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Perry A. Zirkel; Mitchell L. Yell – Exceptional Children, 2024
The central obligation under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act is to provide each eligible student with a free appropriate public education (FAPE). In "Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1" (2017), the U.S. Supreme Court revised the prior substantive standard for determining FAPE that the court had developed in…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Court Litigation, Equal Education
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Marsili, Francesco; Morganti, Annalisa; Signorelli, Alessia – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2021
Background: Italy is internationally known as a Country with a longstanding "tradition" of inclusive education. Objective: Aim of the paper is to provide a frame on the educational policies that, since 1970s, have steered the school system according to a "fully inclusive" model, highlighting the instruments of teaching-learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Educational Practices, Educational Quality
Yu, Rondy; Monteiro, Elissa – Communique, 2020
Nonpublic schools (NPSs) are used by local education agencies (LEAs) across the country to serve students with exceptional needs. These students are often reported to suffer from mental health challenges and engage in severe problem behaviors. The social and financial costs associated with NPS placements are significant, and it is imperative that…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Student Placement, School Districts, Special Needs Students
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Pennington, Robert; Courtade, Ginevra; Jones Ault, Melinda; Delano, Monica – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2016
Despite encouraging changes in the expectations of programming for persons with moderate to severe intellectual disability (MSD), data suggest that programs for these individuals are still lacking in several critical areas. Building administrators play a key role in promoting high quality programs for students with MSD within local schools but may…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Severe Intellectual Disability, Administrator Role
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Flannery, K. Brigid; Hellemn, Lisa A. – Journal of Special Education, 2015
The Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students 16 years of age or above must address specific transition components. Studies to date have focused on the presence and quality of these transition components, yet the alignment of these components and their role in leading the development of the IEP is just as critical. This qualitative…
Descriptors: Individualized Transition Plans, Alignment (Education), Faculty Development, Knowledge Level
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1979
The document presents the state of South Carolina's amended annual program plan for the fiscal year 1980, which describes how South Carolina plans to comply with the regulations mandated by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142). Sections cover such aspects as policy regarding the right of handicapped students to education,…
Descriptors: Due Process, Educational Objectives, Educational Policy, Equal Education
Gonder, Peggy – 1979
The report discusses the California State Department of Education's California Master Plan for Special Education, a comprehensive approach to provide special education services to handicapped children. The plan establishes a system that identifies children in need of special education, places children in the programs best suited to their needs,…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Christensen, L.; Carver, W.; VanDeZande, J.; Lazarus, S. – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2011
The Council of Chief State School Officers' "Accommodations Manual: How to Select, Administer, and Evaluate the Use of Accommodations for Instruction and Assessment of Students with Disabilities" was first developed to establish guidelines for states to use for the selection, administration, and evaluation of accommodations for…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Guides, Program Development
Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2011
Austin Independent School District used $16 million in federal funds to support 25 ARRA IDEA projects to reduce the student academic achievement gap, reduce disproportionality, reduce dropout, improve district processes, improve teacher quality, and evaluate programs.
Descriptors: School Districts, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Educational Legislation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1985
The report describes an audit by the General Accounting Office (GAO) of services provided under P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, to learning disabled, delinquent, or seriously emotionally disturbed juveniles within the District of Columbia. The movement of a juvenile through the District's Juvenile Justice System is…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Emotional Disturbances, Equal Education, Individualized Education Programs
National Association for Retarded Citizens, Arlington, TX. – 1976
Intended for boards of education, teachers, and concerned citizens, the manual suggests means of evaluating state laws and public school services for mentally retarded students. Guidelines provide information on right to education legislation and litigation, suggestions for citizen monitoring of school services, and a list of resources. Presented…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Check Lists, Equal Education, Evaluation Methods
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Div. of Special Education. – 1982
The booklet outlines Michigan's procedures for providing educational programs in juvenile detention facilities, with emphasis on special education programing. The following topics are addressed: education responsibility, interagency agreements and relationships (cooperation among juvenile courts, detention facilities, and operating school…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperation, Correctional Education, Costs
Martin, Edwin – 1978
The history of educational programming for the handicapped has unfortunately been one of quiet discrimination. This pattern has come from the evolution of an isolation-based society. Society is moving increasingly toward the human and equity-based treatment of disabled people. Reflecting some court decisions, the Education of the Handicapped Act…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Change