabilities teacher consultant N.J.A.C. 6A:14-1.1 et seq Special Education 20 U.S.C.A. 1400 et seq – 1990 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, P.L. 101-476 (formerly Education for All Handicapped Children Act – Part B) 29 U.S.C.A. 794 et seq. – Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Manual for the Evaluation of Local School Districts (August 2000) Cross References: 4111 Recruitment, selection and hiring 5114 Suspension and expulsion 5120 Assessment of individual needs 5131 Conducts/discipline 5200 Non-public school pupils 6010 Goals and objectives 6146.2 Promotion/retention 6164.2 Guidance services 6171.4 Special education 6172 Alternative educational programs |
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