Policies and Procedures

  1. Riverside County SELPA
    1. Introduction
    2. Riverside County SELPA Local Plan
      1. Joint Powers Agreement
      2. Agreement for Service Administrative Unit
      3. Organizational Chart
      4. Annual Budget Plan
      5. Annual Service Plan CASEMIS Service Descriptions
    3. Current Allocation Plan
  2. Coordinated System for Referrals
  3. Evaluations
    1. Special Education Assessment Procedures
    2. Referral to California Children’s Services
    3. Referral to Department of Mental Health
    4. Referral to Department of Rehabilitation
    5. Referral to Inland Regional Center
    6. Referral to Southern California Diagnostic Center
    7. Referral to State Special Schools
    8. Guidelines for Assessing African-American Students
    9. Independent Educational Evaluation Guidelines
    10. Procedural Guidelines for Related Services Independence Assistance
    11. Special Education Assistive Technology Guidelines and Resources
    12. Determination of Need for Triennial Review Evaluation
    13. Assessment, Identification & Educational Planning for Students with Emotional Disturbance
  4. Early Childhood
    1. Policies and Procedures for Students with Disabilities Birth to Three
    2. Policies and Procedures for Students with Disabilities Preschool to Kindergarten
    3. Guidelines for Referral to the County Preschool GRASP Program
  5. IEP Manual and Forms
  6. Instructional Planning, Implementation, and Review
    1. Adaptations, Accommodations and Modifications to Promote Access to the General Education Curriculum and Standardized Assessment Procedures
    2. Guidelines for Grading Students with Disabilities
    3. Interim Placement Procedures
    4. Handbook of Evidence Based Practices for ASD
  7. Guidelines for Specific Services
    1. Guidelines for Determining Extended School Year (ESY)
    2. Guidelines for Determining Provision of Occupational and/or Physical Therapy
    3. Intra-Inter SELPA Transfer Agreement
    4. Low Incidence Policy, Procedures and Guidelines
    5. Private School Procedures and Supporting Documents
    6. Program Transfer Policy and Procedures
    7. Program Options Offered Through Riverside County Office of Education
    8. Residency, Educational Rights and The Provision of Special Education Services
    9. Special Education Transportation Guidelines
    10. Procedures for Local Education Agencies Utilizing Nonpublic School Services
    11. Policies and Procedures Handbook for Contracted Nonpublic, Nonsectarian Schools
    12. Program Guidelines for Speech Language Pathologists
    13. Mental Health Services in Schools
  8. Behavior Supports and Interventions
    1. Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
    2. Suspension and Expulsion Guidelines for Students with Disabilities
    3. Behavior Emergency Reports and Intervention Procedures
    4. Behavior Intervention Case Manager Manual
  9. Resolution Strategies
    1. Hierarchy for Resolving Concerns or Conflicts
    2. Alternative Dispute Resolution Continuum
    3. Due Process Sequence of Events
    4. Compliance Complaint Sequence of Events
    5. Frequently Asked Questions about Special Education Due Process Hearings and Mediations
  10. Policy and Procedures on Pupil Records
  11. Surrogate Parent Requirements and Training
  12. Interagency Agreements
    1. Interagency Agreement between Special Education Local Plan Areas within Riverside County and Inland Regional Center for Special Education Children, Age 3-21
    2. Interagency Agreement between Inland Regional Center And Riverside County Special Education Local Plan Area for Implementation Of California’s Early Intervention Services Act
    3. Memorandum of Understanding between Riverside County SELPAs and Inland Regional Center: General Guidelines for the Provision of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Support Strategies
    4. Interagency Agreement between County Of Riverside Department Of Public Health California Children’s Services And Corona-Norco Unified SELPA, Moreno Valley Unified SELPA, Riverside County SELPA Joint Powers Authority, and Riverside Unified SELPA
    5. Interagency Agreement between Special Education Local Plan Areas within Riverside County and Riverside County Department of Mental Health
  13. Special Education Program Review Processes
    1. CASEMIS
    2. California Local District Compliance Determination Process
    3. Compliance Review Processes
  14. Resources
    1. Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in Special Education
    2. Glossary of Special Education Terminology
    3. Online Resources