Stacy Callender Marie Catherine Jones Desma McElveen Editing Team Tanya Bradley Keisha Dixon Mona Spells Adou Susan Davis M. April Rice Armerita Tell Valecia Davis M. Pleshette Smith Sharon Strong Coon Julie Lowery Shannon Boyce Teresa Lanye Review Team The Special Education Directors’ Work Group The Special Education Professional Development Coordinators Using this Document This multi-volume document is intended Procedures for State Board Policy 74.19 to assist Public Agencies in the implementation of the State Board of Education Policy 74.19: State Policies Regarding Children with Disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 2004 (IDEA 2004). This document contains information about requirements of IDEA and SBE Policy 74.19, recommendations from the Mississippi Department of Office of Education’s Special Division of Instructional Support, and guidance on Best Education’s Practices as determined by research and professional practice. Specific directives or requirements of IDEA and/or SBE Policy 74.19 include or in the must may not statement. Other recommendations and guidance on Best practices include should or in the statements. In addition, all days listed in the document refer to may calendar days, unless otherwise noted. The forms in the Procedures documents are not required forms. These forms are suggested or recommended forms designed to assist districts in having the appropriate documentation to use in implementing the requirements of State Board Policy 74.19. The only required forms in the
Stacy Callender Marie Catherine Jones Desma McElveen Editing Team Tanya Bradley Keisha Dixon Mona Spells Adou Susan Davis M. April Rice Armerita Tell Valecia Davis M. Pleshette Smith Sharon Strong Coon Julie Lowery Shannon Boyce Teresa Lanye Review Team The Special Education Directors’ Work Group The Special Education Professional Development Coordinators Using this Document This multi-volume document Procedures for State Board Policy 74.19 is intended to assist Public Agencies in the implementation of the State Board of Education Policy 74.19: State Policies Regarding Children with Disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 2004 (IDEA 2004). This document contains information about requirements of IDEA and SBE Policy 74.19, recommendations from the Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Special Education’s Division of Instructional Support, and guidance on Best Practices as determined by research and professional practice. Specific directives or requirements of IDEA and/or SBE Policy 74.19 include must or may not in the statement. Other recommendations and guidance on Best practices include should or may in the statements. In addition, all days listed in the document refer to calendar days, unless otherwise noted. The forms in the Procedures documents are not required forms. These forms are suggested or recommended forms designed to assist districts in having the appropriate documentation to use in implementing the requirements of State Board Policy 74.19. The only required forms in the