Ralph and Manifestation Determination
In the school district of St. Paul, Minnesota, the district's process for making a manifestation determination is the following: a parent must request a meeting with the Individual Education Program (IEP) team, which must hold the meeting no more than 10 days following the request. A meeting will also be held regardless of parental request whenever a student is suspended for at least 5 consecutive days or 10 cumulative days within a school year, a disciplinary change is effected or expulsion is considered.
The team then determines if the following stipulations are met to signify that a manifestation determination can be made. First, the team must gather data regarding evaluations of the child and any diagnostic testing that has been conducted, observations made, as well as placement information or other information that can be helpful in understanding the child's background and providing context for the setting (Office of Specialized Services, 2015).
The team then discusses whether the data gathered is substantial enough to make a manifestation determination, whether more information is needed, or if the student requires a change in special education programming, which can sometimes be the case if the program that the child is in is the problem more so than the child (Reschly, 1996).
If the team discerns that more...
The IEP team would gather the relevant information and documentation, and if there has been no evaluation performed, the team would apply for written consent from Ralph's parent/guardian for this to be done. Once the information is gathered then a determination can be made regarding Ralph's behavior and whether or not he has a learning disability.
If Ralph's behavior is not linked to a…
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