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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart A - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM › Section 750.50 - Comprehensive Program

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Each School, independently or in cooperation with local
				  school districts or with other agencies, shall provide a comprehensive program
				  of special education for those children who are enrolled in the School. A
				  comprehensive program shall include:
a) A viable organizational and financial
				structure.
b) Systematic procedures
				for identifying and evaluating the need for special education and related
				services.
c) A continuum of program
				options that incorporate appropriate instructional programs and related
				services.
d) Qualified personnel,
				consistent with the Personnel Code [20 ILCS 415 ], who can provide the
				following services:
1) Administrative
				services.
2) Supervision.
3) Instruction.
4) Related services.
5) Transportation.
6) Transition.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart A - EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM › Section 750.60 - Rights and Privileges of Students

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The Schools shall be responsible for ensuring that students
				  who are enrolled enjoy rights and privileges equal to those of all other
				  children. The Schools will follow procedures outlined in ISBE's rules for the
				  discipline of students in special education (23 Ill. Adm. Code
				  226.400
				  ).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart B - LIMITATION OF SERVICES › Section 750.100 - Legal Authority to Place Students

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The Schools do not have the legal authority to place students
				  in other State-operated or private facilities. Placement of students in need of
				  the services of those facilities is handled by the local school district in
				  accordance with 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				  226.240
				  (Determination of Placement).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart B - LIMITATION OF SERVICES › Section 750.110 - Referral of a Student by DHS-DRS

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State-Operated or Private Program not Administered by
				  DHS-DRS-
A student whose disabilities are so profound or complex that
				  no special education program offered by the Schools can adequately or
				  appropriately meet his or her needs is referred back to the local school
				  district.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart B - LIMITATION OF SERVICES › Section 750.120 - Home and Hospital Programs

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The Schools do not provide home and hospital programs as
				  defined by ISBE (23 Ill. Adm. Code
				  226.300
				  ). A student requiring home and hospital programs shall be returned to the
				  local school district for appropriate educational
				  programming.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart C - EVALUATION AND COORDINATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION › Section 750.200 - Extent of Fulfilling Responsibilities

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a) The extent to which the School is
				fulfilling its responsibilities to students shall be determined by DHS-DRS and
				ISBE.
b) To facilitate the
				determination, officials of DHS-DRS and ISBE shall be authorized to examine all
				necessary documentation in a manner consistent with DHS-DRS policies on
				confidentiality (89 Ill. Adm. Code 505), including student records.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart C - EVALUATION AND COORDINATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION › Section 750.210 - Evaluation Focus

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Evaluation by DHS-DRS and ISBE shall focus on the Schools'
				  provision of special education services, on each special education cooperative
				  organization of which the Schools are participants, and on community resources
				  utilized by the Schools.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart C - EVALUATION AND COORDINATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION › Section 750.220 - Evaluation

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Evaluation of special education programs and services shall
				  be based on all of the following:
a) A
				Special Education Services Comprehensive Plan. This plan shall describe the
				Schools' provision of special education services, the plan for program
				involvement, and those factors unique to the individual School that must be
				considered in the evaluation. This plan shall be filed with DHS-DRS and ISBE
				using a format supplied by ISBE. ISBE shall approve plans that conform to the
				requirements of this Section, ensure they are consistent with applicable
				federal and State statutes and regulations, and notify the Schools of any
				deficiencies that must be remedied before approval will be granted.
b) The Schools' compliance with the policies
				and procedures set forth in Section
				750.45.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart C - EVALUATION AND COORDINATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION › Section 750.230 - Written Reports

