OAR 581-015-2270
Standards for Approval of Private Schools for School-age Children

(1)

Applicability:

(a)

This rule applies to private schools that intend to provide special education and related services to school-age children with disabilities who are placed in the school by a school district.

(b)

This rule does not apply to educational programs operated by public agencies at treatment centers under OAR 581-015-2570 (Definitions and Purposes of Long-Term Care and Treatment (LTCT) Programs) to 581-015-2574 (Resident District Obligations for Students in Long-Term Care and Treatment (LTCT) Education Programs).

(c)

This rule does not apply to private alternative schools registered under OAR 581-021-0072 (Registration of Private Alternative Programs/Schools) if the contracting school district is providing the special education and related services in the student’s IEP.

(2)

Requirement for approval: Private schools that intend to provide special education under a written agreement with a school district must submit an application for initial approval and an annual application for renewal to the Department on a form provided by the Department in accordance with this rule.

(3)

Initial approval: The application for initial approval must include:

(a)

Documentation that the private school meets the following requirements:

(A)

The applicable fire codes of the local or state fire marshal, including an annual inspection and documentation of correction of any violations;

(B)

Facility occupancy and use standards set forth by the appropriate local building inspectors;

(C)

Health standards of the county health department (including annual inspection and correction of any violations for environmental health, food service, and communicable disease); and

(D)

OAR 581-022-1420 Emergency Plans and Safety Programs;

(E)

If the private school acquired or leased a building after October 12, 1988, a copy of the Asbestos Management Plan in accordance with OAR 581-022-1430; and

(F)

OAR 581-022-1440 Infectious Diseases including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and Hepatitis B and C

(b)

Documentation that the private school:

(A)

Has in effect commercial general liability insurance with policy limits of at least $500,000 per school site.
(i)
The private school must provide the Department with the name of the insurance company, the number of the insurance policy, the policy limits covered by the policy, and the effective term of the policy.
(ii)
If policy will expire during the approval year, the private school must submit documentation to the Department before the expiration date to maintain approval status.

(B)

Has procedures in place regarding staff hiring and evaluation that require:
(i)
The careful checking of personal and professional references for all potential employees;
(ii)
Criminal background checks in compliance with ORS 181.539, 326.603 (Authority of school districts and schools to obtain fingerprints and criminal records check of employees and contractors), 326.607 (Background check policy for volunteers) and 342.232 for all potential employees; and
(iii)
A regular schedule of staff evaluations of the competencies of all employees to work with children.

(C)

Has a policy of nondiscrimination;

(D)

Provides hours of instruction that meet state standards;

(E)

Grants credit toward high school graduation consistent with OAR 581-022-1130 Diploma Requirements and 581-022-1350(2) and (3) Alternative Education Programs, or, if appropriate, an alternate document of completion as permitted under ORS 343.295 (Document of successful completion).

(c)

Assurances that the private school:

(A)

Uses curriculum content, teaching practices and equipment that do not violate the constitutional prohibition on religious entanglement;

(B)

Implements the special education services as described in each child’s individualized education program in accordance with the contract between the private school and the placing school district;

(C)

Maintains the confidentiality of student records consistent with state and federal laws relating to student records;

(D)

Notifies the Department and the contracting public agency of any written complaint it receives concerning the special education programs and services being provided;

(E)

Notifies the contracting public agency of the need for any change in a child’s educational program and does not make changes in a child’s IEP or special education program or services, or placement, unless the contracting school district consents to the changes; and

(F)

Initiates and convenes IEP meetings only when this assistance is requested by a written agreement with the contracting school district in accordance with OAR 581-015-2265 (Obligations of Public Agencies that Contract with Approved Private Schools);

(G)

Evaluates a child only when this assistance is requested by a written agreement with the contracting school district;

(H)

Has at least one individual qualified to provide special education and licensed according to rules established by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission available to serve the population of students described in the application. Private schools may provide special education and related services to students with disabilities placed by public agencies by employing professionals who are licensed within their own specialties. Pursuant to OAR 584-036-0010, these personnel are not required to hold licensure from the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission.

