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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-2 - DIVISION OF GENERAL INSTRUCTION › Rule 160-4-2-.38 - Education Program for Gifted Students

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Differentiated Curriculum
-
				courses of study in which the content, teaching strategies, and expectations of
				student mastery have been adjusted to be appropriate for gifted
				students.
(b)
Georgia
				Department of Education
- (GaDOE) the agency charged with the fiscal and
				administrative management of certain aspects of K-12 public education including
				the implementation of federal and state mandates.
(c)
Gifted Student
- a student
				who meets the eligibility criteria as identified in this rule and as defined in
				the
GaDOE Resource Manual for Gifted Education
				Services
.
(d)
Local
				Board of Education (LBOE)
- agency charged with adopting policies to
				govern educational entities within the local educational agency.
(e)
Local Educational Agency (LEA)
- local school system pursuant to LBOE control and management.
(f)
Panel of Qualified Evaluators
- experts in relevant fields appointed by the LEA who evaluate student
				products/performances to determine gifted program eligibility.
(g)
Qualified Psychological Examiner
- a psychologist licensed by a state licensing board in the United
				States and having training and experience in school psychology or child
				psychology.
(h)
State Board
				of Education (SBOE)
- the constitutional authority which defines
				education policy for public K-12 education agencies in Georgia.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-2 - DIVISION OF GENERAL INSTRUCTION › Rule 160-4-2-.39 - Dyslexia Identification and Support

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Aphasia
- a condition
				characterized by either partial or total loss of the ability to communicate
				verbally or through written words. A person with aphasia may have difficulty
				speaking, reading, writing, recognizing the names of objects, or understanding
				what other people have said. The condition may be temporary or permanent and
				shall not include speech problems caused by loss of muscle control.
(b)
Dyscalculia
- the inability
				to understand the meaning of numbers, the basic operations of addition and
				subtraction, or the complex operations of multiplication and division or to
				apply math principles to solve practical or abstract problems.
(c)
Dysgraphia
- difficulty in
				automatically remembering and mastering the sequence of muscle motor movements
				needed to accurately write letters or numbers.
(d)
Dyslexia
- a specific
				learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is characterized by
				difficulties with accurate and fluent word recognition and by poor spelling and
				decoding abilities. These difficulties typically result from a deficit in the
				phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to
				other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroom instruction.
				Secondary consequences may include problems in reading comprehension and
				reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background
				knowledge.
(e)
Georgia
				Dyslexia Informational Handbook (Handbook)
- an informational handbook,
				developed by the Georgia Department of Education, that includes guidance,
				technical assistance, and training to assist all local educational agencies
				(LEA) in the implementation of evidence-based practices for instructing
				students with characteristics of Dyslexia.
(f)
Other Disorders
- aphasia,
				dyscalculia, and dysgraphia.
(g)
Parent
- parent, legal agent, legal guardian, or kinship
				caregiver.
(h)
Qualified
				Dyslexia Screening Tool -
an assessment that measures a student's
				ability to demonstrate phonological awareness skills, phonemic decoding
				efficiency skills, sight word reading efficiency skills, rapid automatic naming
				skills, and accuracy of word reading on grade-level text.
(i)
Universal Screening
- the
				administration of an assessment to all students in a grade level to identify
				students who may be at risk for low learning outcomes.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-3 - SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-3-.02 - Local Plan/Application for Vocational Education

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(1) DEFINITION.
(a) Local Plan/Application for Vocational
				Education - description of programs and funds needed for local school systems
				to establish, maintain and operate programs of vocational education for
				middle-and high-school students and appropriate adults.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-3 - SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-3-.03 - Repealed

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O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-151(b)(4)(A),
				  20-2-240(a),
				  20-4-17(a).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-3 - SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-3-.04 - Repealed

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O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  20-2-300.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-3 - SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-3-.06 - Short-Term Adult Agribusiness Program

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(1)
Definitions.
(a) Area adult teacher - certified
				Agricultural Education teacher employed to provide technical assistance to
				teachers of agriculture in teaching short-term adult classes, assist in
				improving in-school specialized classes, improve teacher skills, and conduct
				leadership and career development events.
(b) Agribusiness - a business that provides
				goods and services for the production, harvesting, processing, marketing and
				distribution of agricultural products.
(c) Short-Term Adult Agribusiness Program - a
				short-term program for individuals not currently enrolled in secondary
				agricultural programs but who are engaged or interested in agriculture and who
				have special needs or concerns not met by other available means which can be
				addressed in two or twelve hours of class instruction.
(d) Short-term class or course - a two to
				twelve hour class offered to students who are 21 years of age or are no longer
				a part of secondary education.
(e)
				Short-term adult teacher - a certified full-time teacher of agriculture
				employed to provide instruction in the Short-Term Adult Agribusiness
				Program.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-3 - SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-3-.07 - Young Farmer Agribusiness (YFA) Program

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(1)
Definitions.
(a) Agribusiness - a business that provides
				goods and services for the production, harvesting, processing, marketing and
				distribution of agricultural products.
(b) Agriculture - the science and art of
				producing, harvesting, processing, and marketing plants and animals useful to
				man.
(c) Young Farmer - an
				individual who is out of school and whose career objective is to become
				established and/or more proficient in agricultural production, agricultural
				management or an agribusiness occupation.
(d) Young Farmer Agribusiness Program - a
				program that provides educational instruction and opportunities to individuals
				interested or engaged in agriculture. The program seeks to increase the
				individual's proficiency in agricultural production, management, agribusiness,
				and leadership and seeks to meet the mission statement, goals and objectives of
				the program.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-3 - SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-3-.08 - Food Systems Technology Program

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(1)
Definitions.
(a) Food Systems Technology Program - a
				program designed to teach and assist persons in the procurement, processing and
				preserving of food. The program makes it possible for families to preserve the
				most nutritious foods using modern procedures in a safe environment. A
				contribution is made toward providing a stored food supply which may serve
				against natural disasters.
(b) Food
				systems technology center - a facility maintained and operated by the school
				system to provide instructional services in preparing, processing and
				preserving food products.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-3 - SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-3-.09 - Extended-Year Technology/Career (Vocational) Education Projects

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(1)
Definitions.
(a)
				Agriculture/family and consumer sciences project - a series of planned
				activities conducted by a student during the summer for which systematic
				instruction and supervision are provided by the instructor.
(b) Extended year - additional time available
				for high school technology/career (vocational) personnel to work beyond the
				regular 190-day school year.
(c)
				Work site development - contact by instructors with employers for the purpose
				of supervision and/or placement of students in work-based learning.
(d) Summer school - an instructional
				course(s) offered during the summer for Carnegie unit credit in one of the
				technology/career (vocational) instructional areas.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-3 - SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-3-.10 - Eye Protection

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(1) Requirements.
(a) Each local board of education shall adopt
				a policy for ensuring the safety of every student, teacher and visitor
				participating in or observing certain courses of instruction in any
				school.
(b) Such policy shall
				require that persons wear appropriate industrial quality eye protective
				equipment at all times while participating in or observing vocational,
				industrial arts, chemical, physical or any other course of instruction
				involving exposure to any of the following:
1. molten metal or other molten
				materials;
2. milling, sawing,
				turning, shaping, cutting, grinding or stamping on any solid
				materials;
3. heat treatment,
				tempering or kiln-firing of any metal or other materials;
4. gas or electric arc welding or other forms
				of welding process;
5. repair or
				servicing of any vehicle;
6.
				caustic or explosive materials;
7.
				finishing materials and solvents;
8. injurious radiations or other
				hazards.
(c) Each school
				shall provide eye protection equipment to every student, teacher and visitor
				while using or observing machines or operations same as in paragraph (b) above.
1. Each school shall keep eye protection
				equipment that is clean, in good repair, durable, capable of being disinfected
				and that meets the requirements specified in "Practice for Occupational and
				Educational Eye and Face Protection", American National Standards Institute,
				Z87.1-1968 Use of equipment with structural or optical defects shall be
				prohibited.
2. Persons whose vision
				requires the use of eye glasses shall be provided goggles that can be worn over
				corrective spectacles without disturbing the adjustment of the
				spectacles.
(d) Each
				school that uses lasers in classrooms and laboratories shall register them with
				the Georgia Department of Human Resources and adhere to the Rules and
				Regulations for Laser Radiation, Chapter 290-5-27, Ga. Department of Human
				Resources.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-3 - SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-3-.11 - Extended Day Grant Program

