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| Overview | |
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| IDEA: A Brief History and Our Approach | |
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| IDEA (As Amended in 2004) and Its Relationship to the No Child Left Behind Act | |
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| IDEA and Its Relationship to Civil Rights Laws-Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act | |
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| IDEA and Its Six Principles | |
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| National Policy and IDEA, Section 1400(c)(1) | |
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| Nature of IDEA: Grant-in-Aid, Sections 1411, 1412, and 1413 | |
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| Major Purposes of IDEA, Section 1400(c)(4) and (5), and Section 1400(d) | |
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| Definitions, Section 1401 | |
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| Zero Reject: The First of The Six Principles | |
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| Reviewing the Six Principles | |
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| Ages Covered (3-21) Under Part B | |
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| Child Census, Section 1412(a)(3) | |
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| Comprehensive Coverage, Section 1412 | |
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| Direct Services by State Educational Agency, Section 1413(g) | |
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| Single-Agency Responsibility, Section 1412(a)(11) | |
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| SEA Capacity-Building and Performance Goals, Section 1412(a) (12)-(25) | |
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| LEA Capacity-Building, Section 1413 | |
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| Costs and Cost-Shifting, Section 1412(a)(12)(A) | |
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| Architectural Barriers, Section 1404 | |
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| Personnel, Section 1401(10) and Section 1412(a)(14) | |
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| Students in Correctional Facilities, Section 1412(a)(1)(B) and (11) and Section 1414(d)(7) | |
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| Discipline, Section 1415(k) | |
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| Early Intervention (Ages 0-3) Under Part C, Section 1431 et seq. | |
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| Transition Planning for Infants and Toddlers, Section 1412(a)(9) | |
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| Non-Discriminatory Evaluation: The Second of the Six Principles | |
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| Reviewing the Six Principles | |
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| The NDE Team and the Purpose of the NDE, Section 1414(b)(4) | |
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| Evaluation Standards and Procedures Section 1414(b) | |
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| Exclusion from Special Education | |
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| Initial Evaluations, Section 1414(a)(1) | |
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| Parent Participation, Section 1414(d)(1)(B) | |
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| Parental Consent, Section 1414(a)(1)(D) | |
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| Reevaluation, Section 1414(a)(2) | |
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| No Evaluation, No Services, Section 1414(a)(1) | |
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| Independent Evaluations, Section 1415(b)(1) | |
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| Infants and Toddlers, Section 1435(a)(3) | |
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| Appropriate Education: The Third of the Six Principles | |
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| Reviewing the Six Principles | |
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| Defining an Appropriate Education, Section 1401(9) | |
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| Interpreting the Definition: The Rowley Decision | |
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| Individualized Education Program (IEP), Section 1414(d) | |
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| The Individualized Education Program Team, Section 1414(d)(1)(B) | |
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| Parent Participation | |
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| IEP Team Attendance, Section 1414 (d)(1)(C) | |
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| Required Considerations, Section 1414(d)(3)(A) | |
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| Special Duties of Regular Educator, Section 1414(d)(3)(C) | |
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| Private School Placement and IEPs, Section 1412(a)(10)(B) | |
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| Waiver of Team Meetings for Changes and Amendments, Section 1414(d)(3)(D) | |
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| Revising the IEP, Section 1414(d)(4) | |
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| Related and Other Services and Supports, Section 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(4) | |
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| Transition Services, Section 1401(34) and Section 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(VIII) | |
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| Tuition Reimbursement as Remedy for Denying Appropriate Education | |
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| Additional Remedies: Extended School Year Services (ESY) and Compensatory Education | |
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| Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers and Their Families Provisions, Part C, Sections 1431-1445 | |
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| Nature of Early Intervention Services, Section 1432(4) | |
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| Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), Section 1436 | |
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| IFSP Team, Section 1436 | |
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| Contents of the IFSP, Section 1436(a) | |
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| Timing, Section 1436(b) and (c) | |
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| Least Restrictive Environment: The Fourth of the Six Principles | |
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| Reviewing the Six Principles and Introducing the Presumption Favoring Inclusion | |
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| The General Rule, Section 1412(a)(5) | |
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| Strengthening the Presumption, "Extent, if any," Section 1414(d)(1)(A)(i)(V) | |
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| Securing Access to the LRE/General Curriculum Via NDE and AE | |
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| Procedural Due Process: The Fifth of the Six Principles | |
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| Reviewing the Six Principles and the Nature of Procedural Due Process | |
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| Procedural Due Process in General, Section 1415 | |
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| Parental Consent, Section 1414(c)(3) | |
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| General Notice Requirements, Section 1415(b)(3), Section 1415(c) | |
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| Procedural Safeguards Notice, Section 1415 (d)(1)(A) | |
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| Complaints (Requests for Due Process Hearings), Section 1415(b)(6) | |
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| Mediation: Section 1415(e) | |
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| Resolution Session: Section 1415(f)(1)(B) | |
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| Due Process Hearings: Section 1415(f) | |
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| Discipline, Section 1415(k) | |
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| Notice of Rights | |
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| Discipline for Violation of School Code, Section 1415(k)(1)(A)-(F) | |
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| Application of No-Cessation and Address-the-Behavior Exceptions | |
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| Application of the Manifestation Exception | |
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| Exception for Weapons, Drugs, and Serious Bodily Injury | |
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| Determination of Setting, Section 1415(k)(2) | |
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| Appeal of Disciplinary Placement or Manifestation Determination Finding | |
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| No Disciplinary Stay Put Requirement | |
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| Burden of Proof | |
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| Conduct of Hearing and Finding by Hearing Officer | |
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| Preemptive Strike | |
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| Right to Appeal, Section 1415(g) and (i) | |
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| Attorneys' Fees, Section 1415(i) | |
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| Parent Participation: The Sixth of the Six Principles | |
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| Reviewing the Six Principles | |
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| Parent Participation and Shared Decision Making | |
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| Definition of Parents, Section 1401(23) | |
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| Parents as Team Participants | |
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| Parents and Private Schools, Section 1412(a)(10)(C) | |
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| Parental Consent | |
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| Parental Requests | |
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| Parental Agreement | |
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| Parental Rights to Notice-General and Procedural | |
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| Parental Rights to Records | |
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| Parental Rights to Due Process and Mediation | |
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| "Family Systems" Approach Throughout IDEA | |
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| Conclusion | |