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Berkeley, Sheri; Bender, William N.; Peaster, Lindsay Gregg; Saunders, Lauren – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
This article provides a snapshot of how all 50 states are progressing with the development and implementation of response-to-intervention (RtI) models 1 year after the final regulations for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act were passed. Data were collected through a review of existing state department of education Web sites and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Disabilities, Models, Policy
Haft, William – National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NJ1), 2009
A contract is about commitment and responsibility. It is about the commitment that two or more parties make and the responsibility to deliver on those commitments. When school developers and authorizers turn a charter application into a contract, the relationship transforms: it shifts from aspiration to expectation and from theory to practice. The…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Contracts, School Administration, Legal Responsibility
Kolbe, Sherry L. – Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal, 1999
The 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act amendments offered a welcome shield for disabled students who found themselves unfairly disciplined within their school placements. Highlights the disagreements that continue over the bill's interpretation, and the fight by advocates for the disabled to limit unreasonable suspensions and…
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Expulsion
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Weber, Kimberly P.; Killu, Kim; Derby, K. Mark; Barretto, Anjali – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
The application of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) has become increasingly visible in school settings since its inclusion in the 1997 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Despite the mandate for FBAs within the educational program of students with disabilities displaying behavior problems, the federal…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Comparative Analysis, Standards, Policy