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(1)
DEFINITION.
(a)
Agriculture Education Extended Day
				Grants -
grants to local school systems for the purpose of providing
				instructional services and leadership development activities and supervision of
				agricultural projects beyond the regular school day.
(b)
Career and Technical Education
				Extended Day Grants
- grants to local school systems for the purpose of
				delivering work-based learning services/experiences and leadership development
				activities beyond the regular school day for students in career and technical
				education programs.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-3 - SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-3-.12 - Repealed

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O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  20-2-182(d).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-3 - SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-3-.13 - Youth Apprenticeship Programs

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Completer Certificate -
a
				credential issued by the Georgia Department of Education that certifies that a
				student has mastered skills at levels recognized by industry and has completed
				all the requirements of the Youth Apprenticeship Program.
(b)
School-based learning -
academic and occupational objectives directly linked to skill standards
				contained in a program of study that leads to a Completer
				Certificate.
(c)
Skill
				Standards -
academic and occupational standards validated by industry
				that prepared students for employment in a broad occupational cluster or an
				industry sector.
(d)
Training
				Plan -
work-site performance objectives linked directly to skill
				standards.
(e)
Work-based
				mentor -
an employee or individual approved by the employer and school
				who possesses the skills and knowledge that the student must master and whose
				responsibilities are to instruct the apprentice, evaluate his or her
				performance and work in consultation with the youth apprenticeship
				coordinator.
(f)
Youth
				apprenticeship -
a category of Work-Based Learning that integrates
				school-based learning and a training plan coordinated with business, industry
				and labor that facilitates the transition from secondary to postsecondary
				education by providing the apprentice the opportunity to earn a high school
				diploma, post secondary credential/diploma and a completer
				certificate.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-3 - SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-3-.14 - Work-Based Learning Programs

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Career Related Education
- A
				broad category of career development activities consisting of Career Awareness,
				Career Exploration, Instructional Related Activities, and Connecting Activities
				that provide the foundational skills necessary for implementation of Work-Based
				Learning.
(b)
Georgia
				Department of Education (GaDOE)
- the state agency charged with the
				fiscal and administrative management of certain aspects of K-12 public
				education, including the implementation of federal and state mandates. Such
				management is subject to supervision and oversight by the State Board of
				Education.
(c)
Georgia
				Professional Standards Commission (PSC)
- the state agency created by
				O.C.G.A. §
										20-2-983 and authorized to assume
				full responsibility for the certification, preparation, and conduct of
				certified, licensed, or permitted personnel employed in Georgia, and the
				development and administration of teacher certification testing.
(d)
Local Educational Agency
				(LEA)
- local school system pursuant to local board of education control
				and management.
(e)
State
				Board of Education (SBOE)
- constitutional authority which defines
				education policy for public K-12 education agencies in Georgia.
(f)
Work-Based Learning
				Coordinator
- School personnel with proper training required to
				administer Career Related Education including supervision of work-based
				learning placements. Student enrollment in Work-Based Learning may be in any
				combination of the five defined categories: Youth Apprenticeship, Internship,
				Cooperative Education, Great Promise Partnership, and Employability Skill
				Development as defined in GaDOE's Georgia Work-Based Learning Program Standards
				and Guidelines.
(g)
Work-Based Learning Placement
- A core component of Career,
				Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) programs which include a coherent
				sequence of courses and contributes to the development of core and higher order
				academic competencies, fundamental workplace skills, and specific occupational
				skills. Agreements are developed between business and industry partners and the
				local educational agencies to release students for a portion of the school day
				for structured learning at a job site.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-4 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA/RESOURCES › Rule 160-4-4-.01 - Media Programs

