REFERRAL/PRE-REFERRAL OF STUDENTS

It shall be the policy of Jonesport School Department to refer all school-age students suspected of having a disability that requires special education to the Pupil Evaluation Team (PET) for an evaluation in the suspected areas of disability. Referrals of students to the PET may be made by professional school staff, by parents and by other persons knowledgeable about the child’s educational needs.

The Superintendent of Schools, in consultation with the Director of Special Education, may develop procedures for referral and the use of pre-referral interventions within the local school unit, and may, from time to time, amend those procedures as necessary.

Legal Reference: 20 U.S.C. § 1400(c)(5)(F)
                          34 CFR Part 300, App. A., Q.17 (Mar. 1999)
                          Me. Dept. of Ed. Reg. ch. 101 §§ 7.7, 9.8, 9.17 (Nov. 1999)

DATE ADOPTED: July 1, 2003