(1)(a) School districts shall ensure that an individualized education program is developed, reviewed and revised for each child with a disability, as defined in ORS § 343.035, pursuant to the rules of the State Board of Education.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 343.151

  • Child with a disability: means a school-age child who is entitled to a free appropriate public education as specified by ORS § 339. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
  • Individualized education program: means a written statement of an educational program for a child with a disability that is developed, reviewed and revised in a meeting in accordance with criteria established by rules of the State Board of Education for each child eligible for special education and related services under this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
  • School district: means a common or union high school district that is charged with the duty or contracted with by a public agency to educate children eligible for special education. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
  • Transition services: means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that:

    (a) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process;

    (b) Is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child to facilitate the child's transition from school to post-school activities, including post-secondary education, competitive employment, independent living and community inclusion;

    (c) Is based on the individual child's needs, taking into account the child's preferences and interests; and

    (d) May be special education, or related services, and may include earning credit at a community college or public university listed in ORS § 352. See Oregon Statutes 343.035

(b) If a child has an individualized education program that has been developed, reviewed and revised by another school district and the child becomes a resident of a school district as provided by ORS § 339.133 or 339.134 or other law, the school district must implement the individualized education program developed by the other school district until a new individualized education program is developed.

(2) The State Board of Education shall establish by rule the contents of an individualized education program, including transition services, and the procedures for the development, review and revision of an individualized education program. The board shall also adopt by rule standard forms for use in developing an individualized education program.

(3) Each school district shall use the individualized education program forms established by rule under subsection (2) of this section in the development, review and revision of all individualized education programs.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, a school district may use alternate forms in the development, review and revision of an individualized education program if the school district submits the form to the Department of Education and the department approves the use of the alternate form.

(5) In considering whether to approve an alternate form under subsection (4) of this section, the department shall consider whether the form meets the requirements for the contents of an individualized education program adopted under subsection (2) of this section and whether the form satisfies the intent of subsection (4) of this section to reduce unnecessary or confusing paperwork. The department shall approve or disapprove an alternate form submitted under subsection (4) of this section within 10 days of receiving the alternate form. [1999 c.639 § 4; 2005 c.662 § 3; 2011 c.718 § 18]

 

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