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a)
				Written reports of the results of the evaluation conducted by ISBE and any
				subsequent recommendations or actions shall be provided to the Director of
				DHS-DRS, the DHS-DRS Education Liaison and the superintendent of the
				appropriate School. Reports of the evaluation shall be considered in the public
				domain. ISBE shall notify the Schools of any deficiencies that must be remedied
				before approval will be granted.
b)
				ISBE evaluates special education programs provided by local school districts
				through a monitoring review process. School districts that participate in the
				mandated review process and that have students from their districts attending
				the Schools shall be provided with records and information related to ISBE's
				special education requirements for local school districts (23 Ill. Adm. Code
				226.710
				).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart C - EVALUATION AND COORDINATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION › Section 750.240 - Recognition Status

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The recognition status of the State School shall be affected
				  by its provision of special education services.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart C - EVALUATION AND COORDINATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION › Section 750.250 - Coordination

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DHS-DRS will continue to coordinate its program and
				  activities for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, blind or visually
				  impaired and/or severely physically disabled with those programs operated or
				  supervised by ISBE.
a) DHS-DRS will
				cooperate with ISBE and will respond to its requests for technical assistance
				in identifying the need for additional programs for students whose primary
				disabilities are deaf or hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired and/or
				severely physically disabled and who also have additional
				disabilities.
b) DHS-DRS will
				cooperate with ISBE in making efforts to identify the statewide need for
				additional programs or modifications to existing programs for students who are
				deaf or hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired and/or severely physically
				disabled.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart D - SURROGATE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS › Section 750.300 - Need for Surrogate Parents or Guardians

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The qualifications, responsibilities and appointment
				  procedures for surrogate parents or guardians shall conform to the requirements
				  of
				  34 CFR 300.519
				  and Section 14 - 8.02 a of the School Code [105
				  ILCS 5/14-8.02a ]. In addition, the following
				  requirements shall apply:
a) When a
				child who is a ward of the State is placed in a residential facility, a
				representative of that facility shall submit a request to ISBE for the
				appointment of a surrogate parent or guardian if the district has not already
				done so.
b) ISBE shall appoint a
				surrogate parent or guardian for each child who requires one, in keeping with
				the criteria set forth in
				34 CFR
				300.519(d) and the following
				requirements:
1) All reasonable efforts shall
				be made to secure a surrogate parent or guardian whose racial, linguistic and
				cultural background is similar to the child's.
2) The surrogate parent or guardian shall
				have been trained by ISBE.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart D - SURROGATE PARENTS OR GUARDIANS › Section 750.320 - Expenses of Surrogate Parents

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The State Board of Education will pay for the services of a
				  surrogate parent as per 23 Ill. Adm. Code 233.750.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 750 - ROLE OF RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Subpart E - ADVISORY COUNCILS › Section 750.400 - DHS-DRS Residential School Advisory Councils

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Advisory councils (councils) to the DHS-DRS residential
				  Schools exist to offer recommendations and advice to the Schools and to express
				  concerns relative to the educational services provided to children who are
				  deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, and/or physically
				  disabled.
a) Each council's membership
				shall consist of a maximum of 16 individuals.
1) Ex-officio members are included among the
				16 members and they are not eligible to vote or to hold office. The ex-officio
				members appointed to each council shall consist of:
A) the superintendent of the DHS-DRS
				residential School;
B) the DHS-DRS
				Director or his or her designee;
C)
				the DHS-DRS Education Liaison; and
D) a Student Representative.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 751 - DEFINITION OF TERMS › Section 751.20 - General Provisions

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Any and all notices and communications made pursuant to this
				part shall be in writing, in a language that the student understands, unless
				the student is unable to communicate in writing. All non-written communications
				must be documented.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 755 - ADMISSION PROCEDURES › Section 755.5 - Determination of Capacity

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Annually, each Superintendent shall determine the School's
				ability to serve additional students based on the number of students currently
				enrolled in each division of the School, the availability of funds, classroom
				and dormitory space, programs and staffing.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 755 - ADMISSION PROCEDURES › Section 755.10 - Eligibility for Specialized Services

