Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 GETTING READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR REED MARTIN, J.D. SPECIAL EDUCATION LAW & ADVOCACY STRATEGIES connie@... http://www.reedmartin.com ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR? I researched links to assist you in your advocacy! Hope they help. http://www.reedmartin.com/whatsnew.htm ******************************* IN THIS ISSUE: CHANGE TO OUR EMAIL ADDRESS ASK REED ONLINE TONIGHT STATE AGENCIES SPECIAL ED INFO LET'S CELEBRATE THE ADA EVERY DAY TIME MAGAZINE ON YOUTH & BIPOLAR USDOE LETTERS OF CLARIFICATION SCHOOL TOLD US IEP IS NOT A CONTRACT MAKE SURE YOUR IEP IS CARRIED OUT IN THE NEWS OCR CASE RESOLUTION MANUAL CHARTER SCHOOL AND STUDENTS W/DISABILITIES SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES NCD - DISCIPLINE OF STUDENTS W/DISABILITIES POSITION STATEMENT '98 REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS ********************************************************** ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR? I have spent countless days researching resource links to assist you in your advocacy to get your child the appropriate education and services they need to succeed. Below are links to policies, forms, hearings, complaint findings and more. Hope these links will help you find the information you need to get successful results instead of spending hours searching yourself....Connie ******************************************************** CHANGE TO OUR EMAIL ADDRESS: We are phasing out the connie@... email address. Please change your address books for us to: connie@... ********************************************************* STATE AGENCIES SPECIAL EDUCATION INFO: State Education Agencies: http://www.reedmartin.com/stateagencies.htm State Education Agency Special Education Information: Includes policies, forms, findings listed by State (There are several states that are not complete - I am working on it!) http://www.reedmartin.com/statespecialedinfo.htm ****************************************************** ASK REED ONLINE TONIGHT: Join , Lou, Sharon, and others in the chat room tonight and every Thursday night at 9:00 - 10:30 PM, EST http://www.reedmartin.com/specialeducationchat.htm or logon on from our home page http://www.reedmartin.com ******************************************************* LET'S CELEBRATE THE ADA EVERY DAY: http://www.reedmartin.com/celebrateada.htm The Americans with Disabilities Act was 12 years old on July 26. A celebration was held in Washington, D.C. in special honor of the life of Dart without whom the ADA would not exist in its current form View 's tribute to : http://www.reedmartin.com/justindart.htm Website Honoring Dart and his Wonderful Work on Behalf of People With Disabilities Justice Unity Statesman Teacher Independence Nobility Defender Architect Revolutionary Triumph - http://www.unitedadvocacy.org ********************************************************** BIPOLAR: Time Magazine Youth & Bipolar - & Bipolar Articles & Resources Time Magazine's story on Youth & Bipolar: http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020819/story.html Articles & Resources: http://www.reedmartin.com/bipolararticlesandresources.htm ****************************************************** USDOE LETTERS OF CLARIFICATION RESOURCE PAGE: Here is a list of clarification letters to questions from the USDOE. http://www.reedmartin.com/lettersofclarification.htm July, 2001, Letter of Clarification from the USDOE - The purpose of this letter is to seek clarification and further information on these issues in order to ensure a complete and accurate understanding of Arizona's final Title I assessment system. September 2001, Letter of Clarification from the USDOE - (1) May the public agency establish an override provision that permits the public agency to presume consent when a parent has been properly notified & withholds initial consent? (2) May the public agency initiate informal (e.g., mediation) or formal (due process) measures when a parent refuses consent to initial services? February 2002, Letter of Clarification from the USDOE - Whether IFSP team is " allowed to determine that an individual child needs a specific therapy or specific methodology, e.g., ( " NDT " ) ( " ABA " ) or cued speech, in order for the child to benefit from early intervention services. August 2000 - Letter of Clarification from USDOE - Student's receipt of a regular high school diploma (a terminating event under the IDEA to the right to FAPE), did not negate the student's independent right to compensatory education services because ISB determined that. the school district denied FAPE to the student November 2001 - Letter of Clarification - Clarification Letter from the USDOE regarding whether a public school board has the unilateral discretion under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to choose the educational placement of a child with a disability as an administrative matter to the exclusion of any input from that child's parents. March 2001 - Letter of Clarification from the USDOE - Requirements of Section 504 and the IDEA to students with disabilities participating in the State's program of Scholarships to Public or Private Schools of Choice for Students with Disabilities July, 2001 Letter from the USDOE to Honorable Hillary Clinton regarding attendees at IEP meetings, specifically attorneys. July, 2001, Letter from the USDOE to Fresno Unified School District regarding news media attending IEP meetings Prohibited Disability Harassment -- Reminder of Responsibilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act: July, 2000 Dear Colleague letter from OCR ****************************************************** STOP! Are Your Really Ready To Ask For A Due Process Hearing Manual http://www.reedmartin.com/dueprocesshearingmanual.htm Read this book BEFORE you think about filing for a due process! Our 108 page manual draws on 's 30-plus years of experience in special education law, and especially IDEA Hearings. emphasizes that you have to prepare before you ask for a Hearing, not after. If the parent uses the right steps in that preparation, our experience has been that the parent can get what their child needs without the time and expense of going all the way through the Hearing and Court process. Further, the steps the parent will have learned will help them with their next problem with the school district. explains why your complaint letters might have been ignored and the ten elements needed for a successful complaint letter. The Manual also focuses on how to force your State Education Agency to start doing its job, which might solve your problem. The Manual details parents' rights under five Federal statutes and explains over a hundred strategies on how to use all the Federal statutes together to solve your problem before asking for a Hearing, and how to use them to win in a Hearing. http://www.reedmartin.com/dueprocesshearingmanual.htm *************************************************** MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS A SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN SCHOOL: THE SCHOOL SAID THE IEP IS NOT A CONTRACT: At our IEP meeting, the school personnel told me " The IEP was not a contract. " They are right. It is much more important than a contract. http://www.reedmartin.com/iepmorethancontract.htm Taken from 's manual: ASK REED (Volume One) http://www.reedmartin.com/askreedvolumeone.htm http://www.reedmartin.com/askreedvolumetwo.htm http://www.reedmartin.com/askreedset.htm ------------------------------------ MAKING SURE THE IEP IS CARRIED OUT: http://www.reedmartin.com/iepcarriedout.htm (Taken from 's manual: Advocating For Your Child with AD/HD & LD) http://www.reedmartin.com/addmanual.htm ------------------------------------------------ Getting Control of the IEP Process Manual How To Use Over 100 Changes in the Law to Get What Your Child Deserves Includes Appendix A to the 1999 IDEA Regulations and 20 USC 1414(d) of the IDEA Statute http://www.reedmartin.com/iepchecklistmanual.htm ------------------------------------------------- Questions To Ask Your Yourself Regarding Your Child's IEP http://www.reedmartin.com/iepchecklist.htm ------------------------------------------------ Prior Written Notice http://www.reedmartin.com/priorwrittennotice.htm ---------------------------------------------- IEP Articles & Resources http://www.reedmartin.com/ieparticlesandresources.htm --------------------------------------------- Section 504 & the ADA Articles & Resources http://www.reedmartin.com/section504andadaresources.htm Advanced Advocacy Strategies - Using Your School's And State's Violations of Section 504 And The ADA To Get Your Child The Program They Need Under IDEA, Section 504 or The ADA Are Your Ready To Play Hardball? http://www.reedmartin.com/advancedadvocacymanual.htm ------------------------------------------------------ IEP Goals and Objectives http://www.reedmartin.com/iepgoals.htm -------------------------------------------------- USING SECTION 504 FOR THE REST OF YOUR CHILD'S LIFE http://www.reedmartin.com/section504forlife.htm ------------------------------------------------ " Section 504 " How You Can Use It To Get Your Child What They Need (Including Students on IDEA IEP'S) Manual http://www.reedmartin.com/section504manual.htm ************************************** IN THE NEWS: http://www.reedmartin.com/inthenews.htm Wanted: Web geeks for the disabled MSNBC http://www.msnbc.com/news/793142.asp?0dm=B1BNT#BODY All counties over hiring limits Local school officials say state's formula obsolete WV http://www.dailymail.com/news/News/2002081213/display_story.php3?sid=2002081 213 & format=prn Parents of children with special needs have homework to do before they move By Rudi American Forces Press Service http://www.gulf1.com/VA/10.htm Wise says there's no money available for more teachers Recht considers forcing state to spend millions Monday August 12, 2002 - WV ton Gazette http://www.wvgazette.com/display_story.php3?sid=2002081122 & format=prn The Associated Press GREENVILLE - School administrators suspended 1,330 elementary schools students in Greenville County last year, an increase of about 250 students from five years ago http://www.goupstate.com/docs/articles/11913.asp **************************************** NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY-Discipline of Students with Disabilities: A Position Statement May 1998 http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/discipline.html **************************************** CHARTER SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES Review of Existing Data - 1998 http://www.ed.gov/PDFDocs/chart_disab.pdf ******************************************** School Programs and Services - 1998 http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/Research/OSEP97AnlRpt/pdf/section3.pdf *************************************** OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS CASE RESOLUTION MANUAL: The Continuum of Placements: From Regular Classes to Residential Facilities Including Students with Disabilities in Statewide Assessments Developing a Partnership Between Families & Professionals The Continuum of Options in Dispute Resolution Monitoring Compliance with IDEA Advances in Teaching and Instruction Design Advances in Technology in Special Education http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/docs/ocrcrm.html ********************************************* REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS: To be removed from this email list, email remove@... and place " REMOVE " in the subject area. Be sure to include the email in which you are registered. ******************************************** Connie s , J.D., Conferences And Publications P. O. Box 4003 town, WV 26504-4003 (P) (F) connie@... http://www.reedmartin.com Our Mission is Lessening Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities by Providing Parents and School Personnel Tools for Advocacy *********************************** The information in this email is educational and not intended to be legal advice ******************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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