(I)

Ensures that students have the opportunity to participate in district-wide and state-wide assessments of student achievement; and

(J)

Meets the state curriculum standards set pursuant to OAR 581-022-1210.

(4)

Renewal: The annual application for renewal of approval must include:

(a)

Documentation that the private school meets:

(A)

The requirements in subsection (3)(a)(A) and (3)(a)(C);

(B)

If remodeled since the previous approval, the requirement in subsection (3)(a)(B);

(b)

Documentation that the private school has insurance in accordance with subsection (3)(b)(A);

(c)

Assurances that the private school meets the requirements in subsection (3)(a)(D)–(F), (3)(b)(B)–(E); and (3)(c).

Source: Rule 581-015-2270 — Standards for Approval of Private Schools for School-age Children, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=581-015-2270.

581‑015‑2000
Definitions 581‑015‑2005
Criteria for Approving School District Special Education Programs 581‑015‑2010
Census and Data Reporting 581‑015‑2015
Compliance Monitoring 581‑015‑2020
Recovery of Funds for Misclassified Children 581‑015‑2025
Advanced Payment to School Districts for Special Education Programs 581‑015‑2030
Procedures for Complaints as Required by IDEA Regulations 581‑015‑2035
Minimum Standards for Sign Language Interpreters Serving Students in Public Schools 581‑015‑2040
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and Age Ranges 581‑015‑2045
Age Limitations and Exceptions to FAPE 581‑015‑2050
Graduation 581‑015‑2055
Assistive Technology 581‑015‑2060
Accessible Materials 581‑015‑2065
Extended School Year Services 581‑015‑2070
Nonacademic Services 581‑015‑2075
Charter Schools 581‑015‑2080
Child Find 581‑015‑2085
Child Find for Children Attending Private Schools 581‑015‑2090
Consent 581‑015‑2095
Exceptions to Consent 581‑015‑2100
Responsibility for Evaluation and Eligibility Determination 581‑015‑2105
Evaluation and Reevaluation Requirements 581‑015‑2110
General Evaluation and Reevaluation Procedures 581‑015‑2115
Evaluation Planning 581‑015‑2120
Determination of Eligibility 581‑015‑2125
Interpretation of Evaluation Data 581‑015‑2127
Developmental Delay 581‑015‑2130
Autism Spectrum Disorder 581‑015‑2135
Communication Disorder 581‑015‑2140
Deafblindness 581‑015‑2145
Emotional Disturbance Eligibility Criteria 581‑015‑2150
Deaf or Hard of Hearing 581‑015‑2155
Intellectual disability 581‑015‑2160
Orthopedic Impairment 581‑015‑2165
Other Health Impairment 581‑015‑2170
Specific Learning Disability 581‑015‑2175
Traumatic Brain Injury 581‑015‑2180
Visual Impairment 581‑015‑2181
Functional Behavioral Assessments 581‑015‑2190
Parent Participation – General 581‑015‑2195
Additional Parent Participation Requirements for IEP and Placement Meetings 581‑015‑2200
Content of IEP 581‑015‑2205
IEP Team Considerations and Special Factors 581‑015‑2210
IEP Team 581‑015‑2215
Oregon Standard IEP 581‑015‑2220
When IEPs Must Be In Effect 581‑015‑2225
Review and Revision of IEPs 581‑015‑2230
Transfer Students 581‑015‑2235
School District and Participating Agency Responsibilities for Transition Services 581‑015‑2240
Requirement for Least Restrictive Environment 581‑015‑2245
Alternative Placements and Supplementary Aids and Services 581‑015‑2250
Placement of the Child 581‑015‑2255
Nonacademic Settings 581‑015‑2260
Rights of Children with Disabilities in Private Schools Placed or Referred by Public Agencies 581‑015‑2265
Obligations of Public Agencies that Contract with Approved Private Schools 581‑015‑2270
Standards for Approval of Private Schools for School-age Children 581‑015‑2275
Standards for Approval of Private Preschools 581‑015‑2280
Process for Approval of Private School or Preschool as a Contractor with Public Agencies 581‑015‑2285
Suspension, Revocation or Refusal to Renew Approval 581‑015‑2290
Appeal of Denial, Suspension, Revocation or Refusal to Renew Approval 581‑015‑2295
Out-of-State Placements for Special Education 581‑015‑2300
Access to Student Education Records 581‑015‑2305
Independent Educational Evaluation 581‑015‑2310
Prior Written Notice 581‑015‑2315
Notice of Procedural Safeguards 581‑015‑2320
Surrogate Parents 581‑015‑2325
Transfer of Procedural Rights at Age of Majority 581‑015‑2330
Notice of Transfer of Rights at Majority 581‑015‑2335
Mediation 581‑015‑2340
Procedural Rules for Due Process Hearings 581‑015‑2345
Hearing Request and Response 581‑015‑2350
Sufficiency of Hearing Request 581‑015‑2355
Resolution Process 581‑015‑2360
Pre-Hearing Conference, Notice of Hearing and Hearing Rights 581‑015‑2365
Criteria for Administrative Law Judge 581‑015‑2370
Conduct of Hearing 581‑015‑2375
Decision of Administrative Law Judge 581‑015‑2380
Informal Disposition 581‑015‑2383
Failure to Appear at a Hearing 581‑015‑2385
Hearing Costs 581‑015‑2390
Definitions for Hearings Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 581‑015‑2395
Procedures for a Hearing under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 581‑015‑2400
Definitions 581‑015‑2405
Disciplinary Removals for Up to 10 School Days for Children with Disabilities 581‑015‑2410
Additional Disciplinary Removals of Up to 10 School Days Each (No Pattern) 581‑015‑2415
Disciplinary Removals of More than 10 School Days (Pattern or Consecutive) 581‑015‑2420
Manifestation Determination 581‑015‑2425
Removal to an Interim Alternative Educational Setting by School District 581‑015‑2430
Removal to an Interim Alternative Educational Setting by Administrative Law Judge (Injurious Behavior) 581‑015‑2435
Requirements of an Interim Alternative Educational Setting 581‑015‑2440
Protections for Children Not Yet Eligible for Special Education 581‑015‑2445
Expedited Due Process Hearings 581‑015‑2450
Definitions 581‑015‑2455
Provision of services for Private School Children with Disabilities 581‑015‑2460
Services Plan 581‑015‑2465
Documentation Requirements 581‑015‑2470
Expenditures for Parentally-Placed Private School Children 581‑015‑2475
Private School Child Count 581‑015‑2480
Consultation with Representatives of Private School Children with Disabilities 581‑015‑2483
Written Affirmation 581‑015‑2485
Complaint by Private School Official 581‑015‑2490
Complaints and Due Process Hearings for Private School Children 581‑015‑2495
Funds and Property Not to Benefit Private Schools 581‑015‑2500
Use of Personnel 581‑015‑2505
Separate Classes Prohibited 581‑015‑2510
Property, Equipment, and Supplies 581‑015‑2515
Reimbursement for Private Placement 581‑015‑2530
Children with Disabilities under IDEA Enrolled in Public Benefits or Insurance 581‑015‑2535
Children with Disabilities Covered by Private Insurance 581‑015‑2540
Definitions for Regional Programs 581‑015‑2545
Administration of Regional Programs 581‑015‑2550
Eligibility for Regional Services 581‑015‑2555
Referral for Regional Services 581‑015‑2560
Individualized Educational Program/Individualized Family Service Plan 581‑015‑2565
Regional Program Services 581‑015‑2570
Definitions and Purposes of Long-Term Care and Treatment (LTCT) Programs 581‑015‑2571
Long-Term Care and Treatment (LTCT) Education Program Eligibility and Approval 581‑015‑2572
Long-Term Care and Treatment (LTCT) Education Program Funding Formula 581‑015‑2573
Due Process Hearings for Long-Term Care and Treatment (LTCT) Education Programs 581‑015‑2574
Resident District Obligations for Students in Long-Term Care and Treatment (LTCT) Education Programs 581‑015‑2575
School Programs in Private Hospitals 581‑015‑2580
School Programs in State-Operated Hospitals 581‑015‑2585
Youth (Juvenile) Corrections Education and Juvenile Detention Education Programs 581‑015‑2590
Required Days of Instruction 581‑015‑2595
Education Programs for Children at Residential Youth Care Centers 581‑015‑2600
Incarcerated Youth 581‑015‑2605
Plans to Serve Students in Local or Regional Correctional Facilities 581‑015‑2610
Standards for Home, Hospital, Institutional or Other Regularly Scheduled Instruction 581‑015‑2700
Definitions — EI/ECSE Program 581‑015‑2705
Establishment of Service Areas 581‑015‑2710
Selection of Contractor 581‑015‑2712
Availability of Early Intervention Services 581‑015‑2713
Central Directory 581‑015‑2715
Role of Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC) 581‑015‑2720
Census and Data Reporting – EI/ECSE Program 581‑015‑2725
Compliance Monitoring – EI/ECSE Program 581‑015‑2730
Parent Consent for EI 581‑015‑2735
Parent Consent for ECSE 581‑015‑2740
Exceptions to Parental Consent — EI/ECSE Program 581‑015‑2745
Prior Written Notice and Notice of Procedural Safeguards — EI/ECSE Program 581‑015‑2750
Parent Participation — General — EI/ECSE Program 581‑015‑2755
Additional Parental Participation Requirements for IFSP and Placement Meetings — EI/ECSE Program 581‑015‑2760
Surrogate Parents — EI/ECSE 581‑015‑2765
Independent Education Evaluation — ECSE 581‑015‑2770
Confidentiality of Records for Preschool Children with Disabilities 581‑015‑2774
Referral Procedures and Early Intervention Screening 581‑015‑2775
EI Evaluation 581‑015‑2780
EI Eligibility 581‑015‑2785
Provision of EI Services Before an Evaluation and Assessment Are Completed 581‑015‑2786
Dispute Resolution Within and Between Public Agencies — Early Intervention (EI) Services 581‑015‑2790
ECSE Evaluation 581‑015‑2795
ECSE Eligibility 581‑015‑2800
Termination of Eligibility — EI/ECSE 581‑015‑2805
EI and ECSE Transition 581‑015‑2810
IFSP Meeting Procedures and Timelines 581‑015‑2815
IFSP Content 581‑015‑2820
IFSP Team Consideration and Special Factors 581‑015‑2825
Participants for IFSP Team Meetings and Reviews 581‑015‑2830
Implementation of the IFSP 581‑015‑2835
Natural Environments in EI 581‑015‑2840
Service Coordination 581‑015‑2845
Placement and Least Restrictive Environment in ECSE 581‑015‑2850
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for ECSE 581‑015‑2855
Extended Year Services for ECSE 581‑015‑2860
Assistive Technology for ECSE 581‑015‑2863
Procedures for EI/ECSE Complaints 581‑015‑2865
Mediation 581‑015‑2870
Due Process Hearings 581‑015‑2875
Discipline of Children with Disabilities for ECSE 581‑015‑2880
Private Placement — ECSE 581‑015‑2885
Preschool Children with Disabilities Covered by Public Insurance 581‑015‑2890
Preschool Children with Disabilities Covered by Private Insurance 581‑015‑2895
Health and Safety 581‑015‑2900
Personnel Standards 581‑015‑2905
Authorization of Early Childhood Specialist 581‑015‑2910
Authorization of Early Childhood Supervisor 581‑015‑2930
Employment-Related Transition Services
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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