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504 Plans versus IEPs: What’s the Difference?

504 Pl ans versus I EP s: W hat’s the Dif f eren c e? Although IEPs and 504s are often referred to as similar plans, there are major differences between them that families and educators need to be aware of, says Lon T hornburg, ATS erv ic es Coord i nator, U mat ill a M orrow E du c at i ona lS...

Posted to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (Forum) by tnixon on 11-05-2008
Addendum Case Conference Report/IEP

As many of you know, if you change school districts, they often don't use the same IEP forms. And, you may only see bits and pieces of the paperwork depending on the needs of your child's IEP. There is a computer model, ENCORE, that some school districts in IN are using. If has forms for health...

Posted to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (Forum) by kbenjamin on 10-27-2008
Least Restrictive Enviroment (LRE)

Getting the Most Out of the Least Restrictive Environment: Integrating Children with Disabilities into Classrooms By RANDY CHAPMAN Published: July 30, 2007 Brenda tossed her parent folder on to the kitchen table and then slid into the sofa, pleased but exhausted. She had just returned from “Back to School...

Posted to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (Forum) by kbenjamin on 10-24-2008
IEP Goal and Objective Bank

Bridges4 k i d s Featured Resource: This 177-page PDF document will assist both parents and professionals in forming goals for kids of all ages in the special ed system. Content areas include English, Functional Academics, Independent Living, Mathematics, Mathematics Readiness, Motor, Recreation and...

Posted to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (Forum) by kbenjamin on 10-24-2008
Read Your IEP Backwards

Read Your IEP Backwards by Charles Fox As any avid reader of the sports section of a tabloid-style newspaper knows, the way to read the paper is to start at the back and work forwards. IEPs should be given similar back to front attention. The items that are in the back of the IEP are typically the following...

Posted to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (Forum) by kbenjamin on 10-24-2008
Top Ten Tips for Parents of Children with Disabilities To Get Better Service with Resorting to Due Process

Top Ten Tips for Parents of Children with Disabilities to Get Better Services without Resorting to Due Process by Dorene Philpot, attorney, Indiana 1. Independent Educational Evaluations. This is one of your best rights. 2. Importance of measurable goals and objectives and progress reports 3. The "Rinse...

Posted to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (Forum) by kbenjamin on 10-24-2008
Tactics & Strategy in Mediations and Negotiations

Tactics & Strategy in Mediations and Negotiations By Dee Alpert, Esq. T his article is about about handling mediations and negotiations. These ideas are based on my experience in federal court class action sex discrimination in employment suits, administrative sex and race discrimination proceedings...

Posted to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (Forum) by kbenjamin on 10-24-2008
Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE)

Who is Responsible for Providing FAPE? How to Document Your Concerns When You Disagree with the IEP Team by Pete and Pam Wright "My daughter has made little or no progress after years of special education. Her IEPs contain vague subjective goals and objectives. If our case goes to due process, is...

Posted to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (Forum) by kbenjamin on 10-24-2008
The "E" in IEP is More Than Grades

The "E" in IEP is More Than Grades Schools refuse to accept the fact that "education" as used in an I'E'P is not just grades. This issue comes up in the context of arguments over whether FAPE has been provided, and whether a child should be eligible for an IEP. The argument...

Posted to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (Forum) by kbenjamin on 10-24-2008
Extended Year Services (ESY)

Standards for Extended School Year (ESY) Print this page TO: Special Education Teachers FR: Nissan B. Bar-Lev, Director of Special Education Date: April 13, 1998 Please review this memo and use it as a resource guide in determining ESY services Legal Basis The principle that each student with a disability...

Posted to Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) (Forum) by kbenjamin on 10-24-2008

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