S.D. Admin. R. 24:05:24.01:31

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 24:05:24.01:31 - IEP team override

If the IEP team determines that a student is eligible for special education or special education and related services because the student has a disability and needs special education even though the student does not meet specific requirements in this chapter, the IEP team must include documentation in the record as follows:

(1) The record must contain documents that explain why the standards and procedures that are used with the majority of students resulted in invalid findings for this student;

(2) The record must indicate what objective data were used to conclude that the student has a disability and is in need of special education. These data may include test scores, work products, self-reports, teacher comments, previous tests, observational data, and other developmental data;

(3) Since the eligibility decision is based on a synthesis of multiple data and not all data are equally valid, the team must indicate which data had the greatest relative importance for the eligibility decision; and

(4) The IEP team override decision must include a sign-off by the IEP team members agreeing to the override decision. If one or more IEP team members disagree with the override decision, the record must include a statement of why they disagree signed by those members.

The LEA director of special education shall keep a list of students on whom the IEP team override criteria were used to assist the state in evaluating the adequacy of student identification criteria.

S.D. Admin. R. 24:05:24.01:31

23 SDR 31, effective 9/8/1996; 26 SDR 150, effective 5/22/2000; 49 SDR 012, effective 8/14/2022

General Authority: SDCL 13-37-1.1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 13-37-1.1.