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SPECIAL PROGRAMS: |
EHBH |
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OTHER SPECIAL
POPULATIONS |
(LEGAL) |
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Students who are deaf
or hard of hearing must have an education in which their unique communication
mode is respected, used, and developed to an, appropriate level of
proficiency. Education Code 29.303 |
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PERSONNEL |
A student who is deaf or hard of
hearing must have an education in which teachers, psychologists, speech
therapists, progress assessors, administrators, and others involved in
education understand the unique nature of deafness and the hard-of-hearing
condition. A teacher of deaf or hard-of-hearing students either must be
proficient in appropriate language modes or use an interpreter certified in
appropriate language modes if certification is available. Regular and special
personnel who work with students who are deaf or hard of hearing must be
adequately prepared to provide educational instruction and services to those
students. The District shall employ or provide
access to appropriate qualified staff with proficient communications skills,
consistent with credentialing requirements, to fulfill the responsibilities
of the District and shall make positive efforts to employ qualified
individuals with disabilities. Education Code 29.304 |
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INVOLVEMENT OF OTHERS |
Students who are deaf or hard of
hearing must have an education in which parents or legal guardians and
advocates for parents or legal guardians are involved in determining the
extent, content, and purpose of programs. Other individuals may be involved
at the discretion of parents or legal guardians or the District. Education
Code 29.306 Students who are deaf or hard of
hearing shall be given the opportunity to be exposed to deaf or
hard-of-hearing role models. Education Code 29.307 |
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE |
If the District has students who are
deaf or hard of hearing, it shall include in its local special education
advisory committee persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and parents or
students who are deaf or hard of hearing, if practicable. Education Code
29.309 |
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ASSESSMENT |
The District shall not discriminate on
the basis of race, culture, or sex when selecting and administering
procedures and materials for assessment and placement of students who are
deaf or hard of hearing. Education Code 29.310(a) |
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PLACEMENT |
A single assessment instrument may not
be the sole criterion for determining the placement of a student who is deaf
or hard of hearing. Education Code 29.310(b) Procedures and materials for the
assessment and placement of a student who is deaf or hard of hearing shall be
in the student's preferred mode of communication. All other procedures and
materials used with any student who is deaf or hard of hearing and who has
limited English proficiency shall be in the student's preferred mode of
communication. Education Code 29.210(c) |
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DEAF OR
HARD-OF-HEARING PROGRAMS |
Programs for students who are deaf or
hard of hearing must be coordinated with other public and private agencies,
including agencies operating early childhood intervention programs,
preschools, agencies operating child development programs, nonpublic
non-sectarian schools, agencies operating regional occupational centers and
programs, and the |
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COUNSELING |
Appropriate psychological counseling
services for a student who is deaf or hard of hearing shall be made available
at the student's school site in the student's primary mode of communication.
Appropriate auditory systems shall be used with students who are hard of
hearing, if required by the ARD committee. Education Code 29.312 |
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EVALUATION |
The District must provide continuous
evaluation of the effectiveness of programs for students who are deaf or hard
of hearing. If practicable, the evaluations shall follow program excellence
indicators established by TEA. Education Code 29.313 |
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TRANSITION TO REGULAR
CLASS |
In addition to satisfying requirements
under state and federal law for vocational training, the District shall
develop and implement a transition plan for transition of students who are
deaf or hard of hearing into a regular class program if the student is to be
transferred from a special class or center or from a nonpublic, non-sectarian
school into a regular class for any part of the school day. The transition
plan must provide for activities to integrate the students into the regular
education program and to support the transition of the student from the
special education program into the regular education program. Education
Code 29.314 |
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DATE
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UPDATE
50 |
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EHBH
(LEGAL)—P |
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