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Individuals may be eligible for specialized services offered by
				the Schools at ages younger than those specified for enrollment in each
				respective School, when it is determined those services are appropriate to the
				needs of younger children. Inquiries regarding eligibility are made directly to
				each School. These specialized services may include, but are not limited
				to:
a) Preschool institutes and
			 educational programs.
b) Training
			 programs for parents and/or preschoolers.
c) Assessment and evaluation
			 programs.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 755 - ADMISSION PROCEDURES › Section 755.15 - Residential Placement

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The process of determining whether residential placement for
				educational purposes is necessary shall be made on an individual basis.
				Placement shall be based on recent diagnostic assessments and other pertinent
				information indicating that the applicant is so severely disabled that his or
				her educational needs cannot be met by the Local Education Agency (LEA) or that
				the applicant needs additional opportunities for acquiring communication,
				social and other basic living skills that are not available at the local
				level.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 755 - ADMISSION PROCEDURES › Section 755.20 - Application for Admission

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a)
			 Application for admission can be made at any time.
b) A pre-application visit to the School by
			 the parents and the student is required.
c) The School Superintendent shall furnish
			 the local school district and the parents with admission forms required by the
			 Department of Human Services-Division of Rehabilitation Services
			 (DHS-DRS).
d) DHS-DRS recommends
			 the local school district coordinate the collection, completion and submission
			 of all application information, including that required of the parents. In some
			 instances (e.g., a request from the local school district), a staff person from
			 the appropriate School may assist in obtaining the required information. All
			 applications for admission to one of the Schools shall be signed by the child's
			 parents.
e) When an inquiry
			 regarding the admission of a student is received from sources other than a
			 local school district, the Superintendent shall send a letter regarding the
			 inquiry to the local school district within 10 working days. A copy of the
			 notification shall be sent to the persons originating the inquiry and the
			 parent.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 755 - ADMISSION PROCEDURES › Section 755.22 - Wards of the Department of Children and Family Services

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If a student is a ward of the Illinois Department of Children
				and Family Services (DCFS), the Director of DCFS shall designate a staff member
				to act on behalf of the student with the appropriate local school district when
				applying for admission to the Schools and for all other programs. DHS-DRS shall
				cooperate with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and DCFS in the
				provision of placement, supervision and foster care of children with
				disabilities who must leave their LEA in order to attend Schools offering
				programs in special education.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 755 - ADMISSION PROCEDURES › Section 755.25 - The Application Process

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a) Application to a School can be made in one
			 of the following ways:
1) by the local school
			 district; or
2) in the case of the
			 Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD) or the Illinois School for the Visually
			 Impaired (ISVI), if a parent disagrees with the placement option of the
			 district after the Eligibility Review (ER) and Individualized Education Plan
			 (IEP) are completed, the parent may apply directly to ISD or ISVI; however,
			 placement of school district referrals shall be given priority over placement
			 of these applicants. ISD or ISVI shall notify in writing or by telephone the
			 local school district within 15 days after receipt of an application from a
			 parent. If resources (classroom and dormitory availability, staff to student
			 ratio and commodities) are sufficient, applications by parents shall be
			 considered for admission.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 755 - ADMISSION PROCEDURES › Section 755.27 - The Admissions Process

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a) When the information required by Section
			 755.25 has
			 been received, the School may request the following to determine a student's
			 eligibility for admission:
1) if additional
			 documentation is needed, the parents shall be requested to sign a release of
			 information for the purpose of obtaining the additional
			 documentation;
2) if additional
			 documentation is not available, the School may require additional evaluations
			 from the LEA and/or parent to determine if the School is the appropriate
			 placement for the student.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 755 - ADMISSION PROCEDURES › Section 755.30 - Admission of Students Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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The Superintendent of ISD shall admit students between the ages
				of three and 21 whose primary disability is deafness or hard of hearing, if
				space is available, when it has been determined through an application and
				evaluation process that ISD can provide an appropriate program and the student
				is an Illinois resident who can meet the following criteria:
a) has been diagnosed by a qualified
			 otologist licensed pursuant to the Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60 ],
			 or
b) has been diagnosed, by a
			 qualified audiologist licensed pursuant to the Illinois Speech-Language
			 Pathology and Audiology Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 110 ], as being deaf or
			 hard of hearing, including those with secondary disabilities listed in 89 Ill.
			 Adm. Code
			 765.10(d).
In addition, the Superintendent may make both outreach and
				center based services available to infants who are deaf and hard of hearing
				between the ages of birth to three.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 755 - ADMISSION PROCEDURES › Section 755.40 - Admission of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired

