The board recognizes some children have different educational needs than other children. The board shall provide an opportunity for an appropriate educational program and related services to children identified in need of special education. The special education services shall be provided from birth until the appropriate education is completed or to age twenty-one (21). The board shall provide a free and an appropriate education for a child in need of special education but the board is not required to provide the best possible option or to maximize the potential of the child commensurate with the opportunity provided to nondisabled children. The appropriate education for each student shall be written in the student’s Individual Education Program (IEP). The IEP may state that a special education student’s interests are best served by the student attending school on a different school calendar than regular education students.
Special education students shall be required to meet the requirements stated in board policy for graduation, or the requirements stated in their individual education plans. Discipline of special education students shall be through their individual education plan.
It shall be the responsibility of the administration and the area education agency director of special education to administer the special education program. While the administration shall be custodian of school records, the building principal shall be responsible for maintaining records of the children in need of special education. These records may be viewed by authorized school personnel and in accordance with the requirements of board policy.
Legal Reference: Board of Education v Rowley, 102 S.Ct. 3034, 458 U.S. 176 (1982).
Springdale School District #50 v Grace, 693 F.2d 41 (8th Cir. 1982).
Southeast Warren Community School District v Department of Public Instruction, 285 N.W.2d 173 (Iowa 1979).
20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq. (1988).
34 C.F.R. 300 et seq. (1990).
Iowa Code §§256.11(5)-(26), 273.1, .2(5), .9(2)-(3), 280.28,
281 (1991).
281 Iowa Admin. Code 41.
Cross Reference: 502 Student Rights and Responsibilities
603 Instructional Curriculum
Approved: 4-13-92
Reviewed: 4-08-19
Revised: 11-12-12
