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DeCino, Daniel A.; Waalkes, Phillip L.; Donohoe, Connor – Rural Educator, 2023
Rural school leaders encounter an array of complex issues that require legal counsel. Student discipline, contract disputes, employee conduct, special education, and a host of other topics require school boards and superintendents to utilize school attorneys. This descriptive phenomenological study explored the daily experiences of ten school…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Lawyers, Rural Schools, Interpersonal Relationship
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Elbaum, Batya; Blatz, Erin T.; Rodriguez, Raymond J. – Remedial and Special Education, 2016
The aim of this study was to ascertain which dimensions of parents' experiences with schools are most strongly associated with parents' perceptions that schools are or are not facilitating parent involvement as mandated by the federal accountability system under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Participants were 92 parents…
Descriptors: Parents, Accountability, Parent Participation, Federal Legislation
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Sumbera, Meagan J.; Pazey, Barbara L.; Lashley, Carl – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2014
Confusion among school leaders regarding how to interpret and implement special education legislation, and specific federal and state policies and mandates such as a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), in the least restrictive environment (LRE) at the school-site level has existed since the 1970s and continues to exist. This…
Descriptors: Public Education, Principals, Educational Facilities, School Buildings
Belcher, Rebecca Newcom; And Others – 1997
State advisory panels for special education are mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Panels are composed of individuals with disabilities, their parents, special education teachers and administrators, and local and state education officials. A random national sample of 200 of the 965 members of IDEA state advisory…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys