IDEA Resources to Brighten Your Labor Day

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IDEA Resources to Brighten Your Labor Day

NICHCY hopes that you have a splendid Labor Day weekend ahead of you, full

of relaxation, good food, and great friends---and, of course, all the

hot-off-the-press resources on IDEA 2004 you can hold. We're writing to you

today to connect you with the most recent IDEA-related resources, just in

case you have extra reading time this holiday weekend.

Final regulations, anyone?

You've no doubt heard that final regulations for IDEA 2004 have been

published. They're only 307 pages long--- including the comments and

analysis of changes--- perfect reading for a 3-day weekend. Pick up your

copy of the regs (in PDF), at:

http://www.nichcy.org/reauth/IDEA2004regulations.pdf

What's the same, what's not?

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) answers this question with

its Topic Briefs prepared just for the new regulations. Hook up with

available briefs at:

http://www.nichcy.org/idealist.htm

More on comparing IDEA 2004 to IDEA 1997.

Visit NASDSE to order your copy of " The Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act: Comparison of IDEA Regulations August 3, 2006 to IDEA

Regulations March 12, 1999. " (NASDSE is the National Association of State

Directors of Special Education.) This book goes section by section through

the old and the new regulations, so you'll get your money's worth--- $15 for

the treasure. It won't get to you in time for the Labor Day holiday

unfortunately, but you can order it today, using the order form at:

http://www.nasdse.org/documents/SbSorderform.pdf

One-stop IDEA shopping!

The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the launching of its

dedicated Web site to provide a " one-stop shop " for resources related to

IDEA 2004 and its implementing regulations. Here you will find the statute,

regs, video clips on important topics, links to the toolkit we keep telling

you about, a Q & A on IDEA, and more---ever more as time goes by. Visit!

Bookmark! Where? Here:

http://idea.ed.gov

And last but not least...

Community-based meetings on IDEA.

To provide the public with an overview of the new regulations, this fall

OSERS (the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services) will be

hosting a series of community-based public meetings on IDEA. Each

participant will receive a copy of the regulations on CD, as well as a copy

of the Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students With Disabilities (also

on CD). Other materials will be available in print form, including copies of

the three model forms required under the reauthorization: Individualized

Education Program (IEP), Notice of Procedural Safeguards, and Prior Written

Notice.

You don't have to register in advance for these public meetings, you don't

have to pay a dime. Registration will take place at the door. Each meeting

will begin with a reception at which Assistant Secretary Hager and Director

Posny will be available to meet with the attendees on an informal basis. The

reception will be followed by a presentation about the regulations, which

will include a taped welcome from Education Secretary Margaret Spellings,

information about the regulations and the dedicated IDEA Web site (mentioned

earlier in this eNews), and an opportunity to ask questions about the

regulations and OSERS' implementation plans.

Any of these dates or towns strike your fancy?

Charlotte, NC

Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006

Tampa, FL

Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006

Philadelphia, PA

Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2006

Seattle, WA

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006

Minneapolis, MN

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006

Dallas, TX

Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006

Denver, CO

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006

Sacramento, CA

Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006

For more details, visit:

http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004-schedule.html

And that's it, our Labor Day e-mailing to you! If you'd like more

information on IDEA 2004, the reauthorization process, the statute, or

analyses on changes in the law, please do visit NICHCY's IDEA pages,

beginning at:

www.nichcy.org/idea.htm

Our best to you,

NICHCY

P.O. Box 1492

Washington, DC 20013

1.800.695.0285 (V/TTY)

nichcy@...

www.nichcy.org