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Peer reviewedJohns, Beverly H.; Crowley, E. Paula; Guetzloe, Eleanor – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2002
Discussion of requirements of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) under the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act examines key components of the IEP, who constitutes the IEP team, roadblocks to effective use of the IEP, the top 10 common problems in IEPs, making the most of the IEP, transition planning, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Download full textFiore, Thomas A.; Harwell, Lessley M.; Blackorby, Jose; Finnigan, Kara S. – 2000
This final report discusses the outcomes of a study that examined how charter school developers have used the opportunities provided by their charters to serve students with disabilities. Between March 1998 and June 1999, 32 public charter schools in 15 states were visited and 151 parents of students with disabilities, 196 teachers, and 164…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Environment
Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), Eugene, OR. – 2001
Designed for Spanish-speaking parents of students with disabilities living in Oregon, this brochure describes the general mediation process that parents can use to resolve special education services disputes with schools. It begins by discussing what mediation is and the characteristics of a trained mediator. It addresses the requirement for…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
North Dakota State Dept. of Public Instruction, Bismarck. Div. of Special Education. – 1999
This handbook provides guidelines to assist North Dakota educators who are developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities. It is presented in four sections. The first section highlights the major changes brought about by the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), including…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline, Due Process, Educational Legislation
PDF pending restorationConsortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), Eugene, OR. – 2001
Designed for Hmong parents of students with disabilities living in Oregon, this brochure describes the general mediation process that parents can use to resolve special education services disputes with schools. It begins by discussing what mediation is and the characteristics of a trained mediator. It addresses the requirement for making mediation…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Taylor, George – 2000
Considerable attention has been given to parental involvement in education in the last decade, and the movement has empowered parents and given them a moral and legal right to be involved as partners with the schools and community agencies in the education of their children. This text provides a collaborative model which parents, teachers, and…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Counseling Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Disabilities
