SBE-006 (REV. 1/2018) California Department of Education Child Specific NPA or NPS Certification Executive Office California State Board of Education July 2018 Agenda Item #W-16 Subject Request by Tamalpais Union High School District to waive California Education Code Section 56366.1(a), the requirement for state certification to allow the uncertified out-of-state nonpublic school, Maple Lake Academy located in Spanish Fork, Utah, to provide services to one student with disabilities. Waiver Number 9-2-2018 Type of Action Action, Consent Summary of the Issue(s) The Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) contacted certified schools (NPSs) in-state and three certified out-of-state residential treatment centers to offer a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) to one high school student who has significant social-emotional needs in conjunction with autism. None of these placement options would accept the student, or could meet the student’s comprehensive, unique needs. The Maple Lake Academy (MLA) is a residential treatment center located in Spanish Fork, Utah with a specialized program for girls with emotional disorders and verbal and non-verbal learning disabilities. The MLA provides a minimum of 20 hours per week of therapy and offers class sizes of five to seven students. The TUHSD requests to waive California Education Code Section 56366.1 (a), the requirement for state certification, to allow the use of state and federal special education funds for the placement of this student at MLA.
California Department of Education Executive Office SBE-006 (REV. 1/2018) Child Specific NPA or NPS Certification California State Board of Education July 2018 Agenda Item #W-16 Subject Request by Tamalpais Union High School District to waive California Education Code Section 56366.1(a), the requirement for state certification to allow the uncertified out-of-state nonpublic school, Maple Lake Academy located in Spanish Fork, Utah, to provide services to one student with disabilities. Waiver Number 9-2-2018 Type of Action Action, Consent Summary of the Issue(s) The Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) contacted certified schools (NPSs) in-state and three certified out-of-state residential treatment centers to offer a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) to one high school student who has significant social-emotional needs in conjunction with autism. None of these placement options would accept the student, or could meet the student’s comprehensive, unique needs. The Maple Lake Academy (MLA) is a residential treatment center located in Spanish Fork, Utah with a specialized program for girls with emotional disorders and verbal and non-verbal learning disabilities. The MLA provides a minimum of 20 hours per week of therapy and offers class sizes of five to seven students. The TUHSD requests to waive California Education Code Section 56366.1 (a), the requirement for state certification, to allow the use of state and federal special education funds for the placement of this student at MLA.