Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/34/303.344
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34 CFR 303.344 - Content of an IFSP. | LII / Legal Information Institute
CFR › Title 34 › Subtitle B › Chapter III › Part 303 › Subpart D › Section 303.344 34 CFR 303.344 - Content of an IFSP.
§ 303.344
Information about the child's status.
The IFSP must include a statement of the infant or toddler with a disability's present levels of physical development (including vision, hearing, and health status), cognitive development, communication development, social or emotional development, and adaptive development based on the information from that child's evaluation and assessments conducted under § 303.321.
With the concurrence of the family, the IFSP must include a statement of the family's resources, priorities, and concerns related to enhancing the development of the child as identified through the assessment of the family under § 303.321(c)(2).
The IFSP must include a statement of the measurable results or measurable outcomes expected to be achieved for the child (including pre-literacy and language skills, as developmentally appropriate for the child) and family, and the criteria, procedures, and timelines used to determine—
Whether modifications or revisions of the expected results or outcomes, or early intervention services identified in the IFSP are necessary.
The IFSP must include a statement of the specific early intervention services, based on peer-reviewed research (to the extent practicable), that are necessary to meet the unique needs of the child and the family to achieve the results or outcomes identified in paragraph (c) of this section, including—
A statement that each early intervention service is provided in the natural environment for that child or service to the maximum extent appropriate, consistent with §§ 303.13(a)(8), 303.26 and 303.126, or, subject to paragraph (d)(1)(ii)(B) of this section, a justification as to why an early intervention service will not be provided in the natural environment.
The determination of the appropriate setting for providing early intervention services to an infant or toddler with a disability, including any justification for not providing a particular early intervention service in the natural environment for that infant or toddler with a disability and service, must be—
Consistent with the provisions in §§ 303.13(a)(8), 303.26, and 303.126; and
Based on the child's outcomes that are identified by the IFSP Team in paragraph (c) of this section;
As used in paragraph (d)(1)(i) of this section—
Frequency and intensity mean the number of days or sessions that a service will be provided, and whether the service is provided on an individual or group basis;
Method means how a service is provided;
As used in paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of this section, location means the actual place or places where a service will be provided.
For children who are at least three years of age, the IFSP must include an educational component that promotes school readiness and incorporates pre-literacy, language, and numeracy skills.
To the extent appropriate, the IFSP also must—
Dates and duration of services.
The IFSP must include—
The projected date for the initiation of each early intervention service in paragraph (d)(1) of this section, which date must be as soon as possible after the parent consents to the service, as required in §§ 303.342(e) and 303.420(a)(3); and
The anticipated duration of each service.
The IFSP must include the name of the service coordinator from the profession most relevant to the child's or family's needs (or who is otherwise qualified to carry out all applicable responsibilities under this part), who will be responsible for implementing the early intervention services identified in a child's IFSP, including transition services, and coordination with other agencies and persons.
In meeting the requirements in paragraph (g)(1) of this section, the term “profession” includes “service coordination.”
Transition from Part C services.
The IFSP must include the steps and services to be taken to support the smooth transition of the child, in accordance with §§ 303.209 and 303.211(b)(6), from part C services to—
Preschool services under part B of the Act, to the extent that those services are appropriate;
Part C services under § 303.211; or
The steps required in paragraph (h)(1) of this section must include—
Discussions with, and training of, parents, as appropriate, regarding future placements and other matters related to the child's transition;
Procedures to prepare the child for changes in service delivery, including steps to help the child adjust to, and function in, a new setting;
Confirmation that child find information about the child has been transmitted to the LEA or other relevant agency, in accordance with § 303.209(b) (and any policy adopted by the State under § 303.401(e)) and, with parental consent if required under § 303.414, transmission of additional information needed by the LEA to ensure continuity of services from the part C program to the part B program, including a copy of the most recent evaluation and assessments of the child and the family and most recent IFSP developed in accordance with §§ 303.340 through 303.345; and