Education Laws

7 06, 2018

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:33:22-05:00

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children’s education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are “eligible students.” […]

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:33:22-05:00

7 06, 2018

What Does Parent Participation Mean in the Procedural Safeguards?

kristina@partnerstx.org2024-04-12T14:24:33-05:00

Ask five people and you might easily get five different answers, including at least one response of, “Huh?” The term procedural safeguards sounds rather legalistic and perhaps even a little scary. When it comes to education, what or who needs to be safeguarded? Children? Parents? Teachers? Schools? For our purposes, Procedural Safeguards are a set of requirements to ensure that children with disabilities are provided with a free appropriate public education, according to the standards and mechanisms established by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its regulations. Stated in another way, Procedural Safeguards serve [...]

What Does Parent Participation Mean in the Procedural Safeguards?kristina@partnerstx.org2024-04-12T14:24:33-05:00

6 06, 2018

What is Educational Need?

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-11-14T14:39:21-06:00

Under the IDEA children with disabilities are entitled to a "free appropriate public education (FAPE) designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living. FAPE requires that a school district provide special education and related services designed to meet the needs of a particular student and are in conformity with the IEP. There is a two part process in determining if a student is to be provided services through special education. Federal regulations require that eligibility for special education services be determined by a two-step process based on: 1. The presence of a disability, [...]

What is Educational Need?kristina@partnerstx.org2019-11-14T14:39:21-06:00

5 06, 2018

Comments that Parents Hear: “Your Child will Not Receive Recess or Lunch with Peers”

kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:36:10-05:00

Recall the law: Districts “must take steps, including the provision of supplementary aids and services determined appropriate and necessary by the child’s IEP Team, to provide nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities in the manner necessary to afford children with disabilities an equal opportunity for participation in those services and activities. (b) Nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities may include counseling services, athletics, transportation, health services, recreational activities, special interest groups or clubs sponsored by the public agency.” 300.107 […]

Comments that Parents Hear: “Your Child will Not Receive Recess or Lunch with Peers”kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:36:10-05:00

31 05, 2018

Child with a Disability | Key Definitions in IDEA

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-11-14T14:29:41-06:00

The definition of “child with a disability” explains how and why children are found to be eligible – or ineligible – for special education and related services under IDEA. A “child with a disability,” as defined by IDEA, is entitled to a free appropriate public education that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet the child’s unique needs.

Child with a Disability | Key Definitions in IDEAkristina@partnerstx.org2019-11-14T14:29:41-06:00

30 05, 2018

Special Education | Key Definitions in IDEA

kristina@partnerstx.org2019-11-14T13:39:13-06:00

Special education is at the core of how schools address the needs of students with disabilities and support them in achieving the annual goals stated in their IEPs as aligned with the state’s academic content standards. Accordingly, how this term is defined in law and implemented in the real world is extremely important to students, families, and schools.

Special Education | Key Definitions in IDEAkristina@partnerstx.org2019-11-14T13:39:13-06:00

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