Legal Standard SE 52 Appropriate certifications/licenses or other credentials -- related service providers Any person, including noneducational personnel, who provides related services described under federal special education law, who supervises paraprofessionals in the provision of related services, or who provides support services directly to the general or special education classroom teacher is appropriately certified, licensed, boardregistered or otherwise approved to provide such services by the relevant professional standards board or agency for the profession. State Requirements Federal Requirements 603 CMR 28.02(3),(18) 34 CFR 300.34; 300.156(b) Rating: Implemented Response Required: No CRITERION NUMBER Legal Standard SE 52A Registration of educational interpreters Providers of interpreting services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing must be registered with the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. State Requirements Federal Requirements 603 CMR 28.02(3),(18) 34 CFR 300.34; 300.156(b) See the Memorandum on New Requirements for Registration of Sign Language Interpreters Who Work in Educational Settings at . Rating: Implemented Response Required: No CRITERION NUMBER Legal Standard SE 53 Use of paraprofessionals Reserved. Persons employed as paraprofessionals and assistants do not design instruction for students with disabilities but are expected to implement instruction under the supervision of an appropriately certified or licensed professional who is proximate and readily available to provide such supervision. State Requirements Federal Requirements
300.347 Rating: Implemented Response Required: No AREA 9: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS- STUDENT DISCIPLINE AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT CRITERION NUMBER REQUIREMENTS 9.1 Polices and Procedure for Behavior Management 18.03(7)(b)(2); 18.05(5, 6, 7); 28.09(11); 603 CMR 46.00; ESE Advisory on Restraint in Special Education Programs dated 12/20/05 The policy must include a description of the behavior management procedures used in the facility including the following if applicable: Level/point systems of privileges, including procedures for the student’s progress in the program; The type and range of restrictions a staff member can impose for unacceptable behavior, including suspension and termination; The form of restraint used in an emergency; the behavioral interventions used as alternatives to restraint, and the controls on abuse of such restraints (See 603 CMR 46.00 and 12/20/05 ESE Advisory on Restraint); and Any denial or restrictions of on-grounds program services. NOTE: Meals shall not be withheld as a form of punishment or behavior management. No student shall be denied or unreasonably delayed a meal for any reason other than medical prescriptions. Rating: Implemented Response Required: No CRITERION NUMBER REQUIREMENTS 9.4 Physical Restraint (Day programs only) The program shall have a written policy on the use of physical restraint and administer physical restraint in accordance with the requirements of 603 CMR 46.00. The policy and procedures must include the following: Parent/guardian consent to the implementation of restraint pursuant to the program’s policy must be obtained annually.