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(1)
Requirements.
(a) Each local board of education shall adopt
				a media policy that
1. Provides for the
				establishment of a media committee at the system level and at each
				school.
2. Requires development of
				procedures for the school system and for
(i)
				Selecting materials locally,
(ii)
				Handling requests for reconsideration of materials,
(iii) Considering gifts of instructional
				resources,
(iv) Using non-school
				owned materials,
(v) Complying with
				copyright law.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-4 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA/RESOURCES › Rule 160-4-4-.10 - Instructional Materials Selection and Recommendation

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Agreement
- the document
				that states a publisher is in compliance with certain specifications and
				conditions.
(b)
Georgia
				Learning Resources Guide (state guide)
- those learning resources that
				have been state-recommended.
(c)
Learning Resources
- instructional materials and content to
				include but not limited to systematically designed material in any medium,
				including digital instructional materials and content and any computer
				hardware, software, and technical equipment necessary to support such
				instructional materials and content that constitute the principal source of
				study for a state funded course to be used in the various grades in the public
				schools of this state, including the elementary grades and high school grades.
				Learning resources include textbooks, ebooks, software, online materials and
				programs and specialized formats, i.e., Braille, audio, digital, DVDs, large
				print or other versions. Instructional resources shall also include any
				materials previously defined by the State Board as "textbook/instructional
				materials". The Board does not intend any change in this rule to have any
				effect on current or past textbook contracts.
(d)
Learning Resources Recommendation
				Cycle And Process (recommendation cycle) -
the period of time when state
				recommendation takes place for each program area in all state-funded courses as
				specified in Rule
				160-4-2-.20 State-Funded K-8
				Subjects and 9-12 Courses for Students Entering Ninth Grade in 2008 and
				Subsequent Years. In each year of the cycle, state recommendation activities
				and events take place for a different group of state-funded courses which
				results in state recommendation and a state guide. These activities and events
				are contingent upon budget funding.
(e)
State Learning Resources Advisory
				Committee (state committee) -
individuals recommended by the State Board
				of Education and the state superintendent of schools and approved by the State
				Board of Education to examine learning resources and to make
				recommendations.
(f)
State
				Learning Resources recommendation (state recommendation) -
the action,
				taken by the State Board of Education on recommendation from the state
				committee, that identifies those learning resources that are recommended to
				local school systems.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-4 - INSTRUCTIONAL MEDIA/RESOURCES › Rule 160-4-4-.20 - Instructional Materials Advisory Committee

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Learning Resources -
instructional materials and content to include but not be limited to
				systematically designed material in any medium, including digital instructional
				materials and content and any computer hardware, software, and technical
				equipment necessary to support such instructional materials and content, that
				constitutes the principal source of study for a state funded course to be used
				in the various grades in the public schools of this state, including the
				elementary grades and high school grades. Learning resources include textbooks,
				ebooks, software, on-line material and programs and specialized formats, i.e.,
				Braille, audio, digital, DVDs, large-print or other versions. Instructional
				resources shall also include any materials previously defined by the State
				Board as "textbook/instructional materials." The Board does not intend any
				change in this rule to have any effect on current or past textbook
				contracts.
(b)
State Learning
				Resources Advisory Committee (state committee) -
individuals recommended
				by State Board members and the state superintendent of schools and approved by
				the State Board to examine learning resources and to make
				recommendations.
(c)
State
				learning resources recommendation (state recommendation) -
those
				learning resources that have been approved by the State Board of Education on
				recommendations from the state committee, that identifies those learning
				resources that may be purchased by local school systems with state
				funds.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-5 - COMPENSATORY EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-5-.01 - Remedial Education