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The Superintendent of the Illinois School for the Visually
				Impaired (ISVI) shall admit students whose primary disability is blindness or
				visual impairment between the ages of five and 21, if space is available, when
				it has been determined through an application and evaluation process that ISVI
				can provide an appropriate program, and the student is an Illinois resident who
				can meet the following criteria:
a)
			 has been diagnosed by an ophthalmologist licensed pursuant to the Medical
			 Practice Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 60 ], or
b) has been diagnosed by an optometrist
			 licensed pursuant to the Illinois Optometric Practice Act [225 ILCS 80 ] as
			 blind or visually impaired including those with secondary disabilities, listed
			 in 89 Ill. Adm. Code
			 765.10(d).
In addition, the Superintendent may make both outreach and
				center based services available to infants with visual impairments between the
				ages of birth and five.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 755 - ADMISSION PROCEDURES › Section 755.50 - Admission of Students with Severe Physical Disabilities

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a) The Superintendent of ICRE-R shall admit
			 students with severe physical disabilities if space is available. These
			 students shall have been diagnosed, by a physician licensed pursuant to the
			 Medical Practice Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 60 ], as severely disabled by cerebral
			 palsy, muscular dystrophy or spina bifida, or as having other severe physical
			 disabilities, e.g., traumatic brain injury or a progressive neurological
			 disorder, including those with secondary disabilities listed in 89 Ill. Adm.
			 Code
			 765.10(d).
			 The child must be 141/2 through 21, inclusive (i.e., through the day before the
			 student's 22nd birthday) and must reside in
			 Illinois. A student who becomes 22 during the school year may be allowed to
			 complete the semester. It shall have been determined through an application and
			 evaluation process that ICRE-R can provide an appropriate transition-based
			 program. Younger students may be accepted at ICRE-R if it has been determined
			 they can benefit from the ICRE-R program.
b) Students who have completed academic
			 requirements at their local high school, but are in need of further IEP-related
			 transition services (such as independent living and daily living skills,
			 medical management, orientation and mobility, personal assistant management,
			 etc.) may apply for admission to ICRE-R's transition program. Students found
			 eligible for the transition program may remain at ICRE-R until they are 22
			 years old. A student who becomes 22 during the school year may be allowed to
			 complete the semester.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 755 - ADMISSION PROCEDURES › Section 755.100 - Development of the IEP

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a) There
			 shall be an IEP meeting at the time of or following admission of the student
			 for the purpose of reviewing and/or revising the IEP. An IEP team, whose
			 members shall include the parents, and appropriate diagnostic, educational and
			 local school district staff shall be invited to attend. At ICRE-R, the
			 transition service part of the plan will be developed with related services
			 staff, parents and local school district staff invited to attend.
b) When the representative of the local
			 school district who has the authority for obligation of funds, or the parent,
			 is unable to attend the meeting in person, the School shall make every effort
			 to obtain their participation in the process by telephone. If the local school
			 district is not present and if a commitment of funds from the local school
			 district is required, the IEP meeting shall be recessed until the district's
			 commitment is obtained.
c) A
			 general education educator from the local school district shall participate in
			 the IEP meeting.
d) A team member
			 may be excused from attendance when the LEA, parent and School agree, in
			 writing, that the member's attendance is not necessary.
e) The School official, parents and local
			 School district shall sign the completed IEP.
1) When a student is self referred to ISD or
			 ISVI (see Section
			 755.25(a)(2)
			 ), the local school district's signature shall be requested on the IEP, but is
			 not required.
2) The signature of
			 other participants at the IEP meeting shall be requested on the IEP, but are
			 not required.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart A - ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM › Section 765.10 - Special Education Instructional Programs

