Tag: IEP’s

While You Can Write a Student’s Individualized Education Plan. . . It (Legally) Needs to be Acceptable, Actionable, and Appropriate

January 11, 2025

While You Can Write a Student’s Individualized Education Plan. . .It (Legally) Needs to be Acceptable, Actionable, and Appropriate[To listen to a synopsis and analysis…

Improving Special Education Services for our Students: What the New Administration Must Do on this 20th Anniversary of IDEA 2004

December 7, 2024

Improving Special Education Services for our Students:What the New Administration Must Do on this 20th Anniversary of IDEA 2004[To listen to a synopsis and analysis…

A Multi-Tiered School Discipline, Classroom Management, and Student Self-Management Model to Guide Your FAPE (and even Disproportionality) Decisions

May 14, 2017

The Endrew F. Decision Re-Defines a “Free Appropriate Public Education" (FAPE) for Students with Disabilities (Part III of III)Dear Colleagues,ForewordOn March 22nd, the Supreme Court…

Special Education Services Just Got Easier. . . and Harder (The Endrew F. Supreme Court Decision in the Court’s Own Words)

April 2, 2017

The Endrew F. Decision Re-Defines a “Free Appropriate Public Education" (FAPE) for Students with Disabilities (Part I of III)Dear Colleague,IntroductionOn March 22nd, the Supreme Court…

U.S. Department of Education Reminds Educators about Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports for Students with Disabilities

September 25, 2016

But… Watch Out for Their References and RecommendationsDear Colleagues,In this day and age where we are inundated by literally millions of news-related, job-specific, and social-media…

Political Doublespeak, Students with Disabilities, and Common Sense: A Legal Case Study on Students’ Rights and Standards-based IEPs

September 5, 2016

How Departments of Education Use Language, Fear, and Ignorance to Get their WayDear Colleagues,I now do a lot of Expert Witness work around the country-…