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A timely, jargon-free guide to the IDEA 2004 "laws and regs!" This handy booklet provides everything teachers and administrators should know about IDEA 2004 and its practical implications. It includes concise descriptions of the statutes, with a side-by-side comparison of the "old" regulations versus those just issued by the DOE in August 2006. A critical "top-drawer" reference for every educator!
This clear, comprehensive, jargon-free resource outlines IDEA 2004 and its regulations and highlights their practical implications for practicing and pre-service teachers and administrators. The booklet provides concise descriptions of the aspects of the IDEA law every classroom teacher should know, with a side-by-side comparison of the "old" regulations versus those just issued in August 2006. When a little friendly background would help the reader better understand the practical implications of the regulations, an additional note is provided.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Concise descriptions of the aspects of the IDEA law every classroom teacher should know.
A side-by-side comparison of the "old" regulations versus those just issued in August 2006. Additional notations provided when it would help the reader better understand the practical implications of the regulations. An Index has been included for quick reference. ABOUT THE Author -
Myrna Mandlawitz has been involved in the field of education for the past 30 years, as a classroom teacher, in project development in state government, and as an education advocate in Congress. She is recognized as a national expert in special education law and policy. Ms. Mandlawitz provides training and writes extensively on special and general education and has provided representation for education administrators, related services providers, and parents of children with disabilities.
Synopsis
A timely, jargon-free
guide to the IDEA 2004 "laws and regs "This handy booklet provides everything teachers and administrators should know about IDEA 2004 and its practical implications. It includes concisedescriptions ofthestatutes, with a side-by-side comparison of the "old" regulations versus those just issuedby the DOE inAugust 2006.A critical "top-drawer" reference for every educator
This clear, comprehensive, jargon-freeresource outlines IDEA 2004 and its regulations and highlightstheir practical implications for practicing and pre-service teachers and administrators.The booklet provides concisedescriptions ofthe aspects ofthe IDEA lawevery classroom teacher should know, with a side-by-side comparison of the "old" regulations versus those just issued inAugust 2006. When a little friendly background would help the reader better understand the practical implications of theregulations, an additional note is provided.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Concisedescriptions ofthe aspects ofthe IDEA lawevery classroom teacher should know.
A side-by-side comparison of the "old" regulations versus those just issued inAugust 2006. Additional notations provided when it would help the reader better understand the practical implications of theregulations. An Index has been included for quick reference. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Myrna Mandlawitz has been involved in the field of education for the past 30 years, as aclassroom teacher, in project development in state government, and as aneducation advocate in Congress. She is recognized as a national expert in special education law and policy. Ms. Mandlawitzprovides training andwrites extensively on special and generaleducation and has provided representation foreducation administrators, related services providers, and parents of children with disabilities.
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Synopsis
This clear, comprehensive, jargon-free resource outlines IDEA 2004 and its regulations and highlights their practical implications for practicing and pre-service teachers and administrators. The booklet provides concise descriptions of the aspects of the IDEA law every classroom teacher should know, with a side-by-side comparison of the "old" regulations versus those just issued in August 2006. When a little friendly background would help the reader better understand the practical implications of the regulations, an additional note is provided.
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Concise descriptions of the aspects of the IDEA law every classroom teacher should know.
- A side-by-side comparison of the "old" regulations versus those just issued in August 2006.
- Additional notations provided when it would help the reader better understand the practical implications of the regulations.
- An Index has been included for quick reference.
ABOUT THE Author -
Myrna Mandlawitz has been involved in the field of education for the past 30 years, as a classroom teacher, in project development in state government, and as an education advocate in Congress. She is recognized as a national expert in special education law and policy. Ms. Mandlawitz provides training and writes extensively on special and general education and has provided representation for education administrators, related services providers, and parents of children with disabilities.
Synopsis
This package contains the following components:
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About the Author
Myrna Mandlawitz has been involved in the field of education for the past 30 years, as a classroom teacher, in project development in state government, and as an education advocate in Congress. She is recognized as a national expert in special education law and policy. Ms. Mandlawitz provides training and writes extensively on special and general education and has provided representation for education administrators, related services providers, and parents of children with disabilities.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction: How This Book Is Organized viii
How to read this document 1
Part A: General 1
Section 300: Definitions Used in
the Act 1
Part B: State Eligibility 20
FAPE Requirements 20
Other FAPE Requirements 23
Least Restrictive Environment
(LRE) 28
LRE Requirements 28
Additional Eligibility
Requirements 31
Children with Disabilities
in Private Schools Placed or
Referred by Public Agencies 41
Children with Disabilities
Enrolled by Their Parents
in Private Schools When FAPE
is at Issue 42
SEA Responsibility for General
Supervision and Implementation
of Procedural Safeguards 44
State Complaint Procedures 45
Methods of Ensuring
Services 47
Additional State Eligibility
Requirements 48
State Advisory Panel 52
Other Provisions Required
for State Eligibility 52
By-Pass for Children in Private
Schools 56
State Administration 57
Subpart C: Local Educational
Agency Eligibility 58
Subpart D: Evaluations, Eligibility
Determinations, Individualized
Education Programs, and
Educational Placements 67
Evaluations and
Reevaluations 69
Additional Procedures
for Identifying Children
with Specific Learning
Disabilities (SLD) 75
Individualized Education
Programs (IEP) 81
Subpart E: Procedural
Safeguards 92
Discipline Procedures 114
Subpart F: Monitoring,
Enforcement, Confidentiality,
and Program Information 123
Confidentiality of
Information 127
Reports–Program
Information 127
Subpart G: Authorization,
Allotment, Use of Funds,
Authorization of
Appropriations 128
Subpart H: Preschool Grants 129
Part C: Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities 130
Section 635: Requirements
for Statewide System 130
Section 637: State Application
and Assurances 131
Section 640(b): Obligations
Related to & Methods of
Ensuring Services 132
Section 641: State Interagency
Coordinating Council 132
Section 643(e): Reservation
for State Incentive Grants 132
Part D: National Activities to Improve Education of Children
with Disabilities 132
Subpart 1: State Personnel
Development Grants 133
Subpart 2: Personnel Preparation,
Technical Assistance,
Model Demonstration
Projects, and Dissemination
of Information 133
Subpart 3: Supports to Improve
Results for Children with
Disabilities 135
Title II: National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) 136
Index 139