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Each State School shall establish and maintain special
				  education instructional programs and related services that meet the educational
				  needs of children with the following disabilities:
a) The Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD)
				will maintain programs for students whose primary disability is an auditory
				impairment of a severe to profound nature.
b) The Illinois School for the Visually
				Impaired (ISVI) will maintain programs for students whose primary disability is
				a visual impairment of a severe to profound nature or who are
				deaf-blind.
c) The Illinois Center
				for Rehabilitation and Education-Roosevelt (ICRE-R) will maintain
				transition-based programs for students whose primary disability is a physical
				impairment of a severe to profound nature.
d) Each School will maintain programs for
				students with additional disabilities listed in this subsection provided that
				the disability is not so severe that the needs of the student cannot be met
				appropriately by the School.
1) Health
				impairment.
2) Speech or language
				impairment.
3) Specific learning
				disabilities.
4) Deficits in
				cognitive development.
5) Emotional
				or social disability.
6) Adaptive
				behavior that restricts effective functioning.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart A - ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM › Section 765.20 - Range of Services

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Special education instructional programs and related services
				  shall range along a continuum based on the nature and degree of the
				  intervention. This continuum of program options shall include, but not be
				  limited to:
a) Basic Special Education
				Program of the School - The special education program provided to the majority
				of the students enrolled in the School.
b) Basic Special Education Program of the
				School with Modification - The student receives most of his or her educational
				experiences through the basic program of the School. However, these experiences
				are modified through:
1) Additional or
				specialized education from the teacher.
2) Consultation to and with the
				teacher.
3) Provision of special
				equipment and materials.
4)
				Modification in the instructional program (e.g., multi-age placement,
				expectations, grading, etc.).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart A - ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM › Section 765.30 - Availability of Services

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Special education instructional programs and related
				  services, including diagnostic services of the School, shall be available to
				  students who are enrolled.
a) A
				student who requires continued school educational experience to facilitate his
				or her integration into society shall be considered eligible for those services
				up to the day before the student's 22nd birthday or
				upon successful completion of the secondary program. The student who becomes 22
				during the school year shall be allowed to complete the quarter or the
				semester, whichever comes first.
b)
				A student who has satisfactorily completed a secondary program and has been
				assisted in locating further educational and education to careers experience as
				necessary shall be granted a diploma. Both parents or guardians and the student
				shall be made aware that eligibility for public school special education
				services is terminated following the granting of a diploma and that the parents
				or guardians may request a review of the recommendation for
				graduation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart A - ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM › Section 765.40 - Involvement of Students with Disabilities in Activities

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Each School shall ensure that, to the maximum extent
				  appropriate, students are involved in academic and nonacademic activities with
				  students who have disabilities and students who do not have
				  disabilities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart A - ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM › Section 765.50 - Adequacy of Facilities

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Facilities used by the School for special education programs
				  and services shall be appropriate to, and adequate for, the specific program or
				  service. The School shall be at least equal to facilities provided to the
				  students in the standard programs in local school districts throughout the
				  State.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart A - ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM › Section 765.60 - Written Policies

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a)
				Written policies will be developed by each School to govern the method by which
				student information will be collected, the confidential nature of that
				information, the use to which it will be put, how it will be recorded and
				maintained, the period for which it will be maintained, the persons to whom it
				will be available and under what circumstances. All the policies shall be
				consistent with:
1) the Illinois School
				Student Records Act [105 ILCS 10 ];
2) Student Records (23 Ill. Adm. Code
				375);
3) the Illinois Program for
				Evaluation, Supervision, and Recognition of Schools, the Illinois State Board
				of Education (ISBE) Document Number 1, 1985;
4) the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
				Act (
				20
				USC 1232(g) );
5) the Illinois Department of Human Services'
				rules on Confidentiality (89 Ill. Adm. Code 505) and Access to Public Records
				(2 Ill. Adm. Code 1176);
6) Section
				2a of the Communicable Disease Prevention Act [410 ILCS 315 ];
7) the AIDS Confidentiality Act [410 ILCS 305
				]; and
8) the Health Insurance
				Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Privacy Rules ( 45 CFR 160, 162 and
				164 ).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart A - ADMINISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM › Section 765.75 - School Personnel

