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File: IHBAB FREE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION The school system shall provide a free appropriate public education to all students with disabilities of eligible school age for whom the school system has legal responsibility. The procedure implemented by the sch...

File: IHBB PROGRAMS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS The Board is committed to meeting the needs of all learners, including those who have been identified as gifted and talented. Gifted and talented students are those who excel or demonstrate the potential to excel beyond ...

File: IHBGC EQUIVALENT INSTRUCTION (HOME SCHOOLING) Requests to fulfill the compulsory school attendance law through equivalent instruction by home schooling shall be made by the parent to the Department of Education with a copy submitted to the superintendent...

File: IHBGB RESIDENT CREDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS Students must earn a minimum of eleven (11) credits in courses taken at Morse High School. Students must be in residence for the equivalent of two full years to be eligible for a Morse Hig...

File: IHBGAA HOME-SCHOOLED AND PRIVATELY EDUCATED STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES The school system shall accept referrals for special education students who are participating in an approved home schooling or private educational program. If services are necessary t...

The School Board acknowledges the provisions for equivalent instruction under Maine law. The Board further recognizes the Legislature's statement "that the term 'equivalent' is intended to mean meeting state standards for alternate or other instruction and is ...

Parents/guardians who wish to have their children fulfill the compulsory school attendance law through equivalent education by home schooling must comply with the provisions of 20-A MRSA § 5001-A(3)(A)(4). A. The student's parent/guardian must provide a writte...

File: IHBF HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION Home or hospital instruction will be provided to: A. Any child with a health or physical impairment which, in the opinion of a physician, will cause him/her to be absent from school for more than two consecutive weeks and whom...

The Board recognizes the need to provide a program for students who are English language learners in order to assure these students an equal educational opportunity. To that end, the Superintendent/designee shall be responsible for developing and implementing ...

File: IHBAQ TRANSITION SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES LEAVING SCHOOL The school system recognizes the need to assist students with disabilities who are aging-out of the public schools. Transition planning will begin with the annual Pupil Evaluation Te...

Regional School Unit 1 seeks to ensure that all children within its jurisdiction are identified, located and evaluated who are school-age 5 and under the age of 22 and who are in need of special education and support assistance. This includes homeless children...

File: IHBAM THIRD PARTY FUNDING FOR SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITHDISABILITIES The school system shall expect insurers, Medicaid, or other third party sources to meet valid obligations in the provision of or payment for special education services to a student with ...

The School Board has adopted this grievance procedure to provide a local avenue for persons with disabilities to raise concerns about whether the school unit is fully meeting its obligations under state and federal laws to protect persons with disabilities. Th...

It is the policy of the RSU 1 Board of Directors to provide a free and appropriate public education to each disabled student regardless of the nature or severity of the disability. It is the intent of RSU 1 to ensure that students who are disabled within the d...

FILE: IHBAK LIFE-SUSTAINING EMERGENCY CARE POLICY A primary concern of Regional School Unit 1 shall be the health and safety of its students. In emergency situations involving accident or illness, school employees should undertake reasonable efforts to provide...

File: IHBAJ PROVISION OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES The school system recognizes that support services may be necessary to enable the student with disabilities to benefit from special education services. Supportive services shall be an i...

FILE: IHBAI INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONS POLICY A parent of a special education student has the right to obtain an independent educational evaluation at public expense if the parent disagrees with an evaluation obtained by Regional School Unit 1. An "in...

FILE: IHBAG PROGRAMMING IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT POLICY Regional School Unit 1 shall program for all students with disabilities in the least restrictive educational environment that can appropriately address the student's needs. Toward that end, RS...

File: IHBACA SCREENING CHILDFIND AND REFERRAL OF CHILDREN The school system has the responsibility of identifying all children between the ages of 3 and 20 within its jurisdiction who may be students with disabilities. This identification shall be accomplished...

The Board recognizes that some students are at increased risk of school failure due to personal, social, emotional, behavioral or economic issues that impact learning and achievement. Other students may have experienced academic distress because they have lear...