Understanding Special Education: The Basics of IDEA Law (available in Spanish)
Learn key areas of the law: Changes to IEPs, Parental Rights, Rights of Foster Parents, Changes in Evaluations and Re-Evaluations, Choice of parents to withdraw child from receiving special education services
Understanding Special Education: Writing Effective IEPs (also available in Spanish)
Learn about parent rights and responsibilities
Increase understanding of how the IEP Process works for students
Learn strategies for writing and implementing IEPs
Learn new methods for ensuring that IEPs are effective and lead to desired positive outcomes for students
Understanding Special Education: IDEA and IEPs (also available in Spanish)
A 3-hour training that covers Understanding IDEA and Writing Effective IEPs
Accommodations and Modifications (available in Spanish)
Learn the difference between accommodations and modifications
Learn how to build on the child’s learning style and strengths when developing accommodations and modifications
Practice developing accommodations and modifications to ensure active classroom participation for students with disabilities
Dispute Resolution Methods under IDEA
Learn about what methods are available to resolve disagreements and conflicts
Learn the difference between a State Complaint, Medication and Due Process
Making the Grade: Schools are Accountable to You
Learn about adequate yearly progress
Learn about State Performance Plan (SPP) and School Accountability Committee
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and Students with Disabilities (available in Spanish)
Take the mystery out of state assessments
Understand how this law effects your child
Learn key areas of the law that have particular relevance to parents of children with disabilities.
Title I Schools and Special Education
Learn how Title I can support Special Education
Funding and services under Title I, including parental involvement