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
Georgia Milestones Assessment
				System (Georgia Milestones) -
a criterion-referenced test, administered
				in grades 3 through 8 at the end of each grade and high school at the end of
				each State Board identified course designed to measure student mastery of the
				state's content standards and provide a signal of preparedness for the next
				grade, course, or educational endeavor, be that college or career. Georgia
				Milestones includes a norm-referenced component to provide national comparison
				data.
(b)
Remedial
				educational program
- an instructional program designed for students in
				grades 6-12 who have identified deficiencies in reading, writing, or
				mathematics.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-5 - COMPENSATORY EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-5-.02 - Language Instruction Program for English Learners (ELs)

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a)
English
				Learners (ELs)
- students whose primary or home language is other than
				English and who are eligible for English language instruction based on the
				results of an English language proficiency assessment.
(b)
English language proficiency
				(ELP)
- the level of language competence necessary to participate fully
				and learn successfully in classrooms where the primary language of instruction
				is English.
(c)
English to
				Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- a language instruction educational
				program provided to help ELs overcome language barriers and participate
				meaningfully in schools' educational programs.
(d)
Georgia Department of
				Education
- the state agency charged with the fiscal and administrative
				management of certain aspects of K-12 public education, including the
				implementation of federal and state mandates. Such management is subject to
				supervision and oversight by the State Board of Education.
(e)
Home Language Survey
-
a questionnaire administered upon enrollment to each
				student's parent or guardian for the purpose of determining whether a language
				other than English is used by the student or used in the student's
				home.
(f)
Language
				instruction -
language programs and strategies that promote academic
				language development for English learner students.
(g)
Local Educational Agency
				(LEA)
- local school system pursuant to local board of education control
				and management.
(h)
School
- any building or special entity as defined in State Board
				of Education Rule
				160-5-1-.03 Identification and
				Reporting of Schools.
(i)
State adopted English proficiency measure -
an English language
				proficiency assessment administered annually to all English learners (ELs) in
				Georgia for the purposes of determining the English language proficiency level
				of students; providing districts with information that will help them evaluate
				the effectiveness of their ESOL programs; providing information that enhances
				instruction and learning in programs for English learners; assessing the annual
				English language proficiency gains; and providing data for meeting federal and
				state requirements.
(j)
State
				adopted English proficiency screening measure
- a formal measure of
				social and academic English language proficiency that assesses students' need
				for initial placement in language instruction educational programs.
(k)
State adopted English language
				proficiency standards
- a set of statements derived from the listening,
				speaking, reading, and writing language domains that describe developmental
				levels of language proficiency that students need to construct social,
				instructional, and academic communication.
(l)
Student Record
- the state's
				required end-of-year student data collection.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.01 - Purpose for Exceptional Students Rules

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(1)
PURPOSE
. These rules are
				designed to:
(a) Ensure that all eligible
				children with disabilities have available to them a free appropriate public
				education (FAPE) that emphasizes special education and related services
				designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education,
				employment and independent living; [34 C.F.R. §
											300.1(a)]
(b) Ensure that the rights of children with
				disabilities and their parents are protected; [34 C.F.R. §
											300.1(b)]
(c) Assist educational agencies to provide
				for the education of all children with disabilities; and [34 C.F.R. §
											300.1(c)]
(d) Assess and ensure the effectiveness of
				efforts to educate children with disabilities. [34 C.F.R. §
											300.1(d)]
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.02 - Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)

