The individuals with disabilities education act as amended in 2004

Overview

I. IDEA: A Brief History and Our Approach

II. IDEA (As Amended in 2004) and Its Relationship to the No Child Left Behind Act

III. IDEA and Its Relationship to Civil Rights Laws-Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act

IV. IDEA and Its Six Principles

V. National Policy and IDEA, Section 1400(c)(1)

VI. Nature of IDEA: Grant-in-Aid, Sections 1411, 1412, and 1413

VII. Major Purposes of IDEA, Section 1400(c)(4) and (5), and Section 1400(d)

VIII. Definitions, Section 1401

Zero Reject: The First of The Six Principles

I. Reviewing the Six Principles

II. Ages Covered (3-21) Under Part B

III. Child Census, Section 1412(a)(3)

IV. Comprehensive Coverage, Section 1412

V. Direct Services by State Educational Agency, Section 1413(g)

VI. Single-Agency Responsibility, Section 1412(a)(11)

VII. SEA Capacity-Building and Performance Goals, Section 1412(a) (12)-(25)

VIII. LEA Capacity-Building, Section 1413

IX. Costs and Cost-Shifting, Section 1412(a)(12)(A)

X. Architectural Barriers, Section 1404

XI. Personnel, Section 1401(10) and Section 1412(a)(14)

XII. Students in Correctional Facilities, Section 1412(a)(1)(B) and (11) and Section 1414(d)(7)

XIII. Discipline, Section 1415(k)

XIV. Early Intervention (Ages 0-3) Under Part C, Section 1431 et seq.

XV. Transition Planning for Infants and Toddlers, Section 1412(a)(9)

Non-Discriminatory Evaluation: The Second of the Six Principles

I. Reviewing the Six Principles

II. The NDE Team and the Purpose of the NDE, Section 1414(b)(4)

III. Evaluation Standards and Procedures Section 1414(b)

IV. Exclusion from Special Education

V. Initial Evaluations, Section 1414(a)(1)

VI. Parent Participation, Section 1414(d)(1)(B)

VII. Parental Consent, Section 1414(a)(1)(D)

VIII. Reevaluation, Section 1414(a)(2)

IX. No Evaluation, No Services, Section 1414(a)(1)

X. Independent Evaluations, Section 1415(b)(1)

XI. Infants and Toddlers, Section 1435(a)(3)

Appropriate Education: The Third of the Six Principles

I. Reviewing the Six Principles

II. Defining an Appropriate Education, Section 1401(9)

III. Interpreting the Definition: The Rowley Decision

IV. Individualized Education Program (IEP), Section 1414(d)

V. The Individualized Education Program Team, Section 1414(d)(1)(B)

VI. Parent Participation

VII. IEP Team Attendance, Section 1414 (d)(1)(C)

VIII. Required Considerations, Section 1414(d)(3)(A)

IX. Special Duties of Regular Educator, Section 1414(d)(3)(C)

X. Private School Placement and IEPs, Section 1412(a)(10)(B)

XI. Waiver of Team Meetings for Changes and Amendments, Section 1414(d)(3)(D)

XII. Revising the IEP, Section 1414(d)(4)

XIII. Related and Other Services and Supports, Section 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(4)

XIV. Transition Services, Section 1401(34) and Section 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII)

XV. Tuition Reimbursement as Remedy for Denying Appropriate Education

XVI. Additional Remedies: Extended School Year Services (ESY) and Compensatory Education

XVII. Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers and Their Families Provisions, Part C, Sections 1431-1445

XVIII. Nature of Early Intervention Services, Section 1432(4)

XIX. Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), Section 1436

XX. IFSP Team, Section 1436

XXI. Contents of the IFSP, Section 1436(a)

XXII. Timing, Section 1436(b) and (c)

Least Restrictive Environment: The Fourth of the Six Principles

I. Reviewing the Six Principles and Introducing the Presumption Favoring Inclusion

II. The General Rule, Section 1412(a)(5)

III. Strengthening the Presumption, "Extent, if any," Section 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(V)

IV. Securing Access to the LRE/General Curriculum Via NDE and AE

Procedural Due Process: The Fifth of the Six Principles

I. Reviewing the Six Principles and the Nature of Procedural Due Process

II. Procedural Due Process in General, Section 1415

III. Parental Consent, Section 1414(c)(3)

IV. General Notice Requirements, Section 1415(b)(3), Section 1415(c)

V. Procedural Safeguards Notice, Section 1415 (d)(1)(A)

VI. Complaints (Requests for Due Process Hearings), Section 1415(b)(6)

VII. Mediation: Section 1415(e)

VIII. Resolution Session: Section 1415(f)(1)(B)

IX. Due Process Hearings: Section 1415(f)

X. Discipline, Section 1415(k)

XI. Notice of Rights

XII. Discipline for Violation of School Code, Section 1415(k)(1)(A)-(F)

XIII. Application of No-Cessation and Address-the-Behavior Exceptions

XIV. Application of the Manifestation Exception

XV. Exception for Weapons, Drugs, and Serious Bodily Injury

XVI. Determination of Setting, Section 1415(k)(2)

XVII. Appeal of Disciplinary Placement or Manifestation Determination Finding

XVIII. No Disciplinary Stay Put Requirement

XIX. Burden of Proof

XX. Conduct of Hearing and Finding by Hearing Officer

XXI. Preemptive Strike

XXII. Right to Appeal, Section 1415(g) and (i)

XXIII. Attorneys' Fees, Section 1415(i)

Parent Participation: The Sixth of the Six Principles

I. Reviewing the Six Principles

II. Parent Participation and Shared Decision Making

III. Definition of Parents, Section 1401(23)

IV. Parents as Team Participants

V. Parents and Private Schools, Section 1412(a)(10)(C)

VI. Parental Consent

VII. Parental Requests

VIII. Parental Agreement

IX. Parental Rights to Notice-General and Procedural

X. Parental Rights to Records

XI. Parental Rights to Due Process and Mediation

XII. "Family Systems" Approach Throughout IDEA

Conclusion