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Download full textCopenhaver, John – Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center, 2004
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for parents, educators, and administrators regarding the determination and implementation of extended school year (ESY) services for eligible students with disabilities. Parents of children with disabilities should be provided information regarding ESY to better enable them to be involved in the…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Disabilities, Extended School Year, Educational Finance
Copenhaver, John – 2000
This document presents an analysis of the New Mexico program of providing extended school year services to students with disabilities in need of such services. Individual sections provide the following information: the philosophy of extended school services in New Mexico; authority under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; purpose of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Extended School Year
Copenhaver, John – US Department of Education, 2004
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for assessment and individualized education program (IEP) planning teams regarding the consideration of assistive technology. The guidelines provide recommended practices that will assist teams in making decisions about an individual student's need for assistive technology and a decision-making…
Descriptors: Normalization (Disabilities), Special Education, Disabilities, Assistive Technology
Copenhaver, John – 1998
This paper provides information on the use of assistive technology devices and services in the special education evaluation process and programming for students with disabilities. The legal responsibilities of the school district to consider assistive technology for the student during the evaluation process and as a possible service on the…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Disabilities
Direct linkCopenhaver, John – Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center (MPRRC), 2006
Since the Education for All Handicapped Children Act now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 was first passed, states have been required to make available to students with disabilities a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE). The LRE standard that each school district…
Descriptors: Related Services (Special Education), Educational Environment, Special Education, Special Classes
Copenhaver, John; Rudio, Jack – Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center (MPRRC), 2005
The No Child Left Behind Act was designed primarily to ensure educational accountability through schools producing positive results or outcomes for educational efforts. With this policy change, a need exists to provide parents information that describes the evidence basis for curriculum materials and interventions that are being used in special…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teaching Methods, State Standards, Cognitive Style
