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Download full textGiles, David, Ed. – Education Law Center, 2008
This manual is designed to help advocates, including parents, obtain special education for children with disabilities residing in New Jersey. It explains the requirements of the federal statute governing special education--the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)--and the federal regulations implementing IDEA, as well as the state…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Civil Rights, Laws, Disabilities
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1999
These guidelines for gifted and talented education in Colorado are organized into four sections following the preliminary information, which lists key personnel for the Colorado State Board of Education, the Colorado State Department of Education, and the State Advisory Committee for Gifted and Talented Student Education. The first section offers…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development, 2006
NCLB, Alaska Statute 14.03.120 and State Regulation 4 AAC 06.895 require each school and district to disseminate a report card to parents before the school opens for instruction in the fall. Each school site, working with the district, is responsible for determining the format of the report. This handbook has been developed to assist districts in…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Federal Legislation, State Regulation, Accountability
Anstrom, Kris – Directions in Language and Education, 1996
In order to develop a more uniform approach to determining the population of limited-English-proficient (LEP) individuals in the United States, and for purposes of educational decisions and resource allocation, the definition of this particular population is discussed in this theme issue. First, approaches currently used to estimate the size of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Definitions, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education
Lehr, Camilla A.; Lanners, Eric J.; Lange, Cheryl M. – Institute on Community Integration (NJ1), 2003
Alternative schools have emerged over the years as one educational option for students who are not successful in traditional school settings. The number of these schools is growing rapidly, yet we know very little about similarities in policy and practice across states. This report provides a list and review of current state legislation and policy…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, State Legislation, Research Reports, Curriculum Evaluation
Nevada State Dept. of Education, Carson City. Special Education Branch. – 1994
This document presents excerpts from Chapter 388 of the Nevada Administrative Code, which concerns definitions, eligibility, and programs for students who are disabled or gifted/talented. The first section gathers together 36 relevant definitions from the Code for such concepts as "adaptive behavior,""autism,""gifted and…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Decision Making, Definitions, Disabilities
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1997
This manual provides administrative guidelines for programs for gifted students in Missouri. An introduction cites the relevant state special education law, defines "giftedness," and stresses that differentiated educational programs are intended for only 2 or 3 percent of the school-aged population whose development requires…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Budgeting, Definitions, Educational Legislation
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. Div. of Compliance Coordination. – 1994
The Virginia regulations for special education have been designed to comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Virginians with Disabilities Act. Part 1 presents definitions of 80 terms. Part 2 considers responsibilities and functions of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administration, Compliance (Legal), Confidentiality
Montana State Office of Public Instruction, Helena. – 2002
This document presents Montana's standards and guidelines for career and vocational/technical education (CVTE). The guide begins with a directory of Montana's key CVTE personnel and specialists. Part 1 presents the federal and state definitions of CVTE and provides an overview of Montana's system for delivering CVTE and its philosophy regarding…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admission (School), Advisory Committees, Agricultural Education
