Page 34 - Adult-Student-Pupil-Progression-Plan-2017-2018-v2

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (SWD) AND GIFTED TRANSFER STUDENTS

The State Board of Education Rules 6A-6.0331, 6A-6.0361, School Board Policy 5.725, and the
SDPBC’s Exceptional Student Education Policies and Procedures (SP&P), address the
requirements for Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) or Educational Plans (EPs), as well as the
requirements for students who transfer to the SDPBC within Florida and students who transfer
from outside of Florida.

Students with Disabilities and Gifted Students who Transfer Within Florida

If a SWD, who had an IEP or a gifted student who had an EP that was in effect in a previous
Florida school district, transfers to the SDPBC and enrolls in school, the SDPBC, in consultation
with the parent(s), will provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to the student,
which includes services comparable to those described in the child’s IEP/EP from the previous
Florida school district, until the SDPBC does either of the following:
 adopts the child’s IEP/EP from the previous school district; or

 develops, adopts, and implements a new IEP/EP that meets the applicable requirements of
State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.03028 or 6A-6.03019(1).

Students with Disabilities (SWD) and Gifted Students who Transfer From Outside Florida

If a SWD, who had an IEP that was in effect in a previous school district in another state,
transfers and enrolls in a SDPBC school within the same school year, the SDPBC, in consultation
with the parent(s), will provide a FAPE to the student, which includes services comparable to
those described in the child’s IEP from the previous District, until the SDPBC does both of the
following:

 conducts an initial evaluation in accordance with State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.0331
(if determined to be necessary by the SDPBC); and
 develops, adopts, and implements a new IEP/EP, if appropriate, that meets the applicable
8
requirements of State Board of Education Rules 6A-6.03011 through 6A-6.0361 .
A student who is gifted and had a gifted plan that was in effect in a previous school district in
another state or in another district in the state of Florida does not have to meet the PBSD gifted
prerequisites in order to receive gifted services.

Students who Transfer with Section 504 Accommodation Plans

A transferring student with an active Section 504 Accommodation Plan is a student who was
previously enrolled in any other school or agency with an active Section 504 Accommodation
Plan, and who is enrolling in a Florida school district. Upon notification that a transferring

8 State Board of Education Rules are located at: https://www.flrules.org/default.asp.

SDPBC Student Progression Plan 2017-2018 Page 33