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(1)
GENERAL.
(a) A free appropriate public education
				(FAPE) must be available to all children residing in the State between the ages
				of 3 and 21, inclusive, including children with disabilities who have been
				suspended or expelled from school, as provided for in
				160-4-7-.18 Discipline.
				[34 C.F.R. §
											300.101(a);
				34 C.F.R. §
											300.530(d)]
(b) If a student is receiving services upon
				reaching age 22, the LEA shall have a written procedure that identifies a
				process for completing services to which the adult student has been previously
				entitled. LEAs shall state in writing that the goal is to secure the successful
				transition of students to their desired post-school outcomes and will
				collaborate to complete that transition by age 22. If a student is still
				attending school at age 22, the LEA shall state whether services will cease on
				the student's 22nd birthday, or will continue until
				the end of the semester or until the end of the current school year. If an
				adult student remains after their 22nd birthday, the
				LEA shall notify the adult student and the parent(s) that although services
				will continue, no individual entitlement to FAPE or other rights under IDEA are
				afforded the adult student.
(c)
				FAPE for children beginning at age 3. Each LEA must ensure that:
1. The obligation to make FAPE available to
				each eligible child residing in the LEA begins no later than the child's third
				birthday; and
2. An IEP or an IFSP
				is in effect for the child by that date. [34 C.F.R. §
												300.101(b)(1)(i) -
				ii)]
3. If a child's third birthday
				occurs during the summer, the child's IEP Team shall determine the date when
				services under the IEP or IFSP will begin. [34 C.F.R. §
												300.101(b)(2)]
(d) Children advancing from grade
				to grade.
1. Each LEA must ensure that FAPE is
				available to any individual child with a disability who needs special education
				and related services, even though the child has not failed or been retained in
				a course or grade, and is advancing from grade to grade. [34 C.F.R. §
												300.101(c)(1)]
2. The determination that a child described
				above is eligible under this part, must be made on an individual basis by the
				group responsible within the child's LEA for making eligibility determinations.
				[34 C.F.R. §
												300.101(c)(2)]
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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a) Definitions related to all special
				education rules can be found in State Board of Education Rule
				160-4-7-.21
				DEFINITIONS.
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(1)
INITIAL EVALUATIONS.
(a) Each LEA must conduct a full and
				individual initial evaluation before the initial provision of special education
				and related services to a child with a disability. [34 C.F.R. §
											300.301(a)]
1. Each LEA shall ensure that evaluation
				procedures are established and implemented that meet the requirements of this
				Rule.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.05 - Eligibility Determination and Categories of Eligibility

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
A child or
				youth from 3 through 21 years of age is considered to have a disability under
				the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA 2004) if the
				child or youth meets the eligibility criteria in any of the following areas and
				needs special education and related services.
(a)
Autism spectrum disorder.
(b)
Deafblind
.
(c)
Deaf/hard of hearing.
(d)
Emotional and behavioral
				disorder.
(e)
Intellectual disability (mild, moderate, severe, profound).
(f)
Orthopedic
				impairment.
(g)
Other
				health impairment.
(h)
Significant developmental delay.
(i)
Specific learning disability.
(j)
Speech-language
				impairment.
(k)
Traumatic brain injury.
(l)
Visual impairment.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.06 - Individualized Education Program (IEP)

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(1)
GENERAL.
The IEP is a
				written statement for each child with a disability that is developed, reviewed,
				and revised in a meeting in accordance with this Rule, and that must include--
(a) A statement of the child's present levels
				of academic achievement and functional performance, including-
1. How the child's disability affects the
				child's involvement and progress in the general education curriculum (i.e., the
				same curriculum as for nondisabled children); or
2. For preschool children, as appropriate,
				how the disability affects the child's participation in appropriate activities;
				[34 C.F.R. §
												300.320(a)(1)(i) - (ii)]
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(1)
LRE REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Each LEA shall have policies and
				procedures to ensure that to the maximum extent appropriate, children with
				disabilities, including children in public or private institutions or other
				care facilities in Georgia shall be educated with children who are not
				disabled. [34 C.F.R. §
											300.114(a)(2)(i)]
(b) Special classes, separate schooling or
				other removal of children with disabilities from the regular class environment
				shall occur only when the nature or severity of the disability is such that
				education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services
				cannot be achieved satisfactorily. [34 C.F.R. §
											300.114(a)(2)(ii)]
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.08 - Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information

