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DEFINITIONS

Day: Calendar day unless otherwise indicated.

Destruction of records: Physical destruction of the record or
ensuring that personal identifiers are removed from a record so
that the record is no longer personally identifiable.

Disclosure: To permit access to or the release, transfer, or other
communication of personally identifiable information contained in
education records by any means including oral, written, or
electronic means to any party except the party identified as the
party that provided or created the record.

Early Intervention Record: All educational records regarding a
child that are required to be collected, maintained, or used under
Part C of IDEA. Each child’s primary educational record is
maintained at the RAU for the county of the child’s residence.

Evaluation and Assessment: All eligible children will have
access to early intervention services without regard to race,
culture, religion, disability, or ability to pay. Eligibility is decided by
an evaluation of the child within 45 days of the referral. The
evaluation must be done by a multidisciplinary team of two or
more qualified professionals who examine the child’s medical
history, development, and current abilities. If the child is eligible
for services, the child and family have the right to ongoing
assessments of the child’s strengths, skill levels, progress, and
needs.

Impartial: The person appointed to handle the complaint process
is not an employee of any agency or other entities involved in the
provision of early intervention services or care of the child and
does not have a personal or professional interest that would
conflict with his or her objectivity in implementing the process. A
person who otherwise meets the requirements of impartial is not
considered an employee of an agency solely because the person
is paid by the agency to implement the complaint resolution
process.

Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP): Required within 45
days of referral for each eligible child and family. The IFSP
includes the family’s concerns, priorities, and resources for their
child as well as the early intervention services needed. The IFSP
is written for a year or until the child’s third birthday and is
reviewed at least every six months.

The IFSP includes:

• The major outcomes for the child and family;
• How progress will be measured;
• What services will be provided to achieve the outcomes;

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