Iowa § 273.5 Special education

Iowa Statutes

§ 273.5 — Special education

Iowa § 273.5

Title VIIEDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE

Ch. 273AREA EDUCATION AGENCIES

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There shall be established a division of special education of the area education agency
which shall provide for special education programs and services to the local school districts.
The division of special education shall be headed by a director of special education who
meets certification standards of the department of education. The director of special
education shall be an employee of the division of special education of the department of
education. The director of special education shall not be an employee of the area education
agency, shall not receive compensation from the area education agency, shall not supervise

or manage employees of the area education agency, and shall not directly provide special
education services for the agency. The director of special education’s primary j

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There shall be established a division of special education of the area education agency
which shall provide for special education programs and services to the local school districts.
The division of special education shall be headed by a director of special education who
meets certification standards of the department of education. The director of special
education shall be an employee of the division of special education of the department of
education. The director of special education shall not be an employee of the area education
agency, shall not receive compensation from the area education agency, shall not supervise

or manage employees of the area education agency, and shall not directly provide special
education services for the agency. The director of special education’s primary job duties and
responsibilities to the area education agency are to provide oversight of the area education
agency’s special education services. The director of special education shall also have the
responsibility for implementation of state regulations and guidelines relating to special
education programs and services. The director of special education shall have the following
powers and duties:
1. Properly identify children requiring special education.
2. Insure that each child requiring special education in the area receives an appropriate
special education program or service.
3. Assign appropriate weights for each child requiring special education programs or
services as provided in section 256B.9.
4. Supervise special education support personnel.
5. Provide each school district within the area served and the department of education
with a special education weighted enrollment count, including the additional enrollment
because of special education for December 1 of each year.
6. Submit to the department of education special education instructional and support
program plans and applications, subject to criteria listed in chapter 256B and this chapter, for
approval by February 15 of each year for the school year commencing the following July 1.
7. Coordinate the special education program within the area served.