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Peer-Reviewed Research and Individualized Education Programs (IEPS): An Examination of Intent and Impact
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Etscheidt, Susan; Curran, Christina M. – Exceptionality, 2010
The reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams to base the selection of special education, related services, and supplementary aids and services on peer-reviewed research (PRR) to the extent practicable. This article examines the intended purpose of the PRR provision and…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Intention, Peer Evaluation, Federal Legislation
The Excusal Provision of the IDEA 2004: Streamlining Procedural Compliance or Prejudicing Rights of Students with Disabilities?
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Etscheidt, Susan – Preventing School Failure, 2007
When the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was reauthorized in 2004, one of the significant amendments concerned Individual Education Program (IEP) team attendance. A member of an IEP team may be excused if "the member's area of the curriculum or related services is not being modified or discussed in the meeting." The…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Public Education, Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities
Behavioral Intervention Plans: Pedagogical and Legal Analysis of Issues
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Etscheidt, Susan – Behavioral Disorders, 2006
Both law and pedagogy require that educators address behavior interfering with educational progress for students with disabilities. The reauthorized Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA, 2004) and its predecessor, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 1997a), require individualized education program (IEP)…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Individualized Education Programs, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities
The IDEA Amendments: A Four-Step Approach for Determining Supplementary Aids and Services.
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Etscheidt, Susan; Bartlett, Larry – Exceptional Children, 1999
Reviews the legal basis for the mandatory consideration of supplementary aids and services for enabling children with disabilities to be educated in the regular classroom and presents a four-step approach for teams to use in determining supplementary aids and services for children with disabilities. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Decision Making, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Paraprofessional Services for Students with Disabilities: A Legal Analysis of Issues
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Etscheidt, Susan – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2005
Concomitant with the increase in the number of paraprofessionals assisting students with disabilities is the emergence of legal issues pertaining to the need, selection, responsibilities, preparation, and supervision of those paraprofessionals. The purpose of this article is to provide a legal analysis of administrative and judicial decisions…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Court Litigation, Employment Qualifications