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Download full textWillard-Holt, Colleen – 1997
This bulletin explores the current status of federal and state, especially Pennsylvania, legislation and recent court decisions pertaining to gifted education. It notes the existence, at the federal level, of only one law related to gifted education, the Jacob Javits Act of 1988 which, however, does not mandate the creation of special programs and…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Definitions, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Merves, Barbara S., Ed.; And Others – 1980
The manual describes procedures of the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit (PA) regarding individualized education programs (IEPs) for exceptional children, as mandated by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. An initial section reviews the philosophy of the IEP and gives directions for completing IEP forms. Other topics…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Helling, Ernest N.; O'Connor, Linda D. – 1981
The handbook is designed to clarify Pennsylvania and federal requirements regarding the role of the hearing officer in due process procedures for handicapped and gifted students. The statutory and regulatory bases for hearing officers' responsibility are cited in an initial section. The following topics are then addressed (sample subtopics in…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Decision Making, Disabilities, Due Process
Parent Education Network, York, PA. – 1998
This guide is intended to help Pennsylvania parents of preschool children with special needs to understand their rights and assist in the design of an appropriate early intervention preschool educational program. An overview of special education laws focuses on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B. The main sections of the guide…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Conflict Resolution, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Parent Education Network, York, PA. – 1998
This guide, in Spanish, is intended to help Pennsylvania parents of preschool children with special needs to understand their rights and assist in the design of an appropriate early intervention preschool educational program. An overview of special education laws focuses on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B. The main sections…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Conflict Resolution, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Mancuso, Ellen; Stotland, Janet F.; Rieser, Len – 2000
This manual is designed to help Pennsylvania parents of children with disabilities learn how the special education system works in Pennsylvania and how they can make it work for their child. This revision of the manual incorporates changes made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1997 and the regulations issued in 1999 to…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline, Due Process, Early Intervention
