Explanation of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as Amended in 2004

by Turnbull, Rud; Huerta, Nancy; Stowe, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9780131721746
• ISBN10: 0131721747
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Do your students need to learn the basics of the IDEA 2004 Amendment? This brief guide, written by the leading experts in special education law, outlines the history of IDEA; the major purposes of the 2004 Law; specific definitions to terms in the 2004 Amendment; and a discussion of IDEA's principles: IEPs, learning disabilities, transition, over-identification, early intervening services, and discipline.

Table of Contents

Overview	1	(16)
Idea: A Brief History and Our Approach	1	(1)
Idea (As Amended in 2004) and Its Relationship to the No Child Left Behind Act	2	(1)
Idea and Its Relationship to Civil Rights Laws--Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act	3	(1)
Idea and Its Six Principles	4	(1)
National Policy and Idea, Section 1400(c)(1)	5	(1)
Nature of Idea: Grant-in-Aid, Sections 1411, 1412, and 1413	6	(1)
Major Purposes of Idea, Section 1400(c)(4) and (5), and Section 1400(d)	7	(3)
Definitions, Section 1401	10	(7)
Zero Reject: The First of The Six Principles	17	(11)
Reviewing the Six Principles	17	(1)
Ages Covered (3-21) Under Part B	17	(1)
Child Census, Section 1412(a)(3)	18	(1)
Comprehensive Coverage, Section 1412	19	(2)
Direct Services by State Educational Agency, Section 1413(g)	21	(1)
Single-Agency Responsibility, Section 1412(a)(11)	21	(1)
Sea Capacity-Building and Performance Goals, Section 1412(a) (12)-(25)	21	(1)
LEA Capacity-Building, Section 1413	22	(1)
Costs and Cost-Shifting, Section 1412(a)(12)(A)	23	(1)
Architectural Barriers, Section 1404	23	(1)
Personnel, Section 1401(10) and Section 1412(a)(14)	24	(1)
Students in Correctional Facilities, Section 1412(a)(1)(B) and (11) and Section 1414(d)(7)	25	(1)
Discipline, Section 1415(k)	26	(1)
Early Intervention (Ages 0-3) Under Part C, Section 1431 et seq.	26	(1)
Transition Planning for Infants and Toddlers, Section 1412(a)(9)	27	(1)
Non-Discriminatory Evaluation: The Second of the Six Principles	28	(12)
Reviewing the Six Principles	28	(1)
The NDE Team and the Purpose of the NDE, Section 1414(b)(4)	28	(2)
Evaluation Standards and Procedures Section 1414(b)	30	(2)
Exclusion from Special Education	32	(1)
Initial Evaluations, Section 1414(a)(1)	33	(1)
Parent Participation, Section 1414(d)(1)(B)	34	(1)
Parental Consent, Section 1414(a)(1)(D)	34	(2)
Reevaluation, Section 1414(a)(2)	36	(2)
No Evaluation, No Services, Section 1414(a)(1)	38	(1)
Independent Evaluations, Section 1415(b)(1)	39	(1)
Infants and Toddlers, Section 1435(a)(3)	40	(1)
Appropriate Education: The Third of the Six Principles	40	(26)
Reviewing the Six Principles	40	(1)
Defining an Appropriate Education, Section 1401(9)	40	(1)
Interpreting the Definition: The Rowley Decision	41	(1)
Individualized Education Program (IEP), Section 1414(d)	42	(4)
The Individualized Education Program Team, Section 1414(d)(1)(B)	46	(1)
Parent Participation	47	(1)
IEP Team Attendance, Section 1414 (d)(1)(C)	48	(1)
Required Considerations, Section 1414(d)(3)(A)	48	(2)
Special Duties of Regular Educator, Section 1414(d)(3)(C)	50	(1)
Private School Placement and IEPs, Section 1412(a)(10)(B)	51	(1)
Waiver of Team Meetings for Changes and Amendments, Section 1414(d)(3)(D)	51	(1)
Revising the IEP, Section 1414(d)(4)	52	(1)
Related and Other Services and Supports, Section 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(4)	53	(1)
Transition Services, Section 1401(34) and Section 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)	54	(2)
Tuition Reimbursement as Remedy for Denying Appropriate Education	56	(3)
Additional Remedies: Extended School Year Services (ESY) and Compensatory Education	59	(1)
Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers and Their Families Provisions, Part C, Sections 1431-1445	60	(1)
Nature of Early Intervention Services, Section 1432(4)	61	(1)
Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), Section 1436	61	(3)
IFSP Team, Section 1436	64	(1)
Contents of the IFSP, Section 1436(a)	64	(1)
Timing, Section 1436(b) and (c)	65	(1)
Least Restrictive Environment: The Fourth of the Six Principles	66	(5)
Reviewing the Six Principles and Introducing the Presumption Favoring Inclusion	66	(1)
The General Rule, Section 1412(a)(5)	67	(1)
Strengthening the Presumption, ``Extent, if any,'' Section 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(V)	67	(1)
Securing Access to the LRE/General Curriculum Via NDE and AE	68	(3)
Procedural Due Process: The Fifth of the Six Principles	71	(28)
Reviewing the Six Principles and the Nature of Procedural Due Process	71	(1)
Procedural Due Process in General, Section 1415	71	(1)
Parental Consent, Section 1414(c)(3)	72	(2)
General Notice Requirements, Section 1415(b)(3), Section 1415(c)	74	(1)
Procedural Safeguards Notice, Section 1415 (d)(1)(A)	75	(2)
Complaints (Requests for Due Process Hearings), Section 1415(b)(6)	77	(3)
Mediation: Section 1415(e)	80	(1)
Resolution Session: Section 1415(f)(1)(B)	81	(1)
Due Process Hearings: Section 1415(f)	82	(3)
Discipline, Section 1415(k)	85	(1)
Notice of Rights	86	(1)
Discipline for Violation of School Code, Section 1415(k)(1)(A)-(F)	87	(2)
Application of No-Cessation and Address-the-Behavior Exceptions	89	(1)
Application of the Manifestation Exception	90	(3)
Exception for Weapons, Drugs, and Serious Bodily Injury	93	(1)
Determination of Setting, Section 1415(k)(2)	93	(1)
Appeal of Disciplinary Placement or Manifestation Determination Finding	94	(1)
No Disciplinary Stay Put Requirement	94	(1)
Burden of Proof	95	(1)
Conduct of Hearing and Finding by Hearing Officer	96	(1)
Preemptive Strike	96	(2)
Right to Appeal, Section 1415(g) and (i)	98	(1)
Attorneys' Fees, Section 1415(i)	98	(1)
Parent Participation: The Sixth of the Six Principles	99	(5)
Reviewing the Six Principles	99	(1)
Parent Participation and Shared Decision Making	99	(1)
Definition of Parents, Section 1401(23)	100	(1)
Parents as Team Participants	100	(1)
Parents and Private Schools, Section 1412(a)(10)(C)	101	(1)
Parental Consent	101	(1)
Parental Requests	101	(1)
Parental Agreement	102	(1)
Parental Rights to Notice--General and Procedural	102	(1)
Parental Rights to Records	103	(1)
Parental Rights to Due Process and Mediation	103	(1)
``Family Systems'' Approach Throughout Idea	103	(1)
Conclusion	104