N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-6.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 3A:56-6.7 - Education

(a) The home shall ensure that each school-age child receives an educational program pursuant to 30:4C-26(c) and 18A:7B-12(a).

(b) The home shall make efforts to ensure that the child is enrolled in a local community school, if appropriate.

1. The home shall document efforts to locate a school setting for the child and specify how the child's school progress will be monitored.

2. After the child is enrolled in a school program, the home shall document contacts with school personnel to discuss the child's progress at each treatment planning meeting.

(c) If a child is receiving education through home instruction, the home shall:

1. Provide space within the home for such home instruction; and

2. Document when home instruction was provided.

(d) If a school-age child is not receiving an educational program, the home shall:

1. Document in the child's record the reasons why educational programming is not feasible;

2. Maintain contact with the responsible school district and/or the local school district to ensure that the school districts are actively pursuing alternate educational programming; and

3. Document in the child's record what the child is doing during school hours.

(e) The home shall provide appropriate instructional, educational and recreational activities for children not of school age who are in the home during school hours. These activities shall be reflected in the child's treatment plan.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:56-6.7

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 98a.