AF Amistad High School Family Handbook 2017-2018 | 59 placement for a scholar with an IEP or a 504 plan, a scholar in the initial referral process, or a scholar suspected of having a disability. Under the IDEA, a change of placement occurs if: 1. The removal is for more than 10 consecutive school days; or, 2. Short-term removals make up a pattern because: a) The current removal when added to a series of previous short-term removals totals more than 10 school days in a school year; b) The child’s behavior is similar to his/her behavior that resulted in previous removal(s); and of other factors (e.g., length of each removal; proximity of removals to one another). * *At Achievement First, any time a scholar with a disability is removed from his/her educational setting for more than 10 cumulative school days, we regard this as a change of placement and require a Manifestation Determination Review to be held. A removal, under the IDEA, is defined as any time a student is removed from his/her current placement for more than 90 minutes, unless the student receives an In-School Suspension (ISS) in which: The scholar is not segregated from his/her general education peers The scholar has continued access to the general curriculum The scholar continues to receive all services mandated in his/her IEP, 504 plan or Behavior Intervention Plan. All In-School Suspensions which do not meet these standards, all Out of School Suspensions, and all Expulsions, including a 45-day removal to an Interim Alternative Educational Setting, constitute a removal and, therefore, factor into the 10 cumulative day calculation to determine a change in placement. If a change of placement occurs, a PPT or 504 Team meeting shall be promptly convened to determine whether the misconduct is a manifestation of the scholar’s disability. A parent shall be informed of the need to convene a Manifestation Determination Review (MDR) meeting on the date of the decision to discipline a student, or as soon as possible thereafter. The parents of the scholar shall be provided with a copy of the Connecticut Procedural Safeguards setting forth their rights under the IDEA. As soon as possible, but no later than 10 school days after the date of the decision, the PPT or 504 Team shall meet to determine whether the conduct is a manifestation of the child’s disability or occurred due to a failure of the student’s home district or the school to implement the IEP. If, upon review, the team determines that the student’s behavior is not a manifestation of his/her disability, then the child may be disciplined in the same manner as a child without a disability for