Child-Centered Educational Process.

Overview & Synopsis

The handbook presents policies and procedures used by the Flour Bluff (Texas) independent school district to identify and provide programs and services for handicapped children. The following areas are addressed: referral process; individual assessment; admission, review, and dismissal committee process; individual educational plan process; placement in special education; special transportation; program and/or related service review; dismissal from special education; release from all educational services; independent assessment; alternative programs; student withdrawals; private school students; confidentiality of records; maintenance of student records; and transfer of student records. Appended are listings of assessment tests, parent and student rights, definitions of handicapping conditions, abbreviations of special education terms, and requirements for special education forms and reports. (DB)