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Peer reviewedNeubert, Debra A. – Exceptionality, 2003
This article addresses assessment in transition services for students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997. The legislative foundation, purposes, and uses of transition assessment in the middle and high school years are discussed in relation to transition planning. Competencies needed by…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
Download full textSchrag, Judy A. – 1998
This final report describes activities and achievements of a project that examined issues in development of coordinated services systems as encouraged by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) amendments of 1997. It identifies and discusses 27 coordinated services policy and implementation considerations within nine areas. Examples…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedJohns, Beverly H.; Crowley, E. Paula; Guetzloe, Eleanor – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2002
Discussion of requirements of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) under the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act examines key components of the IEP, who constitutes the IEP team, roadblocks to effective use of the IEP, the top 10 common problems in IEPs, making the most of the IEP, transition planning, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Gartner, Alan; Lipsky, Dorothy Kerzner – 2002
This book and accompanying video are intended to be a practical guide to implementing a whole school approach to inclusion, emphasizing the changes in the roles and activities of all school personnel. The book, which is included with the purchase of the video, is designed to serve as a hands-on free-standing resource. It begins with discussion of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Research Connections in Special Education, 2000
This newsletter issue reviews the research and literature on issues and best practices in programs to facilitate the transition of students with disabilities to adult life. First, the definition of transition services under the 1997 Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is presented and explained. Next, a…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Definitions, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities. – 1999
This report summarizes results of initiatives established to achieve goals of the New York State Board of Regents to reform the state's preschool special education program. These goals, consistent with the provisions of the 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, view special education as a service to support…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Change
Rudd, Fern – 2002
A teacher and mother of a child with mental retardation examined the history and current status of the inclusion movement. A review of the historical background considers the origins of special education, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, major court cases, and requirements of the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with…
Descriptors: Accountability, Disabilities, Educational History, Educational Legislation
Ordover, Eileen L.; Annexstein, Leslie T. – 1999
This publication provides guidance to state and local administrators responsible for planning and implementing comprehensive school-to-work systems for all students, including youth with disabilities, under five key federal laws: (1) School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994; (2) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as amended in…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Johnson, David R.; Jones, Bonnie – National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), University of Minnesota, 2001
This paper presents a transcript of a National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) teleconference call held on February 27, 2001. David R. Johnson and Bonnie Jones talked about the mission, structure, and activities of NCSET. The presenters also provided an overview of OSEP (Office of Special Education Programs) perspective about…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Disabilities, Institutional Mission, Technical Assistance
