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July 4, 2005

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IDEA PROPOSED REGULATIONS

Part II Department of Education34 CFR Parts 300, 301, and 304 Official versionAssistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities; Preschool Grants for Children With Disabilities; and Service Obligations Under Special Education—Personnel Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities; Proposed Rule

Education Department Seeking Comment on Draft Regulations for Implementing Special Education Law http://www.reedmartin.com/commentonidea2004.htm

REED'S NEW MANUAL ON THE NEW IDEA 2004

LEARN ABOUT THE NEW IDEAIndividuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004 (IDEA 2004)Making It Work For Your And Your Child$32.95 (This 68 page manual explains the new law and strategies to assist our children)

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MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES

NO CHILD LEFT BEHINDTHE ACHIEVERfrom U. S. Dept of Educationhttp://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/achiever/2005/060105.pdf

Brown v. Board: Five Communities That Changed America http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/121brown/index.htm

National Atlas of the United States of Americahttp://nationalatlas.gov/

EDUCATION NEWS PARENTS CAN USEfrom the U. S. Dept of EducationVIDEO WEBCAST ACCESS CENTER"Service Learning: Creating Community & Developing Citizens" "Science Education: Preparing Students for the Global Economy""Early Childhood Development: What Parents Need to Know""Arts Education: Improving Students Academic Performance""Drug and Alcohol Prevention: Keeping Kids on the Right Track""No Child Left Behind 3rd Anniversary Show: Stories of Success"http://www.connectlive.com/events/ednews/

The Voiceless Also Deserve a Quality EducationPrepared Remarks for Secretary Spellings at the AnnualPTA Convention in Columbus, Ohiohttp://www.ed.gov/print/news/speeches/2005/06/06242005.html

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MAKIING THE IDEA 2004 WORK FOR YOUR CHILD

Taken from 's new manual: INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIESEDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT 2004 (IDEA 2004)Making It Work For You And Your Child

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has been the main Federal program that authorizes State and local financial assistance for “special education†and “related services†for our students with disabilities since 1975. The IDEA has established and enumerated the rights of students and parents in the special education process, along with the 1973 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 794 with regulations at 34 C.F.R. 104) and the 1992 Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101 with regulations at 28 C.F.R. 35). It has been amended several times (from the Education of the Handicapped Act, to the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, to the IDEA, to the IDEIA) but the current Statute -- Public Law 108-446 – which is generally being referred to as IDEA 2004 – has the most sweeping amendments in the entire 30 years. Some major changes which we will describe and comment on below are: -- IEP meetings which now might be conducted over a video hookup instead of having parents meeting face to face with school personnel, and making further changes to the IEP without actually holding another IEP meeting, both of which this Congress felt would lessen “the unnecessary paperwork burden,†-- Giving local school districts greater flexibility in reviewing a student’s progress by replacing what Congress has referred to as “bureaucratic benchmarks and short-term objectives†and relying on the No Child Left Behind System – with the House of Representatives Education Committee actually claiming that NCLB measures a student’s actual academic progress better than the current measures required on IEPs, -- Asking States to create their own plans on how they will meet the requirements of the Federal law, -- and allowing school district attorneys to consider suing the parent under certain circumstances and attempting to force that parent to pay the school board’s attorneys’ fees and the school board’s costs of the litigation.This information is educational and not intended to be legal advice.http://www.reedmartin.com/idea2004overview_manual.htm

IS YOUR STUDENT GETTING ALL THE RELATED SERVICES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED?

Including the NEW Related Services in the 2004 IDEA Amendments

This 25 page manual will help parents, advocate and school personnel understand related services which enable a student with special needs to receive an appropriate education.

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Educational Tools 4 Kids

GETTING READY FOR KINDERGARTEN DVD$20.00

FREE Education Publications from USDOE FREE Resources for Parents and Teachers

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FREE Booklets from the US Dept of Education

No Child With A Disability Left Behind ManualPrice: 19.95

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