Updated, April 2013 Indicator 8 is focused upon the degree to which schools support the involvement of parents in the educational life of their child with a disability. The indicator reads as follows: _________________________________ Percent of parents with a child receiving special education services who report that schools facilitated parent involvement as a means of improving services and results for children with disabilities. [20 … [Read more...]
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by Patricia Hozella Office of Special Education Programs U.S. Department of Education With Special Thanks To... NRCLD, the National Research Center on Learning Disabilities nrcld@ku.edu • http://nrcld.org/ __________________________ April 2007 **Este módulo está disponible en español: Servicios de Atención Temprana y la Respuesta a la Intervención Module 6 is a great way to learn about and train others on these two new elements … [Read more...]
Module 12: The IEP Team
by Lisa Küpper NICHCY | National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities April 2007 **Este módulo está disponible en español: El Equipo del IEP: ¿Quién es un miembro? The title of this module says it all. The IEP Team: Who's a Member? looks, person by person, at the membership of the team of individuals that IDEA requires be involved in developing a child's individualized education program (IEP). The module is available in English … [Read more...]
Module 14: Meetings of the IEP Team
by Lisa Küpper NICHCY | National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities May 2007 **Este módulo está disponible en español: Reuniones del Equipo del IEP Module 14 focuses on the IEP Team meeting--- what happens in the meeting where the IEP gets written, who's there, what's discussed, what must be considered. New requirements in IDEA 2004 are also discussed, including new provisions for excusing an IEP Team member from a meeting, … [Read more...]
Module 15: LRE Decision Making
April 2008 English only slideshow Handouts for Participants in English and in Spanish Authors: Theresa Rebhorn NICHCY | National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities and Anne Smith Office of Special Education Programs U.S. Department of Education Module 15 pivots on a point of enormous importance in the educations of children with disabilities under IDEA: They are to be educated in the least restrictive environment (LRE), learning … [Read more...]
Module 17: Introduction to Procedural Safeguards
by Theresa Rebhorn and Lisa Küpper NICHCY | National Dissemination Center for Children with DisabilitiesAugust 2007**Este módulo está disponible en español: Introducción a las Garantías ProcesalesProcedural safeguards are an integral part of IDEA's requirements. They represent guarantees for parents and their child with disabilities, as well as offer both school and parents a variety of options for resolving any disagreements. Module 17 provides … [Read more...]
Making the IEP Process More Parent-Friendly
The April 26, 2011 issue of the Special Ed Advocate from Wrightslaw discusses the active role parents can play as a member of their child's IEP team. The issue gives parents simple but effective tools for asking questions and making suggestions at team meetings, including using a Parent Agenda before the meeting. There's also a form parents can use to document requests and team decisions. Other sections of the newsletter focus on what to do when school … [Read more...]
Before you sign your child’s IEP
Advice from About Special Children. (posted September 1, 2011)http://specialchildren.about.com/od/specialeducation/bb/signiep.htm … [Read more...]
Top 10 Most Ridiculous Comments Heard at an IEP Meeting
by Dennise Goldberg Cross-posted from The Friendship Circle Blog, courtesy of Special Education AdvisorIn my job as a special education advocate, and my other job as a parent of a child with special needs, I have been involved in too many Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings to count. During these numerous IEP meetings I have met some wonderful, caring, knowledgeable, well-meaning teachers and school personnel.I have also, at times, heard … [Read more...]
