Principal's Checklist

  • I maintain the following publications and forms in the school office:
    • Are You Puzzled by Your Child’s Special Needs? brochure
    • Student Enrollment form
    • Request for Special Education Assessment form
    • A Parent’s Guide to Special Education Services (Including Procedural Rights and Safeguards)
  • I have prominently displayed the Complaint Response Unit poster.
  • I distribute the brochure Are You Puzzled by Your Child’s Special Needs? at the beginning of the school year, to every student to take home.
  • I have implemented the process for identifying and serving students with disabilities who enroll in my school and appropriate staff is knowledgeable about the process.
  • I have implemented the process for referring students for a special education assessment and appropriate staff is knowledgeable about the process.
  • I have a system in place to ensure that assessment plans are developed and provided to parents within 15 calendar days of receipt of a request for an assessment.
  • Appropriate staff is knowledgeable about developing an assessment plan and the steps to take when a signed assessment plan is or is not returned.
  • I have a system in place to ensure that all assessments in a student’s assessment plan are completed and, when appropriate, translated prior to the scheduled IEP meeting.
  • Appropriate staff is knowledgeable about the assessment process, the criteria for conducting an assessment, and the content of an assessment report.
  • Appropriate staff is knowledgeable about the procedures to follow if a parent provides an independent educational evaluation or requests an independent educational evaluation at public expense.
  • I have a system in place to ensure that:
    • IEP meetings are held within required timelines;
    • IEP team members are appropriately selected and notified of IEP meetings;
    • IEP team members come prepared for the meeting;
    • IEP team members attend the meeting;
    • The rights of parents prior to and during the IEP meeting are respected and enforced;
    • The meeting is conducted consistent with District policies, guidelines, and procedures;
    • The determinations of the IEP team are accurately documented using the Welligent IEP system;
    • The determinations of the IEP team are implemented.

 

  • Appropriate staff is knowledgeable about:
    • The IEP including its purposes, requirements, and procedures;
    • Parental rights;
    • Staff responsibilities while preparing for the meeting, during the meeting, and in implementing the IEP following the meeting.
  • I am aware of my role in developing and implementing a school-wide positive behavior support plan.
  • I have a system in place to document behavioral issues and interventions provided.
  • I ensure that disciplinary actions taken against students with disabilities are consistent with District policies and procedures.
  • I ensure that students, parents, and staff are informed about the policies and procedures for disciplining a student with disabilities.
  • Appropriate staff is knowledgeable about appropriate behavior interventions for students with disabilities and when and how a Behavior Plan should be developed.
  • I ensure that all required records of students with disabilities are maintained in the appropriate manner and location.
  • I have a system in place for maintaining the confidentiality of school records consistent with District policies and procedures.
  • Appropriate staff is knowledgeable about their responsibilities regarding the confidentiality of student records.
  • Appropriate staff is knowledgeable about District policies and procedures regarding maintaining, destroying, and protecting access to student records.
  • Parents and students are informed of their rights regarding student records and are provided access to the records they seek in a manner consistent with District policies and procedures.
  • I ensure that parents are informed of their right to pursue the various types of dispute resolution procedures and that there is no retaliation against parents or students who exercise their rights.
  • Appropriate staff is knowledgeable about the types of dispute resolution procedures available to a parent, when a procedure is appropriate, and his/her responsibility when a dispute arises.
  • I ensure that the appropriate District Offices are notified, promptly, when a parent decides to pursue a District or State dispute resolution process.
  • I ensure that determinations from a dispute resolution process are implemented appropriately.
  • I ensure that students with disabilities are integral members of the school community.
  • I ensure that the school is physically accessible to individuals with disabilities.
  • I ensure that students with disabilities have access to all school activities including appropriate accommodations and modifications to facilitate their participation.
  • I ensure that the rights of individuals with disabilities are respected and enforced.
  • I ensure that the school is a positive environment for students with disabilities and their parents and I take appropriate steps to prevent and correct a hostile environment.
  • Staff is knowledgeable about the rights of individuals with disabilities and their responsibilities.
  • Appropriate staff is knowledgeable about providing appropriate accommodations and modifications to support students with disabilities in the activities of the school.
  • I ensure that IEPs and Section 504 plans are implemented.