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Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District (2017) FAPE and the U.S. Supreme Court
Content type: Journal Article
On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District. This case, coming 35 years after the Supreme Court’s first special education decision in Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central...
Developing Collaborative Partnerships With Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families During the IEP Process
Content type: Journal Article
Family participation in the special education process has been federally mandated for 40 years, and educators recognize that effective collaboration with their students’ families leads to improved academic and social outcomes for students. However, while...
How to Implement the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction in Inclusive General Education Classrooms
Content type: Journal Article
Self-determination is defined by acting as a causal agent in one’s life. To be a causal agent, one must act with intent to set and go after goals using skills that include choice-making, decision-making, problem solving, goal setting and attainment...
Don’t Quit Cold Turkey: Systematic Fading to Promote Sustained Behavioral Change
Content type: Journal Article
Recent national efforts for using data to drive intervention decisions have focused primarily on how to intensify interventions for students who are nonresponsive. Less attention, however, has been paid to how data-based decisions are made for responders...
SMART or Not? Writing Specific, Measurable IEP Goals
Content type: Journal Article
Annual goals and present level of academic and functional performance are required components of the individualized education programs (IEP) for students with identified disabilities. A wide range of service providers, in addition to special educators take...
Peer-Mediated Instruction and Activity Schedules: Tools for Providing Academic Support for Students With ASD
Content type: Journal Article
Given the increase in students identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the least restrictive learning environment will likely be the general education classroom. With secondary teachers instructing multiple classes throughout the day, it is...
Pursuing Academic and Functional Advancement: Goals, Services, and Measuring Progress
Content type: Journal Article
According to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School Board in order to meet it's educational benefit standard under the IDEA, school districts are obligated to “offer an IEP that is reasonably calculated to enable the child to...
Developing Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance Statements for IEPs
Content type: Journal Article
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams to determine progress based on the unique needs of the individual student. In order to do this, IEP teams must develop comprehensive Present Levels of...
Making Legally Sound Placement Decisions
Content type: Journal Article
The primary obligation of special educators is to provide a program that confers a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE). It is the responsibility of the team that develops a student’s individualized education...
Caseload Management Template
Content type: Teacher Resource
The purpose of this resource is to help special education teachers organize their caseload of students at the beginning of the school year. The template provides areas for teachers to document the IEP dates, RR dates, placement information, parent contact information, etc., and can be modified based on the teacher's needs and preferences. This template provides the special education teacher with easy-to-access information about their entire caseload in 1 document. The document also comes with a cover letter to distribute to general education teachers and special area teachers (music, art, physical education, etc.) at the beginning of the school year.