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(1)
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
(a) Education records means the type of
				records covered under the definition of "education records" in 34 C.F.R. part
				99 (the regulations implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
				of 1974, 20 U.S.C.
				1232 g (FERPA)). [34 C.F.R. §
											300.611(b)]
(b) Each LEA shall provide a description of
				the children on whom personally identifiable information is maintained, the
				types of information sought, the methods the LEA intends to use in gathering
				the information, and the uses to be made of the information. [34 C.F.R. §
											300.612(a)(2)]
(d) Confidentiality information shall be
				given in native languages appropriate to population groups served by the LEA.
				[34 C.F.R. §
											300.612(a)(1)]
(e) Each LEA shall provide notice that is
				adequate to fully inform all parents concerning the policies and procedures
				which the LEA follows regarding storage, disclosure to third parties, and
				retention and destruction of personally identifiable information.
				[34 C.F.R. §
											300.612(a)(3)]
(f) Each LEA shall provide a description of
				all of the rights of parents and children regarding this information, including
				the rights under FERPA and implementing regulations in 34 C.F.R. Part 99 .
				[34 C.F.R. §
											612(a)(4)]
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.09 - Procedural Safeguards/Parents' Rights

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(1)
GENERAL.
(a) The term "Procedural Safeguards Notice"
				also refers to the document commonly identified as "Parent Rights" which, must
				be given to parents only one time per school year, except that a copy shall
				also be given to parents in the following circumstances -
1. Upon initial referral or parent request
				for evaluation;
2. Upon receipt of
				the first state complaint in a school year;
3. Upon receipt of the first request for a
				due process hearing in a school year;
4. Upon notification by the LEA to the parent
				of the decision to remove the child from his or her current placement and the
				removal constitutes a change of placement under the discipline provisions of
				IDEA and state rules because of a violation of a code of student
				conduct;
5. Prior to accessing a
				child's or parent's public benefits or insurance for the first time;
				and
6. Upon request by the parent.
				[34 C.F.R. §
												300.504(a)(1) - (4)]
7. The parent may elect to receive
				the Procedural Safeguard/Parent Rights notice by electronic mail, if the LEA
				makes that option available. [34 C.F.R. §
												300.505]
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.10 - Discipline

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(1)
GENERAL
				PROVISIONS.
(a) According to Georgia
				school laws, LEAs are given the responsibility to develop appropriate and
				legally based disciplinary procedures.
(b) The code of student conduct shall apply
				to all children unless a child's individualized education program (IEP)
				specifically provides otherwise. The LEA shall ensure that the parents and the
				child with a disability receive notice of the rules and regulations applicable
				to children with disabilities with respect to child management, discipline and
				suspension/expulsion upon the child's entry into a special education program or
				at the annual IEP review.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.11 - Surrogate Parent

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(1)
APPOINTMENT
. In order to
				provide every child eligible for a public education with the protection of
				procedural due process, a surrogate parent shall be appointed by the LEA when:
(a) No parent can be identified;
				[34 C.F.R. §
											300.519(a)(1)]
(b) The LEA, after reasonable efforts, cannot
				locate the parents; [34
				C.F.R. §
											300.519(a)(2)]
(c) The child is a ward of the
				State under the laws of Georgia; [34 C.F.R. §
											300.519(a)(3)] ;
				or
(d) The child is an
				unaccompanied homeless youth as defined in section 725(6) of the McKinney-Vento
				Homeless Assistance Act (42
				U.S.C. 11434 a(6)). [34 C.F.R. §
											300.519(a)(4)]
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.13 - Private Schools

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(1)
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN
				PRIVATE SCHOOLS PLACED OR REFERRED BY THE LEA.
(a) Each LEA must ensure that a child with
				disability who is placed in or referred to a private school or facility by the
				LEA as a means of providing special education and related services -
1. Is provided special education and related
				services in conformance with an IEP (Rule
				160-4-7-.06 Individualized Education
				Program);
(i) At no cost to the
				parents;
(ii) Is provided an
				education that meets the standards that apply to education provided by the
				GaDOE and the LEA; and
(iii) Has
				all of the rights of a child with a disability who is served by the LEA.
				[34 C.F.R. §
													300.146]
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.15 - Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support (GNETS)

