Determining Evaluation Timelines
How long does a school have evaluate a child after a formal request is made and all consent paperwork is signed? How many days before the school district is required Continue Reading →
Category Archives: IDEA 2004
Shouldn’t a Sub Have Access to IEPs?
My son had a substitute teacher for four weeks. She didn’t know what accommodations he required in class. She said she never saw his IEP. Shouldn’t a substitute have access Continue Reading →
The School Insists We Medicate My Daughter!
My daughter has ADHD. She sometimes “acts out” but is not a behavior problem. At the IEP meeting, the Assistant Principal demanded that we put her on meds. He gave Continue Reading →
LRE: Does My Child Have a Legal Right to a General Ed Placement?
My child has a learning disability. Her Individual Education Plan (IEP) puts her in general education with accommodation. She also receives one hour of pullout reading services each day. She Continue Reading →
Want Systemic Change? Use the State Complaint Provisions Under IDEA
From Jim Comstock-Galagan Using State Administrative Complaint Provisions under IDEA to Create Systemic Change Jim shares regulatory requirements for state complaints, resources and references, and effective strategies to use when Continue Reading →
Where Can I Find a Sample IEP Form?
Are there forms or examples available for 504 Plans and IEP’s? How do I get them? To provide guidance about how to implement IDEA 2004, the Education Department publishes topics Continue Reading →
Live Blogging from the Institute of Special Education Advocacy – Please Join Us!
Wrightslaw is live blogging from the Institute of Special Education Advocacy (ISEA) all week. We hope you will join us! Day 1 Day 2 & 3 Day 4 Continue Reading →
Changing Terms: “Mentally Retarded” to “Cognitive Disability”
As a Special Education teacher and advocate, I was elated to hear a change in terminology from “Mentally Retarded” to “Cognitive Disability” as federal mandate for terminology. It is our Continue Reading →
D.L. v. District of Columbia – Child Find Class Action Case
On November 16 2011, a federal judge issued a ruling in D.L. v. District of Columbia, (D.D.C., Civ. No. 05-1437). This is the latest in a series of federal court Continue Reading →
2011 VA Special Education Parent Involvement Survey
IDEA requires each state to submit a special education State Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR) to the U.S. Department of Education. One of the indicators in the Continue Reading →
