Are Kids with Passing Grades Eligible for 504 Plans and IEPs?
Are Kids with Passing Grades Eligible for 504 Plans and IEPs? Continue Reading →
Category Archives: IDEA 2004
Can an IEP List More than One Disability?
I was told that only one disability can be documented in the IEP. My son has an IEP for ADHD. He also has a sleep disorder. After our high school Continue Reading →
Who Can Provide Special Education Services?
The school won’t allow my child to receive direct instruction from a reading specialist. Continue Reading →
What’s My Parental Role in Transition?
“I want my son to be prepared to enter the workforce when he leaves school. How can I get the IEP team to develop vocational goals for him?” Good question! Continue Reading →
Is Special Education for Some Children a Waste of Time and Money?
How does an IEP team determine if a student with special needs is entitled to services such as Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy? Is the team allowed to say that Continue Reading →
Tutoring as a Direct Service in IDEA
The definitions in IDEA and Section 504 support tutoring. Continue Reading →
Justice Department Settles with Florida in Class Removals Discrimination Case
On August 3, 2021, the Department of Justice reached a settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Volusia County Schools (Florida) to address allegations that the district punished Continue Reading →
Can Parents Demand a Member of the IEP Team be Excluded?
The Guidance Counselor ignored our parental consent form and conducted tests on our daughter against our written instructions, even though she signed the form acknowledging our wishes and concerns. Our Continue Reading →
Special Factors in IEPs: What You Need to Know
The IDEA requires IEP teams to consider and address several Special Factors that affect children’s ability to learn, including: Behavior: If your child’s behavior interferes with his learning or the Continue Reading →
Identifying and Meeting a Child’s Language Needs
“We adopted our son from another country three years ago. He is now nine years old, in the 3rd grade. He did not speak English when he arrived in this Continue Reading →
