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Yell, Mitchell L.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Losinski, Mickey – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2015
Parental participation is a crucial component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. When developing students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), school-based teams must place a high priority on involving students' parents in a collaborative effort to develop their children's educational programs and determine their placements.…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Parent Participation, Individualized Education Programs, State Departments of Education
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; Counts, Jennifer; Popham, Michelle; Ryan, Joseph; Butzer, Madeline – NASSP Bulletin, 2016
Special education is the most highly litigated area within the field of education. Therefore, the purpose of the current article is to highlight cases (court decisions, Office of Civil Rights rulings, and State Educational Agency hearings) involving students with disabilities in 2015. Highlights from the case law point to the need for school…
Descriptors: Special Education, Court Litigation, State Departments of Education, Hearings
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Prince, Angela M. T.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Farmer, Jennie – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2013
Postsecondary transition planning for students with disabilities first entered the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1990. The required provisions for transition planning were updated with the amendments to IDEA in 1997 and its reauthorization in 2004. Since IDEA 2004 took effect in July 2005, 11 court cases have been decided…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Disabilities, Special Education, Transitional Programs
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; Klare, Kathe – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1991
State practices for administrative due process hearings under Public Law 94-142 were examined by a survey of officials in educational agencies in 50 states and the District of Columbia. The survey explored tiers in the state process, number of scheduled hearings and decisions, percentage of hearings affirmed on appeal, hearing costs, and formal…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Disabilities, Due Process
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; Conderman, Gregory; deFur, Sharon – Journal of Special Education, 1998
Respondents from 49 state education agencies completed a survey describing state-level implementation of transition services for youth with disabilities. All states used technical assistance and cross-disciplinary training as their primary systems-change strategies and the majority of states viewed these strategies as effective. Relatively few…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
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Conroy, Maureen A.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Clark, Denise; Gable, Robert A.; Fox, James M. – Behavioral Disorders, 2002
Analysis of survey responses of 37 directors of special education revealed that states are complying with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1997 amendments) in developing disciplinary policies and monitoring procedures, in providing training and technical assistance concerning discipline to school districts, and in developing…
Descriptors: Administrators, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Discipline
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; And Others – Remedial and Special Education, 1995
A national survey of state directors of special education (40 responses) found great variety in state policy concerning inclusion of students with disabilities, acceleration in inclusion activities, a commitment to providing inservice and technical assistance, emerging teacher certification guidelines specific to inclusion, and minimal empirical…
Descriptors: Administrators, Change Strategies, Disabilities, Educational Change