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Hedeen, Timothy; Peter, Marshall; Moses, Philip; Engiles, Anita – Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), 2013
Over 6.5 million youth and their families are eligible for early intervention or special education services (Data Accountability Center, 2011) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA). The principal mechanism by which goals, objectives, services, and placements are determined for Part B of the IDEA are Individualized…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Family Service Plans, Early Intervention, Special Education
Cash, Judy A.; And Others – 1991
This guide is designed to help parents make important decisions in the development of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), which outlines the partnership between the family with a special needs child and the practitioners who provide early intervention services. The guide begins with a definition of an IFSP, followed by discussions of:…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Individualized Programs
Hobbs, Tim; Allen, William T. – 1989
This workbook and guide offers a step-by-step procedure for establishing and implementing transition programs, for use by educators of students with intellectual handicaps in cooperation with students, parents, and related agency personnel. The guide is divided into six sections, each of which includes several workbook activities. The first…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Education Work Relationship, Formative Evaluation, High Schools
Kilburn, Joan, Ed.; Critchlow, Janice, Ed. – 1998
This guide to planning for transition from school to work for middle school or high school students with disabilities in California is intended to assist parents, teachers, and other service providers in coordinating person-centered transition planning and services. The first section examines requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy
Shapiro-Barnard, Susan; And Others – 1993
This booklet offers a humorous perspective on important guidelines for developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities which respect the values of collaboration, student and family leadership, and full inclusion. Humorous section titles and cartoons illustrate important principles: "Developing an IEP Shouldn't Be…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Kansas State Board of Education, Topeka. – 1990
This manual describes a Kansas program which is working toward full inclusion of students with deaf blindness through the MAPS approach (which stands for Making Action Plans or the McGill Action Planning System). An introduction stresses the value of integration and the focus of MAPS on the student's abilities and not his/her weaknesses. The MAPS…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Disabilities, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Pierangelo, Roger; Giuliani, George A. – Corwin Press, 2007
Creating and evaluating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities is a major responsibility for teachers and school leaders, yet the process involves legal components not always understood by educators. In "Understanding, Developing, and Writing Effective IEPs," legal and special education experts Roger…
Descriptors: Related Services (Special Education), Guidelines, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology