Manifestation Checklist

To conduct a manifestation determination consistant with IDEA [1415(k)(1)(E)(i) and (E)(ii)]:

WHAT IS REQUIRED

Review:
  • All relevant information in the student's file (e.g. IEP, teacher observations, etc.)
  • Any relevant information provided by the parents
WHO MUST DO IT
  • The local educational agency (school) representative
  • The child's parents
  • Other relvant members of the IEP Team (chosen by school and parents)
WHEN MUST IT BE DONE
  • Within 10 school days of the decision to change a child's placement
WHY (WHAT IS THE GOAL)

To determine if:
  • The behavior was caused by or had a direct and substantial connection to the child's disability
  • The behavior was the direct result of the school's failure to implement the child's IEP

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LIMITATIONS OF THE TOOL:
The tool currently only includes the federal requirements. Federal requirements apply in all states and states may add on (but not subtract) from the Federal laws. The tool doesn't currently incorporate court decisions or other authoritative interpretation of the law that can clarify issues not explicitly clear from the statute or regulations alone.

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