IEP | Key Definitions in IDEA
kristina@partnerstx.org2025-01-08T10:55:12-06:00IEP is an acronym for Individualized Education Program. The primary vehicle for providing FAPE is through an appropriately developed IEP.
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10 Common Mistakes Parents Make Regarding Their Procedural Safeguard Rights
kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:32:57-05:00Schools are to give parents the Texas Education Agency (TEA) document Notice of Procedural Safeguards Rights of Parents of Students with Disabilities at least once a year. It is also to be given when an initial evaluation for special education services is begun or when a parent requests an evaluation, when the first state complaint or due process hearing complaint is made in a school year, and whenever a parent requests a copy. There are common mistakes that many parents make in regards to this document and their rights. […]
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Comments that Parents Hear: “Modifications and Accommodations Are the Same Thing.”
kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:33:09-05:00Recall the Law There is no definition or mention of these terms in IDEA regulations. It is generally accepted that “Accommodations are changes in how a student accesses information and demonstrates learning. Accommodations do not substantially change the instructional level, content, or performance criteria. The changes are made in order to provide a student with equal access to learning and equal opportunity to show what he or she knows and can do. Accommodations can include changes in the following: presentation and/or response format and procedures; instructional strategies; time/scheduling; environment; and equipment.” and “Modifications are changes in what a student is expected to [...]
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What Does Parent Participation Mean in the Procedural Safeguards?
kristina@partnerstx.org2024-04-12T14:24:33-05:00Ask 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 [...]
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What is Educational Need?
kristina@partnerstx.org2019-11-14T14:39:21-06:00Under 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, [...]
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Prior Written Notice of Refusal
kristina@partnerstx.org2018-07-23T14:35:56-05:00Prior written notice of refusal, often referred to as PWN, is frequently mentioned on parent forums and advocacy sites. This post will address what prior written notice of refusal (PWNR) is and how it can assist parents in dealing with public schools to promote the provision of appropriate and required services for their child. Prior Written Notice (PWN) is a procedural safeguard provided in the federal law for parents and is actually broader than PWNR. The IDEA regulations at 300.503 say that a school must give written notice “to the parents of a child with a disability a reasonable time before [...]