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Julie Irene Bost; Carl Lashley – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2025
The purpose of this interview-based qualitative study was to explore how individualized education program (IEP) team members determine least restrictive environment and educational placement. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires students with disabilities to be educated in the least restrictive environment and to the…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Student Placement
Davenport, Carrie A.; Weir, Joan – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2022
Parents, teachers, and administrators report concerns and challenges related to the transition from early intervention (EI) to preschool for children who are deaf/hard-of-hearing. The goal of the current article is to assist teachers, administrators, and specialists involved in the transition of a young child who is deaf/hard-of-hearing from EI…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Transitional Programs, Preschool Education, Deafness
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, 2022
An IEP is an Individualized Education Program. When a child is identified with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) a child has a right to a Free, Appropriate, Public Education (FAPE). For a child to receive FAPE there has to be an IEP developed in order for the child to progress in the general education…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Teamwork
Zirkel, Perry A. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2023
Although varying among and within the states, the percentage of students with 504 plans is steadily and significantly increasing as a national average. Although the professional literature addresses the legal standards for eligibility for 504 plans, it has not provided up-to-date information to practitioners as to the legal standard for the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Court Litigation, Program Development
Strunk, Kathy; Hinkle, Andrew R.; Thurlow, Martha L. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2022
The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is the heart of providing special education services to students with disabilities. It is a complex document that is supposed to include several required components. IEP teams are required to be composed of certain individuals, including "a representative of the district who is qualified to provide…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Students with Disabilities, Teamwork, Administrator Role
Dillon, Suzanna; Armstrong, Erika; Goudy, Leah; Reynolds, Hannah; Scurry, Sara – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2021
Central to positive learning outcomes for students with disabilities is the ability of the individualized education program (IEP) team to work collaboratively. Within the IEP team, effective service delivery involves direct and related service providers working in an interdisciplinary capacity as they share professional responsibilities to…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Delivery Systems, Individualized Education Programs
Brandel, Jayne – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2021
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) be developed utilizing a team-based model. This study examined how speech-language pathologists (SLPs) make service delivery decisions for students with language disorders. Four hundred thirty-nine SLPs participated in a national online survey…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation
Fisher, Amy E.; Fisher, Benjamin W.; Railey, Kirsten S. – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2021
Exclusionary discipline practices in the United States are used disproportionately in the punishment of Black students with a disability compared to White and Black students with or without a disability. One potential mechanism leading to the disproportionate use of exclusionary discipline is a process called 'manifestation determination reviews'…
Descriptors: Discipline, Suspension, Punishment, African American Students
Rutherford, Emily N.; Brown, Rachel – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2021
The demand of providing adequate services for students with disabilities has evolved over the years requiring districts to provide free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. As districts are held increasingly accountable for meeting these demands, the roles and responsibilities of the school principal has become…
Descriptors: Principals, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Teamwork
Issues of Equity among Team Members in Special Education: Voices of Parents New to Special Education
Johnson, Amanda R. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires local education agencies to include parents as equal team members in the cultivation of their child's individual education plan (IEP). Despite law, studies have shown that parents experience barriers to being included in the process. Barriers such as a lack of information, lack of…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Special Education, School Districts, Barriers
Gertner, Alan – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2021
This book will provide school personnel with functional information and the necessary academic tools to manage the instructional needs of children with auditory disorders -- either peripheral hearing loss or auditory processing disorders. Treatment strategies to help mitigate the detrimental effects of hearing disorders in the classroom are…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Perceptual Impairments, Neurological Impairments, Classroom Environment
Zirkel, Perry A.; Hetrick, Allyse – Exceptional Children, 2017
To provide a missing piece to the legal foundation of professional development and practice for the individualized education program (IEP) process, the authors report the results of a comprehensive systematic analysis of court decisions specific to IEP-related procedural violations after the 2004 amendments of the Individuals With Disabilities…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Court Litigation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Goldstone, Linda; Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Hendrickson, Katelyn – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2021
This report presents the findings of a study aimed to address the gap between policy and practice for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) who serve students identified with a speech-language impairment, including other co-existing disabilities. The following research questions were addressed: (1) What factors influence how SLPs make accessibility…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Students with Disabilities, Language Impairments
Chelsea M. Panse – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires professionals on Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams to provide family members of children with disabilities every opportunity to participate in IEP meetings. Despite this requirement, findings from qualitative and survey research suggest that many parents have reported they…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Meetings, Teaching Experience
Turnbull, H. Rutherford; Turnbull, Ann P.; Cooper, David H. – Exceptional Children, 2018
In this article, we analyze the Supreme Court's decision in "Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1" (2017), interpreting the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its provisions creating a right of every student with a disability to have an appropriate education. We compare the "Endrew" decision with…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation