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Alarcon, Arthur Lance; Luckasson, Ruth – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2017
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (Letter) on November 16, 2015, to "clarify that an individualized education program (IEP) for an eligible child with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) must be aligned with the State's academic content standards for the grade in…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Individualized Education Programs, Legal Problems, Students with Disabilities
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Summarizes a case involving a district's alleged violation of a neurologically impaired student's rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504). The Third Circuit Court ruled that IDEA's "stay-put" rule did not excuse the district from developing a timely individualized…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Court Litigation, Elementary Education, Individualized Education Programs
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Turnbull, H. Rutherford, III; Stowe, Matthew J. – Remedial and Special Education, 2001
This article analyzes the 1999 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, Sutton v. United Air Lines, as it pertains to people with disabilities, especially students covered by federal education and civil rights legislation. It sets out implications of the decision for special and general educators as they engage in Individualized Education Program…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1996
Principals are pivotal in expanding opportunities for more inclusive programming while ensuring that students with disabilities receive carefully planned, individualized services. By allocating the necessary resources, providing inservice training, scheduling time for collaborative planning and preparation, and designing systematic program…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
Weatherly, Julie J. – American School Board Journal, 2000
School districts are on safer legal ground if they recommend appropriate educational services for each special-needs child, convene parents and school personnel for Individual Education Plan meetings, make placement decisions based on individualized, thorough evaluations; document alternative options; develop behavior-management programs, and use…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation