kristina@partnerstx.org, Author at Partners Resource Network

3 04, 2017

A Supreme Disappointment for Students with Disabilities

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T14:21:34-05:00

[rescue_box color="blue" text_align="left" width="100%" float="none"]Article by Kalman R. Hettleman, The Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-scotus-schools-20170327-story.html [/rescue_box] The Supreme Court held unanimously last week — in its most momentous ruling on special education in over three decades — that the standard for services owed to students with disabilities under federal law is higher than "merely more than de minimis." Lower courts had been divided, with some saying services must be "meaningful" or "significant," and others saying "merely more than de minimis" — as in a step above trivial. The Supreme Court decision to raise the bar was generally hailed as a victory for students [...]

A Supreme Disappointment for Students with Disabilitieskristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T14:21:34-05:00

24 03, 2017

Supreme Court Decision in Endrew F. Focuses on Mainstreaming, Progress, and Designing IEPs to Meet Child’s ‘Unique Needs’

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:31:42-05:00

[rescue_box color="blue" text_align="left" width="100%" float="none"]Article by Wrightslaw[/rescue_box] What a great day! On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued another unanimous ruling in favor of children with special needs and their parents. The Court emphasized that full inclusion is the primary standard, with the "child progressing smoothly through the regular curriculum." The Court held that "merely more than de minimis" progress is not enough. Chief Justice Roberts wrote, "...IDEA demands more. It requires an educational program reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the childs circumstances." If a child is not fully included, school officials [...]

Supreme Court Decision in Endrew F. Focuses on Mainstreaming, Progress, and Designing IEPs to Meet Child’s ‘Unique Needs’kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:31:42-05:00

23 03, 2017

Supreme Court Clarifies FAPE Standard

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:32:14-05:00

The United States Supreme Court issued a big decision on Wednesday. The high court clarified what FAPE means and how courts should apply the FAPE requirement. The decision in Endrew F by Joseph F v. Douglas County School District RE-1, # 15-827, 580 U.S. (2017) vacates and remands a previous decision by the Tenth Circuit. This was a unanimous decision, the second special education unanimous decision by the Supreme Court this year. Although this opinion clarifies how courts should apply the FAPE standard, the court's decision does not overrule the seminal Rowley decision. Instead, it clarifies Rowley and explains how courts have not been correctly interpreting the decision. [...]

Supreme Court Clarifies FAPE Standardkristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:32:14-05:00

16 02, 2017

ESC 13 Previews Upcoming House and Senate Bills that Affect Students in Special Education

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:33:05-05:00

ESC 13 Previews Upcoming House and Senate Bills that Affect Students in Special Educationkristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:33:05-05:00

10 02, 2017

U.S. Department of Education Publishes New Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities

kristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:38:05-05:00

Transition planning is a mandatory aspect of special education service delivery, according to federal special education law (IDEA 20 U.S.C. 1400). Federal law requires that school special education teams engage in transition planning for each student’s transition to adulthood — that is, from high school to college or employment. The law states specific requirements for transition planning. These requirements include timing, assessment, goals, and services. In January 2017, the United States Department of Education published “A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities,” which explains IDEA’s requirement for transition planning and its relationship to the [...]

U.S. Department of Education Publishes New Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilitieskristina@partnerstx.org2017-06-30T15:38:05-05:00

10 02, 2017

ARD/IEP Committee Decision Making Process

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T11:39:15-05:00

Federal regulations refer to an IEP team. In Texas, this team is referred to as the Admission, Review, and Dismissal or ARD committee. This committee meets at least once a year to develop, review and/or revise a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP). IDEA says that the IEP meeting serves as a communication vehicle between parents and school personnel, and enables them, as equal participants, to make joint, informed decisions regarding- The student's needs and appropriate goals designed to enable them to be involved in and make progress in the general education curriculum; The extent to which the student will participate in [...]

ARD/IEP Committee Decision Making Processkristina@partnerstx.org2019-10-03T11:39:15-05:00

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