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a) All terms used
				in this Rule that are not defined in Section (1) and appear in the Individuals
				With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),
				20 U.S.C. §
											1401(3)
et
				seq
. and/or its implementing regulations,
				34 C.F.R. §
											300 et seq. have the meaning stated in
				IDEA.
(b)
Fiscal agent
				-
the local educational agency (LEA) or regional educational service
				agency (RESA) responsible for the fiscal management and budgeting of GNETS
				funding.
(c)
Georgia
				Department of Education (GaDOE)
- the state agency charged with the
				fiscal and administrative management of certain aspects of K-12 public
				education, including the implementation of federal and state mandates. Such
				management is subject to supervision and oversight by the State Board of
				Education.
(d)
Local
				Educational Agency (LEA)
- a local school system pursuant to local board
				of education control and management.
(e)
Regional Educational Service Agency
				(RESA)
- an agency established under O.C.G.A. §
										20-2-270 to provide shared
				services to improve the effectiveness of educational programs and services of
				LEAs and to provide direct instructional programs to selected public school
				students.
(f)
State Board of
				Education (SBOE)
- the constitutional authority which defines education
				policy for the public K-12 education agencies in Georgia.
(g)
State Education Agency (SEA)
				-
The term used in federal laws and regulations for the state education
				authority which in Georgia is the Georgia State Board of Education
				(SBOE).
(h)
Therapeutic
				Supports -
Intensive individualized interventions and/or therapy that
				remediates severe disruptive and self-destructive behaviors.
(i)
Zoned school
- the K-12
				Public School that a student is assigned by the Local Education Agency
				(LEA)
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.16 - Georgia Learning Resources System (GLRS)

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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a) Definitions related to all special
				education rules can be found in State Board of Education Rule
				160-4-7-.21
				DEFINITIONS.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.17 - Required Reports

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(1)
THE FOLLOWING REPORTS SHALL BE
				SUBMITTED TO THE GADOE/DES.
(a)
				Federal and State programs.
1. IDEA 2004
				requires states to establish measurable targets for the performance of students
				with disabilities and to report the progress toward achieving the measurable
				targets set forth in the State Performance Plan through an Annual Performance
				Report. In addition, Georgia must report to the public on the performance of
				each LEA on these targets. 20 U.S.C. §
												1416(b)(2)(A),
				20 U.S.C. §
												1416(b)(2)(C),
				[34 C.F.R. §
												300.601(3)]
2. The Consolidated Application is due
				annually. The Comprehensive LEA Improvement Plan (CLIP), a part of the
				Consolidated Application is due every three years. Annual updates of progress
				and activities toward meeting the IDEA performance goals and indicators are
				required. The application for federal funds under Part B of IDEA 2004 and state
				funds for preschool special education is contained in the Consolidated
				Application. This should be submitted as directed by the GaDOE/DES. Failure to
				submit all required components could result in a delay of funding
				approval.
3. LEAs shall submit
				December 1 child counts of all eligible children with disabilities under the
				IDEA annually through the FTE 2 count. Each child count report shall be signed
				electronically by the superintendent, agency director or designee. To be
				eligible in this unduplicated count, children shall be enrolled by December 1
				and be receiving all special education and related services described in their
				IEP or service plan. [34
				C.F.R. §
												300.645(a)]
4. The various data reports are
				due annually from LEAs and special entities such as the Department of
				Corrections, the Department of Human Resources and the Department of Juvenile
				Justice. These reports provide the state with information needed for federal
				reporting purposes under the IDEA 2004. [34 C.F.R. §
												300.645(a)]
5. All Special Project applications using
				state and federal funds for supporting special education services are due
				annually.
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(1)
DEFINITIONS.
(a) Definitions related to all special
				education rules can be found in State Board of Education Rule
				160-4-7-.21
				DEFINITIONS.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.19 - Services for Agency - Placed Students

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(1) PURPOSE.
(a) This Rule is designed to provide access
				for students who are placed by the Department of Human Services (DHS),
				Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) or the
				Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) in one of the DBHDD-operated facilities or
				in contracted facilities and any child who is a patient in a facility licensed
				by the State of Georgia to deliver intermediate care services, to an
				appropriate educational program designed to meet the needs of the
				student.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.22 - Repealed

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O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-152,
				  20-2-240.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 160 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 160-4 › Subject 160-4-7 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Rule 160-4-7-.23 - Repealed

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O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  20-2-152,
				  20-2-240.