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All superintendents, principals, teachers and other
				  educational personnel shall meet standards set by ISBE (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code
				  226.800
				  ) and the requirements of the Illinois Department of Central Management
				  Services (CMS) and be licensed or certified as required by law. Other personnel
				  and employees shall meet such standards, certification and licensing
				  requirements as are required by law, including those of ISBE, the Illinois
				  Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, and CMS. Teachers shall
				  also meet the requirements of "Highly Qualified" as defined by the No Child
				  Left Behind Act of 2001 ( P.L. 107-110
				  ).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart B - SERVICE PROVIDED › Section 765.100 - Related Services to be Provided or Arranged

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a) Related services that shall be provided or
				arranged for by the School are those activities supplemental to the basic
				special education instructional programs that serve to facilitate the student's
				development. The activities include evaluation or consultation
				services.
b) The related services
				to be provided are:
1) Speech-language
				pathology and audiology services for all students with speech or language
				impairments that interfere with their educational or social development.
A) Speech and language services may be made
				available as:
i) A special education related
				service.
ii) A special education
				instructional program.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart B - SERVICE PROVIDED › Section 765.110 - Other Related Services

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Other related services, including school health services,
				  counseling services and parent or guardian counseling or training, shall be
				  provided or arranged for by the School when the Eligibility Review (ER) (see 89
				  Ill. Adm. Code
				  795.30 ) determines
				  those services would facilitate the educational development of the
				  student.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart B - SERVICE PROVIDED › Section 765.140 - Time Spent

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Related services time spent with or on behalf of the student
				  shall be sufficient to be educationally or therapeutically adequate, as
				  determined by the evaluation of the student's needs.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart C - SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 765.200 - Instructional Programs

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Special education instructional programs shall be designed in
				  direct response to the educational and rehabilitation needs of the
				  students.
a) Specific types of
				instructional programs may be formulated according to the disabilities of the
				students or for students with differing secondary disabilities. Instructional
				programs formulated according to common disabilities of the students shall be
				in accordance with those disabilities described in Section
				765.10.
b) Student-based objectives shall be
				developed for each type of special education instructional program.
c) The program shall have direct, observable
				and measurable objectives.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart C - SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 765.210 - Curriculum

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a) A curriculum of
				educational experiences adaptable to individual needs, interests or abilities
				of each student shall be developed for each type of instructional
				program.
b) The curriculum shall
				be:
1) sequential;
2) developmental;
3) goal-directed;
4) clearly stated and available to the
				public;
5) aligned to the Illinois
				Learning Standards (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code 1.Appendix D); and
6) subject to continuing evaluation and
				revision.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart C - SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 765.220 - Considerations

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a) The formation of
				special education instructional programs shall take into consideration all of
				the learning needs of the student.
b) The chronological age range of students
				within an academic special program or in any academic individual instructional
				grouping shall not exceed four years (except for students who range in age from
				16 to the day before the student's 22nd
				birthday).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart C - SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 765.230 - Determinants

