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Does IDEA 2004 Say About IEPs and IEP Teams? Your Requests for Help "I'm from New York. I need an advocate who can help me get a better program for my child. Can you help?" "I
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Pages for Kids. 2. IDEA 2004: Roadmap to IEPs - How did IEPs change under IDEA 2004? What does the law say about developing, reviewing and revising IEPs? Who may be excused from IEP meetings, when, how? When can the child's IEP be changed without an IEP meeting? What services must be provided when a child transfers to a district in the same state? A different state? What are multi-year IEPs? We answer these questions (and more) in IDEA 2004: What You Need to Know About IEPs & IEP Meetings. Note: This article is taken from Wrightslaw: IDEA 2004 by Peter W. D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright. 3. Independent Educational Evaluations Parents
and school personnel are often confused about what constitutes
an independent educational evaluation (IEE) and how the evaluation
is to be used. This article addresses what constitutes an IEE,
the value of an IEE, what the law requires of school districts,
and who is financially responsible for an IEE. Read
this article by Wayne Steedman Learn
more about evaluations,
tests and testing. 4. Do You Know the Difference Between a 504 Plan and and IEP? Do You Know Which is Appropriate When? "My
daughter has a 504 plan. On the last progress report, she received
two F's. When I asked that she receive more help, the principal
said she has to fail before the principal can request testing.
The school team said they don't know why we want an IEP -- there
is nothing we can't get with her 504 plan." What are the differences between 504 Plans and IEPs? What strategies can parents use to get a better program? Do children have to fail before schools can evaluate? How do deal with gatekeepers? For answers to these questions and a Wrightslaw Game Plan to get better services while maintaining a healthy working relationship with the school, read Child with 504 Plan Is Failing, School Won't Evaluate or Consider an IEP. 5. Ask the Advocate: Understanding the Playing Field: Power Struggles, Meetings, Follow Up Letters - Good special education services are individualized, intensive and expensive. Schools often balk at providing intensive services. What can you do? Learn how to use advocacy tactics and strategies to anticipate problems, manage conflict, and avoid crises. Read this article by Pat Howey Read more articles by Pat Howey in Ask the Advocate. As a member of the Wrightslaw Speaker's Bureau, Pat Howey presents special education advocacy training seminars.
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IDEA 2004: Highly Qualified Teachers & Research Based Instruction
To learn about new requirements for personnel training, IEPs, and scientifically based instruction, read IDEA 2004: How Will IEPs Change Under IDEA 2004? Learn about new requirements in IDEA 2004 - that children with disabilities will be taught by highly qualified teachers and receive research based instruction. This article focuses on new requirements for personnel training, IEPs, and scientifically based instruction. IDEA 2004: IEP Team Members & IEP Team Attendance - Learn about IEP meetings; when team members may be excused from a meeting, and what parents and the school district must do before a team member may be excused. IDEA 2004: Requirements for Highly Qualified Special Ed Teachers - Learn about new requirements for special ed teachers; limits of what teachers who are not highly qualified may do; how teachers can demonstrate their competence. More
articles about IDEA 2004. 2. IDEA 2004: Roadmap to IEPs - How did IEPs change under IDEA 2004? What does the law say about developing, reviewing and revising IEPs? Who may be excused from IEP meetings, when, how? When can the child's IEP be changed without an IEP meeting? What services must be provided when a child transfers to a district in the same state? A different state? What are multi-year IEPs? We answer these questions (and more) in IDEA 2004: What You Need to Know About IEPs & IEP Meetings. Note: This article is taken from Wrightslaw: IDEA 2004 by Peter W. D. Wright and Pamela Darr Wright. 3. Independent Educational Evaluations -Parents and school personnel are often confused about what constitutes an independent educational evaluation (IEE) and how the evaluation is to be used. This article addresses what constitutes an IEE, the value of an IEE, what the law requires of school districts, and who is financially responsible for an IEE. Read this article by Wayne Steedman Learn
more about evaluations,
tests and testing. 4. Do You Know the Difference Between a 504 Plan and and IEP? Do You Know Which is Appropriate When? "My
daughter has a 504 plan. On the last progress report, she received
two F's. When I asked that she receive more help, the principal
said she has to fail before the principal can request testing.
The school team said they don't know why we want an IEP -- there
is nothing we can't get with her 504 plan." What are the differences between 504 Plans and IEPs? What strategies can parents use to get a better program? Do children have to fail before schools can evaluate? How do deal with gatekeepers? For answers to these questions and a Wrightslaw Game Plan to get better services while maintaining a healthy working relationship with the school, read Child with 504 Plan Is Failing, School Won't Evaluate or Consider an IEP. 5. Ask the Advocate: Understanding the Playing Field: Power Struggles, Meetings, Follow Up Letters - Good special education services are individualized, intensive and expensive. Schools often balk at providing intensive services. What can you do? Learn how to use advocacy tactics and strategies to anticipate problems, manage conflict, and avoid crises. Read this article by Pat Howey Read more articles by Pat Howey in Ask the Advocate. As a member of the Wrightslaw Speaker's Bureau, Pat Howey presents special education advocacy training seminars. 6. Wrightslaw Programs: Macomb/St Clair Co MI, and a FREE Bootcamp in Oklahoma City "Between what I learned in the seminar and the Wrights' books, I understand the 'do's, and don'ts for parents and school personnel. I implemented suggestions from the program with very positive results." - Rebecca, parent from Ohio
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