Serving Unit 5 and El Paso-Gridley District 11

Transition of Children From Part C to Preschool Programs

A. Identification Prior to Age 3
    1. As provided for in Chapter 4, Child Identification/Child Find, MVSEA and its Member Districts shall actively seek out and identify all children from birth through 21 years of age who are suspected of having a disability which adversely affects educational performance.
    2. The Member Districts shall have in effect at age 3 an IEP or IFSP for all eligible students.

B. Coordination between Part C and Part B Services
    1. The MVSEA Executive Director or his designee shall be responsible for maintaining ongoing dialogue with the Early Intervention Program(s) serving infants and toddlers with disabilities for the purpose of:

       a. Facilitating and coordinating child-find activities; and
       b. Establishing a crosswalk between services for infants and toddlers and services for students with disabilities beginning at age 3.

    2. The Member Districts will participate in transition planning conferences arranged by the Early Intervention Program with reasonable notice. During each transition planning conference the Member Districts will:

        a. Review with the early intervention service providers and the family the procedural safeguards available to families and children with disabilities at age 3; 
        b. Prior to the student’s third birthday arrange for a meeting with the family and those agencies providing IFSP services for the purpose of discussing the rights of parent(s)/guardian(s) and the services provided by the Member Districts. This meeting shall be arranged for any student who may be eligible for such preschool services;
        c. Initiate a referral for a full and individual evaluation to determine eligibility for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997 and in accordance with the procedures found in Section 5, Evaluation and Determination of Eligibility; and a. Review with the family the difference between an IFSP and an IEP. If the IFSP meets all the requirements of the IEP, and if the IEP Team determines to continue the IFSP at age 3, the district must receive informed consent from the parent(s)/guardian(s) that documents that the differences between and an IFSP and an IEP were explained to the family.


LEGAL REF.: 

20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq. (IDEA).

20 U.S.C. 1412 (State eligibility), 1412(a)(7), 1413 (local educational agency eligibility).

34 C.F.R. 300.125 (child find), 300.132 (transition of children from Part C to preschool programs), 300.148 (public participation), 300.342 (when an IEP must be in effect). 

105 ILCS 5/14-1.02 (students with disabilities), 5/14-8.02 (identification, evaluation & placement of students).

23 Ill. Admin. Code 226. 100 (child find responsibility), 226.260 (child reaching age 3), 226.250 (child aged 3 through 5).
 

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