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Peer reviewedHosp, Michelle K.; Griller-Clark, Heather; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2001
Interviews with 29 incarcerated youth revealed significant differences in their knowledge of their Individualized Education Program transition plans. Those who took career classes had more knowledge about job searching, application, and interviewing. (Contains 19 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Awareness, Correctional Education, Disabilities
Direct linkEisenman, Laura; Chamberlin, Mark; McGahee-Kovac, Marcy – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2005
A collaborative team of a teacher-consultant, state education agency associate, and university faculty member facilitated a workshop and monthly inquiry group meetings to support teachers' implementation of student-led Individual Education Programs (IEPs). Through participant-observation and grounded theory analytic methods, we examined issues…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Workshops, Inquiry, Teacher Collaboration
Mason, Christine Y.; McGahee-Kovac, Marcy; Johnson, Lora – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2004
This article describes a process to encourage student-led Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings and student ownership for their own education. Sections address preparing for the IEP meeting and research results on students' involvement. Insets summarize three levels of student involvement, relevant sections of the Individuals with…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Download full textLazarus, Sheryl S.; Rogers, Christopher; Cormier, Damien; Thurlow, Martha L. – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2008
Federal regulations (U.S. Department of Education, 2007a) provide states with the flexibility to offer an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS). This assessment option is for a small group of students with disabilities who can make significant progress, but may not reach grade-level achievement within the…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Disabilities
National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2010
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) was assigned the task of compiling, analyzing and summarizing the data for Indicator 2--Dropout--from the FFY 2008 Annual Performance Reports (APRs) and the revised State Performance Plans (SPPs), which were submitted to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Disabilities, Dropouts, Special Education
Mumford, Vincent E.; Chandler, Judy Potter – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2009
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 supports equitable access to educational opportunities for all children who have disabilities. IDEA requires that students who receive services for special needs receive a free appropriate public education, and have access to the general education curriculum, which includes…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Inclusive Schools, Teacher Characteristics, Learning Disabilities
Giles, David, Ed. – Education Law Center, 2008
This manual is designed to help advocates, including parents, obtain special education for children with disabilities residing in New Jersey. It explains the requirements of the federal statute governing special education--the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)--and the federal regulations implementing IDEA, as well as the state…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Civil Rights, Laws, Disabilities
Yell, Mitchell L.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Ryan, Joseph B.; McDuffie, Kimberly A.; Mattocks, Lindsay – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2008
On December 3, 2004, President Bush signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA 2004) into law. This law reauthorized and amended the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On August 3, 2006, the U.S. Department of Education issued the regulations implementing the IDEIA 2004. The changes in the IDEIA 2004…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education Teachers, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Geenen, Sarah J.; Powers, Laurie E. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 2006
The study evaluated the IEPs/Individualized Transition Plans of 45 students who were in special education and foster care, and compared them to the plans of 45 students who were in special education only. Results indicate that the transition plans of foster youth with disabilities were poor in quality, both in absolute terms and in comparison to…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Transition Plans, Special Education, Foster Care
Thurlow, Martha L.; And Others – 1995
In response to findings of excessive exclusion of students with disabilities from national and state educational assessments, this document was developed to provide a listing of the states' guidelines for the participation or exclusion of students with disabilities in assessments. Guidelines in use were provided by 43 states. The remaining seven…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Pitts, Raymond J., Jr.; Marchitell, Carolyn K. – 1994
This guidebook is intended to assist parents of children with disabilities who will be returning to the state of Maryland because of Senate Bill 588, which strongly discourages out-of-state placements of individuals with disabilities or other special needs. The first section is on "getting ready" and provides a summary of Senate Bill…
Descriptors: Community Services, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Milligan, Peggy – 1995
This paper offers a structured framework for the transition of students with disabilities from middle or junior high school to high school. First, it outlines a transition decision tree to help decide whether a formal transition plan is needed. Next, the paper offers a 10-step set of practices appropriate for all students with disabilities in the…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Practices, High Schools
PDF pending restorationGoodman, Beth; Iseman, Sheila – 1992
This paper suggests a framework for analyzing needs of students with disabilities in dealing with transition services in their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). It outlines procedures to follow to ensure adequate service delivery. The framework and procedures are intended to result in IEPs that not only will survive legal challenges but…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Individualized Education Programs
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Special Education Section. – 1992
This technical assistance paper aims to facilitate the team process for developing Individualized Education Programs (IEP) for students with disabilities. The guidelines provide suggestions for meeting legal requirements related to IEP development and offer recommendations designed to be responsive to parents, useful for educators and students,…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Vance, Booney; Fuller, Gerald B. – 1983
School psychologists can play a central role in ensuring that handicapped students are treated fairly in minimum competency testing (MCT). Advocacy concerns include protection in the evaluation process as well as access to graduation and/or a high school diploma. In addition to these rights guaranteed by P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
