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PDF pending restorationFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services. – 2000
This paper is intended to assist school districts in Florida in the implementation of the 1999 Sunshine State Standards for Special Diploma. First, the specific state rules related to student performance standards, course descriptions, and graduation requirements are cited. Twenty-five questions and answers present the guidelines, which address:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Download full textFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services. – 2000
These two technical assistance papers are designed to provide further clarification to Florida school districts regarding the completion of matrices for students with disabilities and on the documentation of the amount of services a student receives on an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The "Matrix of Services" is used to…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Disabilities, Documentation, Elementary Secondary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Education Branch. – 1997
This guide explains Alberta's Program Unit Funding, a means to provide individual programs to supplement support for young children (ages 2.5 to 6 years) with severe disabilities. This program requires development of an Individualized Program Plan for each child and an individual budget plan submitted each school year. After an overview, sections…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Eligibility, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Burns, Edward – 1998
This book considers legal questions, theoretical issues, and practical methods for meeting the assessment needs of students with disabilities. It is comprised of ten chapters and includes test accommodation topics relating to federal and state regulations (including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997), problems…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Regulation, Individualized Education Programs
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Bureau of Instructional Support and Community Services. – 2001
These two technical assistance papers are designed to provide further clarification to Florida school districts regarding the evaluation procedures and determination of eligibility for children with disabilities in transition from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part C, Infants and Toddlers Early Intervention Program to the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Eligibility, Evaluation Criteria
Gethmann, Dee; Milburn, Penny; Schertz, Mary – 1999
This guide is intended to offer suggestions for enhancing educational opportunities for young children in Iowa with special needs in the least restrictive environment (LRE) as required by both state and federal law in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act as amended in 1997 (IDEA 97). Emphasis is on IDEA 97's definition and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1996
This document is designed to provide guidance to Illinois school administrators on positive behavioral interventions with students with disabilities. It begins with a description of the Illinois statute addressing behavioral interventions and then provides information on district policy guidelines on establishing and maintaining a committee to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Disabilities
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Special Education Services. – 1997
This document presents the State of Michigan's administrative rules for special education including 1996 and 1997 revisions. The specific regulations are organized into 9 sections: (1) general provisions (definitions and determination standards); (2) evaluation, eligibility, student assignment, and due process procedures (e.g., individualized…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Conflict Resolution, Definitions, Disabilities
Skalski, Anastasia Kalamaros – 2000
This guidebook is designed to assist Colorado school and agency professionals in the identification of students with emotional disabilities and in the development and implementation of services for such students with emotional disabilities. Following an introductory chapter, chapter 2 discusses federal and state law governing the identification…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
