Full Description
This second edition of Special Education Law and Practice in Public Schools is appropriate for Educational Leadership and Administration courses. Now in paperback, this book can augment educational administration or administrative leadership course or be a core text for special education administration courses. This major revision focuses on showing administrators "how to" understand the complex law and issues surrounding students with special needs. Current topics include the reauthorization of IDEA, NCLB, 504 and other regulations: working with families, IEPs, assessment, as well as administrative issues such as working with students and their families, working with teachers and other professionals and working with the school to ensure positive schoolwide discipline. The revision also includes the standards that relate to school administration and CEC.
Contents
PART I LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES Chapter 1 Inclusion Basics Chapter 2 Parents as Partners Chapter 3 Indentification and Evaluation of Students Chapter 4 Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) Chapter 5 Placement Chapter 6 Student Relationships Chapter 7 Infant and Toddler and Preschool Programs Chapter 8 Secondary School Considerations Chapter 9 Discipline PART II Chapter 10 Staff Relationships and Staffing Patterns Chapter 11 Due Process Hearings, ADOLESCENTS Chapter 12 High Incidence Disabilities Chapter 13 Low Incidence Disabilities Chapter 14 Other Special Needs
