Under the RtI process, how will students transition between districts using different evaluations models?
For students with an IEP, IDEA 2004 Section 614 (d) (2)(C) states that “…the local educational agency shall provide such child with a free appropriate public education, including services comparable with those described in the previously held IEP, in consultation with the parent until such time as the local educational agency adopts the previously held IEP or develops, adopts, and implements a new IEP that is consistent with the Federal and State law.” Additionally, current SBER 6A-6.0334 is consistent with IDEA 2004 in regards to transferring exceptional students. A student found eligible for a program in one district in Florida is automatically eligible for the same program upon enrollment in any other district in the state unless and until the IEP team determines through reevaluation that the student is no longer a student with a disability under IDEA. Districts may use different evaluation models to determine eligibility. However, regardless of the evaluation model used to determin
