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Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Special Education Rules
Document has an interactive table of contents. Translated versions of the Rules will be available in the future.
Utah Office of Administrative Rules:
United States Department of Education:
Public School District Local Education Agencies (LEAs):
Revised July 2017
Charter Schools LEAs:
Revised July 2017
Educational Equity: Section 504
USBE School Counseling, Equity, and Prevention (SCEP)
Fostering Youth with Disabilities: Navigating the School System | Fostering Youth with Disabilities: Navigating the School System (Spanish)
Disability Law Center
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team Membership
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Guidance:
Technical Assistance Documentation:
Protecting Student Privacy
United States Department of Education
USBE Special Education Charter School
Naté Dearden
Dispute Resolution and Transportation
Phone: (801) 538-7884 | E-mail
Quick Guide to Special Education Dispute Resolution Processes
Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
Forms:
Dispute Resolution: Exploring Your Options
IDEA Dispute Resolution Parent Guides:
CADRE
Steps to Success: Communicating with Your Child's School
CADRE
In accordance with the IDEA and the USBE Special Education Rules (SER), the USBE, after deleting any personally identifiable information, must make complete due process findings and decisions are available to the public. 34 CFR 300.513(d)(2), USBE SER IV.O.5.
2019
2015
2014
2013
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (USDB)
2012
There are no due process decisions or findings during the years of years 2002-2006, 2008, 2010-2011, 2016, 2017 and 2018. There are no due process decisions or findings during the years of years 2002-2006, 2008, 2010-2011, and 2016-2018. Redacted copies of due process decisions issued prior to 2012 are available to the public by request.
Important Notice
The IEP forms changed as the result of the revised Special Education Rules that went into effect 10/07/2016. Unless otherwise stated, the IEP forms have been revised as of 12/09/2016. Translations will be posted as they become available.
1. Regular Education Interventions/At Risk Documentation
2. Referral for Evaluation for Special Education Services
3a. Written Prior Notice and Consent for Evaluation/Re-Evaluation
4a. Notice of Meeting to Adult Student
5. Team Evaluation Summary Reports and Written Prior Notice of Eligibility Determination
5a. Autism
5b. Speech/Language Impairment
5c. Deafblindness
5f. Hearing Impairment/Deafness
5k. Specific Learning Disabilities
5ka. Method A: Response to Intervention (RTI)
5kc. Method C: Combination of RTI and Discrepancy:
5kd. Method D: Other Alternative Research-Based Method
5m. Visual Impairment (Including Blindness)
6a. Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) and Special Factors
6c. Services
6d. Written Prior Notice and Signatures
6e. Individualized Transition Plan School to Post School
6f. Assessment Addendum: Participation in Statewide and Local Education Agency (LEA)-wide Assessments
6fa. Analysis of Assessment in the Utah's Accountability System
6g. Extended School Year (ESY) Attachment
6h. Amendment to IEP
6i. Agreement-IEP Team Member not Attending Meeting
7. Placement
7a. Written Prior Notice and Consent for Initial Placement in Special Education
7b. Written Prior Notice of Change of Placement in Special Education
8. Written Prior Notice of Evaluation/Re-evaluation and Review of Existing Data
9. Written Prior Notice of Refusal to Take an Action
10. Self-Contained Resource Attendance Management (SCRAM)
11a. Notice to Parent(s) and Adult Student of Rights That Have Transferred under IDEA
12. Consent for Disclosure of Confidential Information
12a. Consent for Release of Student Records
13. Academic Observation Report-Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)
14. Behavior Observation Report
15. Consent for Agency Invitation to Transition Planning
15a. Adult Student
16. Manifestation Determination
17. Record of Access
18. In-State Transfer Student Checklist
18a. Out-of-State Transfer Student Checklist
19. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Release of Information
20. Revocation of Consent for Special Education and Related Services
21. Summary of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance for Exiting Student
24. Authorization to Access Confidential Student Records
25. Special Education File Transfer Log
To save the form, you need to right-click on the form and "save target as" or "save link as" to wherever you want on your computer. Then you can fill it out and save as (with student name and form #).
Lindsey Adams
Utah Program Improvement Planning
Phone: (801) 538-7806 | E-mail
Utah State Board of Education (USBE) Special Education Rights (SER) of Parents and Children Procedural Safeguards Notice (revised November 2016) and Annual Parent/Guardian Notices (Child Find, Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarship, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), and Medicaid).
Procedural Safeguards Notice (Arabic)
Procedural Safeguards Notice (Somali)
Procedural Safeguards Notice (Spanish)
Procedural Safeguards Notice (Tongan)
Procedural Safeguards Notice (Vietnamese)
Note: Translations Revised 03/10/2017
Navajo
New Mexico Public Education Department
2015-2016 Results Driven Accountability (RDA) Program Implementation Evaluation Rubric
RDA Report Guiding Questions 2014-2015
Special Education Program Implementation Monitoring Tiers
UPIPS Program Improvement Supports and Activities
Utah State Board of Education (USBE):
Common Compliance Issues and How to Correct Them (2013-2014)
Identification and Correction of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Noncompliance
Office of Special Education Program (OSEP):
UPIPS Interviews 2017-2018:
On-Site Visits:
Reports