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TA Center Adapted OSEP DMS Protocol – Part B Discipline and Behavior

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NCSI has created TA Center Adapted Protocols for Part B Discipline and Behavior.

This protocol is developed and organized in the following way—
A section description and questions to consider related to the monitoring component.

The protocol includes the following topics:
Background/Legal Requirements
Af. Addressing the Behavioral Needs of Children with Disabilities
B. General Discipline Requirements
C. Manifestation Determinations
D. Interim Alternative Educational Settings (IAES)
E. Dispute Resolution Related to Discipline Procedures
F. Dispute of Special Populations
G. Discipline Data Analysis and Review
H. State-Level Activities and Technical Assistance
Appendix containing the full listing of legal requirements and technical assistance/resources

Note: Teams may find it useful to consider the intersectionality across protocols (e.g. Discipline and Behavior; Dispute Resolution; and Data and SPP/APR).

The full list of protocol topics available include:

  • Data and SPP APR
  • Dispute Resolution: Due Process
  • Dispute Resolution: Mediation
  • Dispute Resolution: State Complaint
  • Fiscal Management
  • Integrated Monitoring
  • Part B Child Find Protocol
  • Part B Discipline and Behavior
  • Part B Subrecipient Monitoring
  • Significant Disproportionality
  • Sustaining Compliance and Improvement

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