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Building the Legacy: A Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004

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Author:
Küpper, Lisa (Ed.)
Publication Date:2008
Abstract:
The training curriculum has five overarching themes with multiple training modules beneath each theme. Additional themes are planned for the future, including those addressing early childhood, administration of IDEA, and monitoring and supervision.
 
 Modules in the Curriculum
 
 Using the five themes, Building the Legacy gives you 19 training modules on separate topics. Materials for each module include: a PowerPoint presentation for use in training, detailed background text and explanation for trainers, handouts for participants, and supplemental resources for trainers.
 
 Theme A: Welcome to IDEA
 1: The Top 10 Basics of Special Education
 2: Overview of Key Changes in IDEA 2004
 
 Theme B: IDEA and General Education
 3: NCLB in Brief
 4: State and District Assessments
 5: Disproportionality and Overrepresentation
 6: Early Intervening Services and Response to Intervention  
 7: Highly Qualified Teachers
 8: NIMAS
 
 Theme C: Evaluating Children for Disability
 9: Introduction to Evaluation
 10: Initial Evaluation and Reevaluation
 11: Identification of Children with Specific Learning Disabilities
 
 Theme D: Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
 12: The IEP Team: Who is a Member?
 13: Content of the IEP
 14: Meetings of the IEP Team
 15: LRE Decision Making
 16: Children Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools
 
 Theme E: Procedural Safeguards
 17: Introduction to Procedural Safeguards
 18: Options for Dispute Resolution  
 19: IDEA's Discipline Provisions  
 
 Additional Materials
 Quotes 1-25
 Quotes 26-50
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National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
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HTML Version:http://www.nichcy.org/training/contents.asp
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Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS)

Series:Policy Forum Proceedings
Author:
Burdette, Paula
Publication Date:2008
Abstract:
This Policy Forum Proceedings document includes an introduction and regulatory background to the CEIS. It summarizes the presentations made by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education staff about the requirement for local education agencies to use CEIS funds, the significant disproportionality requirements, CEIS administrative issues and implementation issues. Throughout each of these presentations and during a subsequent large group discussion, several discussion points and suggestions were given by participants. These are outlined and the document concludes with observations.
Publisher:
Project Forum
Pages:20
Format:PDF
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PDF Version:http://projectforum.org/docs/CoordinatedEarlyInterveningServicesForum.pdf

Informacion General Sobre Discapacidades: Discapacidades bajo las cuales los Bebes, Ninos Pequenos, y Jovenes Califican para Recibir Servicios bajo IDEA

Series:NICHCY General Resources, GR3SP, 1-4.
Author:
Centro Nacional de Diseminacion de Informacion para Ninos con Discapacidades (NICHCY), en ingles National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Publication Date:2003
Abstract:
Esta hoja informativa provee informacion general acerca de las 13 categorias de discapacidad segun las define la Ley para los Individuos con Discapacidades de 1997.  Esta publicacion tambien esta disponible en ingles.
 
 
 
 This information sheet gives a general overview of the 13 disabilities defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997. This publication is also available in English.
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Centro Nacional de Diseminacion de Informacion para Ninos con Discapacidades (NICHCY), en ingles National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Pages:4
Format:PDF
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Intended Audience: Families
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PDF Version:http://www.nichcy.org/Documents/Spanish%20pubs/gr3sp.pdf

NCLB and IDEA: What Parents of Students with Disabilities Need to Know and Do

Series:NCEO Special Report
Author:
Cortiella, Candace
Publication Date:2006
Abstract:
This publication gives an overview of two laws, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It provides information on how the two laws are aligned as well as how they work together to improve the academic performance of students with disabilities.
 
Publisher:
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Pages:23
Format:PDF
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Intended Audience: Educators Families General Public Local School Administrators State Administrators
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PDF Version:http://www.education.umn.edu/NCEO/OnlinePubs/Parents.pdf

NCLB e IDEA: Lo que los Padres de Estudiantes Necesitan Saber y Hacer

Series:NCEO Special Report
Author:
Cortiella, Candace; Traductor: Miguel S. González
Publication Date:2006
Abstract:
This publication gives an overview of two laws, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It provides information on how the two laws are aligned as well as how they work together to improve the academic performance of students with disabilities.
Publisher:
National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Pages:24
Format:PDF
Target Age: Infants/Toddlers
Intended Audience: Educators Families General Public Local School Administrators State Administrators
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PDF Version:http://cehd.umn.edu/nceo/OnlinePubs/NCLBeIDEA.pdf

The Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Series:Quick Turn-Around (QTA)
Author:
Zirkel, Perry
Publication Date:2003
Abstract:
This Quick Turn-Around (QTA) document provides a brief description of the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and its importance to state education agencies (SEAs). Major pertinent decisions are synthesized to clarify the Amendment’s impact on the liability of SEAs in student suits under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (§504), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). A table summarizing the current status of Eleventh Amendment application to each state under these three laws follows the legal overview. Key court cases relevant to each state are listed at the end of the document.
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Project Forum
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PDF Version:http://www.projectforum.org/docs/11th_amendment.pdf


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