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Special Education Procedural Manual
Portland Public Schools
Special Education Department
Jey Buno, Chief of Student Support Services
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The PPS Special Education Procedures Manual is designed as a reference for special education and other school staff to ensure that staff provide consistent and equitable access to special education services and that parents receive appropriate procedural safeguards. This manual reflects current state and federal law and district policy.
A Graduate of Portland Public Schools will be a compassionate critical thinker, able to collaborate and solve problems, and be prepared to lead a more socially just world (PPS reimagined, 2019)
The mission of Portland Public Schools is to provide robust, inclusive, joyful learning experiences that disrupt systemic inequities so that every student is prepared to lead a more socially just world
PPS Theory of Action If … We braid Racial Equity and Social Justice strategies into our instructional core, work with our students, teachers, and content, and build our organizational culture and capacity to create a strong foundation to support every student… Then... We will reimagine Portland Public Schools to ensure every student, especially our Black and Native American students who experience the greatest barriers, realize the Vision of the Graduate Portrait.
Board Policy 6.30.010-P
Table of Contents
Introduction
Section A Prior Written Notice (PWN)
Section 1d Section 504 Transition to IEP
Section 2 Evaluation and Eligibility
Section 2a Independent Education Evaluation (IEE)
Section 2b Speech and Language Eligibility Criteria
Section 2d Patterns of Strength and Weaknesses
Section 3 Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
Section 3a Physical Management
Section 3b Extended School Year Services
Section 3e Student Support Analysis
Section 4: Least Restrictive Environment
Section 4a Home Instruction Procedures Manual
Section 4b Private School Students
Section 4c Home Schooling and Special Education
Section 4d Abbreviated School Day
Section 4e ADA Accessibility Procedures
Section 6 Parents and Surrogate Parents
