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IDEA 2004 Resources and Web sites

Revised: November 2011

Revised by: Robert Morgan, Ed.D.

Resources for IDEA 2004 Core Message Area:

  1. Making Special Education Stronger for Students and Parents

Improving Education Results for Children with Disabilities

Encouraging Innovative Approaches to Parental Involvement and Parental Choice

  • www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/fp/documents/ecfaminvl.pdf
    This handbook gives service providers an understanding of what families need in order to be effective in their involvement with their children, their children’s education, and the community.
  • www.ncpie.org/Resources/ParentsFamilies.cfm
    This site offers a listing of resources to improve the involvement of parents and families in their children's education and to foster relationships between home, school, and community to enhance the education of young people.

Addressing the Needs of Home-schooled Children

Ensuring Equitable Participation for Students in Private Schools

  • http://nichcy.org/laws/idea/legacy/module16
    This is one document in a series, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the United States Department of Education, on the new law. This document addresses provisions, which took effect on July 1, 2005, regarding children with disabilities enrolled by their parents in private schools.

Improving Early Intervention Strategies

  • http://nichcy.org/laws/idea/legacy/module6
    This is one document in a series, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the United States Department of Education, on the new law. This document addresses provisions, which took effect on July 1, 2005, regarding early intervening service.

Reducing Overidentification/Misidentification of Non-disabled Children, Including Minority Youth

  • http://nichcy.org/laws/idea/legacy/module5
    This is one document in a series of documents prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the United States Department of Education, on the new law. This document addresses provisions, which took effect on July 1, 2005, regarding disproportionate representation of minority students in special education.

  • www.nccrest.org/CA_PPT/CA_Calif_Picture.ppt
    The PowerPoint presentation provides a glimpse of the issues surrounding the disproportionate representation of racial and ethnic minorities in California’s special education programs.

Strengthening Accountability Measures for States

  • http://nichcy.org/?s=OSERS&st=3
    This is one document in a series, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the United States Department of Education, on the new law. This document addresses provisions, which took effect on July 1, 2005, regarding new accountability measures.
  • http://nichcy.org/?s=NCLB&st=1
    This is the third document in a series, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the United States Department of Education, on the new law. This document addresses provisions, which took effect on July 1, 2005, regarding new accountability measures.

  1. Ensuring School Safety and Reasonable Discipline

Giving teachers and schools greater discretion to exercise reasonable discipline and ensure safety for all students.  

  • http://nichcy.org/laws/idea/legacy/module19
    This is one document in a series, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) iofn the United States Department of Education, on the new law. This document addresses provisions, which took effect on July 1, 2005, regarding discipline.

  1. Reducing Unnecessary Lawsuits and Litigation

Restoring Trust and Reducing Litigation

  • http://nichcy.org/laws/idea/legacy/module18
    This is one document in a series, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the United States Department of Education, on the new law. This document addresses new procedural safeguards provisions, which took effect on July 1, 2005, regarding surrogates, notice, and consent.
  • http://nichcy.org/laws/idea/legacy/module18
    This is the second document in a series, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the United States Department of Education, on the new law. This document addresses new procedural safeguards provisions, which took effect on July 1, 2005, regarding mediation and resolution sessions.
  • http://nichcy.org/laws/idea/legacy/module18 This is the third document in a series, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the United States Department of Education, on the new law. This document addresses new procedural safeguards provisions, which took effect on July 1, 2005, regarding surrogates, notice, and consent.

  1. Supporting Teachers and Schools

Reducing the Paperwork Burden on Teachers

  • http://nichcy.org/laws/idea/legacy/module14
    This is one document in a series, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the United States Department of Education, on the new law. This document addresses provisions, which took effect on July 1, 2005, regarding individualized education program (IEP) team meetings and changes to the IEP.

Supporting General Education and Special Education Teachers

  • http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/
    This resource, published by the California Department of Education, describes strategies to ensure that all students can be successful in the general education program.

Defining What It Means to be a "Highly Qualified" Special Education Teacher

  • http://nichcy.org/laws/idea/legacy/module7
    This is one in a series of documents on the new law prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)in the United States Department of Education. This document addresses provisions regarding highly qualified teacher requirements that took effect on July 1, 2005.

  1. Reforming Special Education Funding and Building on Funding Increases

Simplifying Special Education Finance and Building on Funding Increases

  • http://nichcy.org/laws/idea/legacy/module2
    This is one document in a series, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the United States Department of Education, on the new law. This document addresses financing of special education provisions, which took effect on July 1, 2005.
  • www.csef-air.org/
     This is a Web page authored by the American Institutes for Research and offers resources on various special education financing issues.

Giving Local Communities More Control

  • http://nichcy.org/laws/idea/partb/subpartc
     This is one document in a series, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the United States Department of Education, on the new law that took effect on July 1, 2005. This document addresses local use of federal monies to support special education.

Note:

Reauthorization of the IDEA 2004

 

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