Manual of Special Education Law for Educators and Parents Book

	Cases	ix
	Preface	xvii
	About the Author	xix
Chapter 1	Introduction	1
Chapter 2	Definitions	5
	Assistive Technology Device	5
	Assistive Technology Service	6
	Child with a Disability	7
	Consent	8
	Day	9
	Extended School Year	9
	Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)	10
	General Curriculum	11
	Individualized Education Program (IEP)	12
	Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)	12
	Related Services	13
	Medical Services	13
	Transportation	15
	Special Education	16
	Stay Put	17
	Supplementary Aids and Services	17
	Transition Services	18
Chapter 3	Identification	21
	Child Find	21
Chapter 4	Evaluation	23
	Initial Evaluation	23
	Re-Evaluation	25
	Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE)	28
Chapter 5	Determination of Eligibility	31
Chapter 6	Individualized Education Programs	35
	Overview	35
	Content	36
	Participation in Assessments	40
	The IEP Team	41
	Review and Revision of the IEP	47
	IEP Meetings	48
	Concensus	48
	What Is NOT an IEP Meeting?	49
	Recording Devices	50
	Accountability	51
Chapter 7	Placement	55
Chapter 8	Discipline of a Student with a Disability	59
	Placement in an Alternative Educational Setting	61
	Functional Behavioral Assessments	67
	Behavior Intervention Plans	70
	Manifestation Determination Hearings	75
	Entitlement to Protections	78
	Inmate Services	80
	Referral to Law Enforcement	81
Chapter 9	Procedural Safeguards	83
	Written Notice	83
	Content of the Notice	84
	Transfer of Rights	85
	Graduation	86
Chapter 10	Mediation	89
Chapter 11	Due Process Hearings	93
Chapter 12	Attorneys' Fees	99
Chapter 13	Damages	103
Chapter 14	Charter Schools	105
Chapter 15	Children in Private Schools	107
	School-Placed	107
	Parentally Placed	108
	Afterword	115
	Index	117