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The principal determinants of the number of students served
				  in each special education instructional program shall be the age of the
				  students, the nature and severity of their disabilities, the nature of the
				  instructional program, and the degree of intervention necessary. All exceptions
				  to the following program size limitations for academic classes shall require
				  the written approval of DHS-DRS and ISBE prior to the implementation of the
				  program.
a) Academic instructional
				programs for students five years of age and younger shall have a maximum ratio
				of one qualified teacher to five students in attendance at any one given time;
				total enrollment shall be limited according to the needs of the students for
				individualized programming.
b)
				Academic instructional programs that primarily serve students whose
				disabilities are either profound in degree or multiple in nature shall have a
				maximum enrollment of five students.
c) Academic instructional programs that
				primarily serve students whose primary disabilities are severe visual,
				auditory, physical, speech or language impairments or behavioral disorders
				shall have a maximum enrollment of eight elementary students or 12 high school
				students.
d) Academic instructional
				programs that primarily serve students whose primary disabilities are moderate
				visual or auditory impairments shall have a maximum enrollment of 12
				students.
e) The School may
				increase the enrollment in a special education instructional program by a
				maximum of two additional students to meet unique circumstances that occur
				during the school year. Additions may be made only when the educational needs
				of all students who would be enrolled in the expanded program can be adequately
				and appropriately met, or the School may increase the enrollment in a special
				education instructional program by a maximum of five additional students when
				the program is provided with a full-time, certified assistant (education
				aide).
f) When the School wishes to
				exceed the maximum enrollments indicatedin this section, approval shall be
				requested in writing to DHS-DRS and the Division of Program Compliance of ISBE.
				The request shall include a rationale for the proposed enrollment deviation and
				a plan for its evaluation. If the request for an enrollment deviation is
				approved by DHS-DRS but is denied by ISBE, DHS-DRS may appeal the decision to
				the State Superintendent of Education.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart D - VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Section 765.300 - Provision of Careers to Employment

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Careers and Technical Education (CTE) programs are vocational
				  education programs that consist of organized instructional and training
				  experiences to assist students in making informed career choices. Integrated
				  programs shall be provided to students in accordance with their needs and as
				  determined by an IEP at an ER. These programs are funded by a grant awarded and
				  monitored by the Illinois State Board of Education's (ISBE) Division of College
				  and Career Readiness.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart D - VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Section 765.310 - Transition Plan

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A transition plan indicating specific transition objectives,
				  the training required, service personnel required, and the length of the
				  proposed plan shall be developed for each student. This plan shall be developed
				  in cooperation with the student and his or her parents or guardians, shall be
				  adapted to the student's interests and aptitudes, and shall be incorporated
				  into the IEP beginning at age 14. Transition planning includes housing,
				  transportation, medical management, secondary and
post-secondary education and/or training.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart D - VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Section 765.320 - Community Work Experiences

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Community work experiences that are part of the student's
				  transition plan shall occur during the school day and outside of the school
				  day. Appropriate School personnel, including, but not limited to, CTE College
				  and Career Readiness Division staff and School job coaches and vocational,
				  independent living and administrative staff, will supervise all community work
				  experiences that are provided by the School as part of the transition plan for
				  students to receive educational credit.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 765 - SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES › Subpart D - VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS › Section 765.330 - Coordination With Other Programs

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Transition programs serving students shall be coordinated
				  with other DHS-DRS programs and with other public, private and State agencies
				  or organizations.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 795 - IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS › Section 795.10 - Program of Public Awareness

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The Department of Human Services-Division of Rehabilitation
				Services (DHS-DRS) shall develop and implement an ongoing program of public
				awareness of special education programs and comprehensive rehabilitation
				services offered at the State Schools (Schools) and of advising the public of
				the rights of students.
a) All such
			 programs shall assure that information regarding the Schools' special education
			 programs and the rights of students are made available to the parents or
			 guardians in their native language and in a format that is accessible for their
			 use.
b) Programs developed by the
			 School to create public awareness of special education programs and for
			 advising the public of the rights of students shall include, but need not be
			 limited to:
1) Annual notification to all
			 parents or guardians who have students at the School regarding the special
			 education programs and services available in or through that School and of
			 their rights to receive, upon request, a copy of this Part.
2) The dissemination of information to the
			 local school districts served by the School regarding the special education
			 program and services that are available.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 795 - IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS › Section 795.20 - Responsibility of Seeking Out and Identifying Students Needing Special Program

