PALAU SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCEDURAL MANUAL
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION REPUBLIC OF PALAU
Updated September 6, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Child Find Activities
In-School Referral
Out-of-School Referral (Enrolled)
Private School Referral
Off-Island Transfer Student with IEP
Transfer Student with IEP (Within Palau)
Surrogate Parent
Evaluation Procedures
Evaluations before Change in Eligibility
Independent Educational Evaluation
Eligibility Procedures
DEVELOPMENT, REVIEW, AND REVISION OF IEP
Parent Notification
IEP Team Member Attendance
IEP Team Member Excusal
Conducting an IEP Team Meeting without a parent in attendance
Post-secondary Goals
Present Levels of Academic Achievement and functional Performance
Measurable Annual Goals
How Progress of Annual Goals will be Measured
Special Education, Related Services and Supplementary aids and Services
Explanation of Non-Participation
Accommodations on Palau Achievement Test (PA) and Alternate Achievement
Projected Date, Frequency, Location, and Duration
Transition Services
Consideration of Special Factors
Transfer of Rights
Extended School Year
Nonacademics
Physical Education
Program Options
Parent Consent for Services
Revocation of Consent
Changes to the IEP
Amendments to the IEP
Consolidation of IEP Team Meetings
IEPs for Children who Transfer from another island or from a State
Transmittal of records
Children with Disabilities in Adult Prisons
Private School Placements by MOE
PLACEMENT IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT
Continuum of Alternative Placements
Definition of Supplementary aids and Services
Nonacademic Settings
Transition to High School
Procedures for Children with Disabilities Incarcerated in Adult Prisons
DISCIPLINING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Manifestation Determination
Special Circumstances
Protections for Children not determined eligible for special Education and Related Services
Referral to and Action by Law Enforcement and Judicial Authorities
Transmittal of Records
Change of Placement because of Disciplinary Removals
Children with Disabilities in Private Schools Placed by or Referred by MOE
Children with Disabilities Enrolled by their Parents in Private Schools
When FAPE is at issue
Children with Disabilities Enrolled by their Parents in Private Schools
CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
Notice to Parents
Access Rights
Record of Access
Amendment of Records at Parent’s Request
Consent for Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information
Destruction of Information
Difference between State Complaint and Due Process Complaint
State Complaint Procedures
Due Process Complaint Procedures
Filing a Due Process Complaint
Resolution Process
Mediation
Hearings on Due Process Complaints
Attorney’s Fees