What is the next step once the local school district has been notified that a student has been found eligible for MSSD?
The IEP team must determine if a referral to MSSD is the most appropriate placement for the student to receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). If so, the district may refer the student to the MSSD program by submitting the referral form, a copy of the amended IEP, and a copy of the Notice of Action. The Individual Education Plan (IEP) team should amend the IEP to reflect that MSSD operates for 1800 minutes of service per week. The IEP team should consider the range of placement options available for the student. The district shall submit the referral only after the parents have been offered all rights available to them in relation to the Procedural Safeguards. Upon receipt of the referral information, enrollment papers will be mailed to the parent by MSSD. Within thirty (30) days following initial enrollment of the student in the MSSD, an IEP/placement review conference shall be held. The purpose of this review is to confirm the appropriateness of continued placement in the
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