Resources

Resources

• Leadership Insider, November 2006 [PDF 450,805kb]
  In this issue: The school board's role in special education; moving beyond the adversarial system; wars stories and lessons learned; what school boards should know about the new IDEA; response to intervention (RTI); overrepresentation of minorities (disproportionality).
  
• Congressional Record Text of H.R. 1350 As Passed [PDF 567,157kb]
• Orange County Department of Education Summary of 2004 IDEA Reauthorization [PDF 75,225kb]
• New IDEA law gives expanded authority to local school boards [HTML 12,253kb]
• Pennsylvania's Central Instruction Support Center mark-up of H.R. 1350 [PDF 1,799,675kb]
  (showing changes from 1997 IDEA)
  
• December 9, 2003 -- Final Regulations on Assessment of Students with Disabilities [PDF 137,600kb]
  ED allows states and districts in determining AYP to count "proficient" scores on alternate assessments taken by students with significant cognitive disabilities. The number of scores included cannot exceed 1% of all students in the grades tested.
  
• Delegation of special education hearings [PDF 54,751kb]
  Does your state delegate its special education hearings to non-education agencies?
  
• Disciplining Children Not Yet Determined to be Eligible for IDEA Services [PDF 183,162kb]
• Council for Exceptional Children's Summary of Significant Issues in New IDEA
• Council for Exceptional Children
  The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.
  
• House Committee on Education and Labor Disability Policy
  The Committee on Education and Labor is working to ensure that students and individuals with disabilities have access to a quality education and employment and are given the opportunity to succeed.
  
• WrightsLaw on Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
  In this series of articles, WrightsLaw discusses substantive changes to IDEA.
  
• Texas Education Agency Side-by-Side of H.R. 1350 and 1997 IDEA
• Sen. Kennedy Clarification on Conference Report Language on Attorneys' Fees
• Center for Special Education Finance
  The Center for Special Education Finance (CSEF) addresses fiscal policy questions related to the delivery and support of special education services throughout the United States.
  
• National Association of State Directors of Special Education
  NASDSE is dedicated to supporting state agency staff carry out their mission of ensuring a quality education for students with disabilities.
  
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
  The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results for children with disabilities by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts.
  
• Center for Education Rights
  CER is dedicated to promoting advocacy projects relating to children with special needs and conducting professional continuing education programs for those with an interest in special education law.
  
• IDEA Reauthorization Bill HR 1350 as Approved by House Education and Workforce Committee
  Source: U.S. Government Printing Office
  
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
  A guide, written by the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, to understanding the basic policy and legal issues pertaining to the new special education legislation.