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Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Special and Compensatory Education. – 1979
The book describes Pennsylvania's approach for determining placement of handicapped students in the least restrictive environment (LRE), as mandated by P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Separate sections address the following two topics (subtopics in parentheses): the LRE decision process (content for the decision…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs, Mainstreaming
Chambers, Richard – Georgia Association of Middle School Principals Journal, 1977
The article discusses two provisions--least restrictive environment and the individualized education program--generated by P.L. 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Priorities for effective mainstreaming are considered, and opposition to the least restrictive environment concept is examined. It is concluded that the key to P.L.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Special Education. – 1979
Written for parents of handicapped children, the booklet discusses parental rights, privileges, and responsibilities in seven areas: notice, comprehensive individual assessment, individual educational plan, educational placement, educational records, consent, and hearings and appeals. A brief glossary of terms is included, and a diagram…
Descriptors: Handicapped Children, Hearings, Individualized Programs, Parent Role
Peer reviewedCegelka, Patricia T.; Phillips, Misha W. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1978
The article reviews the implications for secondary level handicapped students of legislative mandates requiring individualized education programs (IEPs). (CL)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs, Secondary Education
Proger, Barton B.; And Others – 1978
Designed as a resource guide for local education agency representatives, the manual describes procedures for the development and implementation of individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped and gifted students. Considered are the following elements of the IEP process: IEP planning meetings, prehearing conferences, and flow charts.…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Handicapped Children
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Office of Special Education. – 1978
The manual describes the Maryland State Department of Education's responsibility and legal authority for administering the nonpublic school tuition assistance program for handicapped students. Procedures are addressed for such general areas as nonpublic institutions and child placement approval authority, nonpublic placement eligibility criteria,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Guides, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs
Powell, Thomas H. – Exceptional Parent, 1978
This article summarizes a few of the areas of Public Law 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which are of special concern to parents. (SBH)
Descriptors: Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedKidd, Judith – Volta Review, 1977
Written for parents of hearing impaired children, the article reviews provisions of Public Law 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (CL)
Descriptors: Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Proger, Barton B.; And Others – 1978
Designed as a resource guide for teachers, the manual provides information on procedures and forms for developing individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped students. An introductory session reviews the purpose of P.L. 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and the law's requirements for IEPs. Presented are sample IEP…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs
Walker, Jeanette, Ed. – 1976
Intended for local school district and state education agency personnel, the resource manual provides a guide for placement committees to follow in fulfilling their responsibilities, especially in developing individualized education programs (IEPs) for handicapped children, and a guide for those responsible for training placement committees in…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedHayes, Josephine; Higgins, Scottie Torres – Exceptional Children, 1978
The authors explore how Public Law 94-142 (Education for All Handicapped Children Act) makes teachers responsible and accountable for assuring that each handicapped child receive the required special education and related services set forth in the individualized education program. (SBH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Confidentiality, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Halloran, William; And Others – 1978
The report analyzes regulations and considers implications for special and vocational educators of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, and the Vocational Education Act of 1963, amended in 1976. Initial sections focus on the content of the laws, while a separate chapter compares the…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
Download full textMacy, Daniel J. – 1976
Described is a model for the evaluation of the Texas Comprehensive Special Education Program (Plan A) based on providing each child with an individualized educational plan and the least restrictive educational placement alternative. The plan is reported to have been implemented on a pilot basis over a 3-year period in the Dallas school district.…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Exceptional Child Education
Peary, Marjorie Ellen – 1979
The author reviews the background and application of the least restrictive environment requirement of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Components of the least restrictive environment (LRE) principle are reviewed, and a distinction is made between LRE and mainstreaming. Implementation issues, including misinterpretations…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Board of Education Policy, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education
Krasner, Steve, Comp. – 1978
The representative listing of inservice and classroom instructional materials reflects the increasing attention given to the implementation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, P.L. 94-142. Emphasis is placed upon existing commercial and noncommerical products whose objectives focus on the following: development of the individualized…
Descriptors: Due Process, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