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a) Each School
			 shall be responsible for actively seeking out and identifying students enrolled
			 in the School, including those with additional disabilities, as listed in 89
			 Ill. Adm. Code
			 765.10(d),
			 who may need special education programs and services beyond those included in
			 the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or provided by the basic special
			 education program of the School. Procedures developed to fulfill this
			 responsibility shall include, but not be limited to:
1) Hearing and vision screening at regular
			 intervals during the student's school career.
2) Speech and language screening of each
			 student upon initial enrollment in a School.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 795 - IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS › Section 795.30 - Eligibility Reviews to Determine Need for Modification of Educational Services

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a) When a
			 student at the School exhibits problems, or secondary disabilities, that
			 interfere with his or her educational progress or adjustment to the educational
			 setting, or when there is reason to believe that a student may require
			 additional special education services, beyond those provided by the basic
			 special education program of the School, an Eligibility Review (ER) (see 89
			 Ill. Adm. Code
			 751.10 ) shall be
			 conducted.
b) In addition, the
			 student, parents or guardians of a student enrolled in the School, other
			 persons having primary care or custody of the student, the local school
			 district, community service agencies, other professional persons having
			 knowledge of the student's problems, DHS-DRS and the Illinois State Board of
			 Education (ISBE) may request an ER.
c) Each School shall develop, and make known
			 to all concerned persons, procedures by which an ER shall occur. These
			 procedures shall:
1) Designate the steps to
			 be taken when requesting an ER.
2)
			 Designate the person to whom a referral shall be made.
3) Indicate the information that shall be
			 provided.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 795 - IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS › Section 795.50 - Criteria for Change

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No single procedure shall be used as the sole criterion for
				initiating a change or changing the identification, evaluation or educational
				program of a student enrolled in a School. An ER team through one or more
				reviews shall make the determination of a change. These reviews may be preceded
				by an individual case study conducted in accordance with Section
				795.30 and its
				accompanying procedures.
a)
			 Participants in the reviews shall include appropriate representatives of the
			 local school district; School personnel involved in the evaluation of the
			 student; the parents or guardians; other persons having significant
			 information, knowledge or special experience regarding the student; and those
			 persons who may become responsible for providing the special education program
			 or service to the student; the student, when appropriate, and other individuals
			 at the discretion of the parent or guardian, the School, or the local school
			 district.
b) The purpose of the
			 above reviews shall be to:
1) Establish a
			 composite understanding of the student's learning characteristics, sensory and
			 motor skills, and behaviors.
2)
			 Determine need for modified special education programs and/or
			 services.
3) Determine the
			 student's unique educational needs and the extent to which these needs can or
			 cannot be met by the basic special education program of the School.
4) Determine the nature and degree of other
			 special education intervention that is needed, and recommend corresponding
			 programming or placement that is least restrictive of interaction with students
			 who have disabilities and students who do not have disabilities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 795 - IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS › Section 795.60 - Recommendations

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Recommendations made at the ER shall be determined by consensus
				of the participating review participants; if an agreement cannot be reached,
				additional information shall be obtained. In considering a student with a
				cognitive disability, a certified school psychologist must concur with the
				student's eligibility based on the results of a psychological
				evaluation.
a) Recommendations for
			 special education services, other than those provided in the basic special
			 education program of the School, shall be based on the following:
1) The student shall be placed in the
			 educational program that is appropriate to the student's needs and least
			 restrictive of the interaction with the other students enrolled in the
			 School.
2) The special education
			 service must be based on the student's IEP.
3) The School will provide opportunities for
			 the student to be integrated into academic and nonacademic activities, e.g.,
			 athletics, joint use of facilities, and public school student attendance at a
			 School, in the public school district to the greatest extent appropriate. The
			 integration activities shall be included on the student's IEP.
4) Consideration must be given to any
			 potentially harmful effect on the student or on the quality of services that he
			 or she needs, or that impedes the education of other students.