Special education advocacy / Ruth Colker, Julie K. Waterstone.
2011
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Title
Special education advocacy / Ruth Colker, Julie K. Waterstone.
Published
New Providence, NJ : LexisNexis, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
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KF4209.3 .C65 2011
ISBN
9781422479582 (soft cover)
1422479587 (soft cover)
1422479587 (soft cover)
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xvii, 703 pages, 20 unnumbered pages ; 26 cm + teacher's manual
System Control No.
(OCoLC)701242489
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Includes index.
Accompanied by: Teacher's manual (xiv, 188 pages), c2011, + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Accompanied by: Teacher's manual (xiv, 188 pages), c2011, + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
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Table of Contents
Preface
ch. 1
Brief Overview
1
ch. 2
Initiating A Special Education Case / Ruth Colker
5
I.
Who Is The Client? Models Of Representation In Special Education Ma !Mrs / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
5
A.
Parent as Client / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
6
1.
Who Is a "Parent"? / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
9
a.
Involving the Student Even When He or She is Not the Client / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
10
B.
Parent and Student as Joint Clients / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
11
C.
Student as Client / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
14
1.
Expressed Interests or Best Interests? / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
16
2.
Students Who Have Reached the Age of Majority / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
17
D.
Court-Appointed Special Education Attorneys / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
19
II.
Retainers / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
20
III.
Introductory Letter To A Client And Authorization For Release Of Information And Records / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
27
IV.
Client Interview / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
33
A.
Active Listening / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
37
B.
Interviewing the Student / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
38
C.
Developing a Preparation Plan for the Client Interview / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
39
1.
General Overview of Parent's Concerns / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
39
2.
Student's Developmental History / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
39
3.
Student's Educational History / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
40
4.
Information About the Student's Needs and Interests Outside of School / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
40
5.
Parent's Efforts to Obtain Help from the School or Other Agencies / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
41
6.
School Discipline / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
42
D.
Ascertaining the Client's Goals / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
42
V.
Investigation / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
46
A.
Obtaining Documents / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
46
1.
Educational Records / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
47
2.
Medical Records, Including Mental Health Records / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
50
3.
Records from Outside Services Providers and Other Sources / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
51
B.
Investigative Interviewing / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
52
1.
Consultation with Experts or Providers from Other Disciplines / Yael Zakai Cannon, Laura N. Rinaldi
57
C.
Observing the Student / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
58
VI.
Developing An Educational Chronology / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
60
VII.
Developing A Theory Of The Client's Case / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
64
VIII.
Client Counseling / Yael Zakai Cannon, Laura N. Rinaldi
65
IX.
Conclusion / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
70
ch. 3
Child Find / Laura N. Rinaldi Yael Zakai Cannon
71
I.
Introduction / Esther Canty-Barnes
71
II.
Eligible Children / Esther Canty-Barnes
72
III.
Procedures For Identification And Referrals / Esther Canty-Barnes
72
IV.
Procedural Safeguards Notice / Esther Canty-Barnes
74
V.
Prior Written Notice / Esther Canty-Barnes
74
VI.
Informed Consent / Esther Canty-Barnes
75
VII.
Charter Schools And Idea / Esther Canty-Barnes
76
ch. 4
Educational Evaluations And Assessments / Esther Canty-Barnes
83
I.
IDEA and ADA Overview / Ruth Colker
83
A.
IDEA / Ruth Colker
83
B.
ADA and Section 504 / Ruth Colker
83
II.
Evaluation Primer / Ruth Colker
84
A.
Standard Deviations and Errors of Measurement / Ruth Colker
84
B.
Subscores / Ruth Colker
87
III.
Categories Of Disabilities / Ruth Colker
92
A.
Statutory Definitions / Ruth Colker
92
1.
Ages Three to Nine / Ruth Colker
92
2.
School-Age Children / Ruth Colker
96
a.
General Considerations / Ruth Colker
96
B.
Ten Disability Categories for School-Age Children / Ruth Colker
102
1.
Intellectual Disabilities / Ruth Colker
102
a.
Basic Definition / Ruth Colker
102
b.
Further Requirements in Assessing Intellectual Disabilities / Ruth Colker
104
2.
Hearing Impairments (Including Deafness) / Ruth Colker
104
3.
Speech or Language Impairments / Ruth Colker
105
4.
Visual Impairments (Including Blindness) / Ruth Colker
109
5.
Serious Emotional Disturbance / Ruth Colker
109
6.
Orthopedic Impairments / Ruth Colker
111
7.
Autism / Ruth Colker
111
8.
Traumatic Brain Injury / Ruth Colker
113
9.
Other Health Impairments / Ruth Colker
113
10.
Specific Learning Disabilities / Ruth Colker
115
11.
Multiple Disabilities / Ruth Colker
121
ch. 5
Individualized Educational Program / Ruth Colker
149
I.
Definitions / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
149
II.
Fape / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
150
III.
IEP Process / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
152
A.
IEP Team / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
153
B.
Parental Involvement in the IEP Process / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
153
C.
Definition of Parent / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
154
D.
Surrogate Parents / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
156
E.
Transfer of Rights at Age of Majority / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
156
F.
Other IEP Team Members / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
156
G.
Excusal of IEP Team Members from Meetings / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
157
H.
Team Process / Jane R. Wettach Brenda Berlin
158
I.
When the IEP Must be in Effect / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
158
J.
IEP Document / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
159
1.
Present Levels of Performance / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
171
2.
Annual Goals / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
172
3.
Measurement of Progress / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
173
4.
Statement of Special Education and Related Services / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
173
5.
Amount, Duration, and Frequency / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
175
6.
Participation with Non-Disabled Students/Least Restrictive Environment / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
175
7.
Testing Accommodations and Alternate Assessments / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
179
a.
Accommodations / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
179
b.
Alternate Assessments / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
180
8.
Transition Services / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
181
9.
Extended School Year Services / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
183
IV.
Planning For An IEP Meeting / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
184
A.
Collecting and Organizing the Student's Records / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
184
B.
Scheduling the Meeting / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
187
C.
Providing Advance Notice to the School District / Jane R. Wettach Brenda Berlin
187
D.
Creating the IEP Meeting Agenda / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
187
E.
Inviting Participants to be a Part of The IEP Team / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
188
F.
Exchanging Information Prior to the Meeting / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
188
G.
Making a Plan With Your Client / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
189
H.
Deciding Whether to Record IEP Meetings / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
191
I.
Signing the IEP / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
191
ch. 6
Early Intervention Services / Brenda Berlin Jane R. Wettach
195
I.
Child Find / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
196
Marie O. v. Edgar / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
197
II.
Referral / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
205
III.
Evaluations / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
210
IV.
Eligibility / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
213
V.
Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP) / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
214
VI.
Early Intervention Services / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
226
VII.
Payment For Early Intervention Services / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
231
VIII.
Procedural Safeguards And Dispute Resolution / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
234
ch. 7
School Discipline And Students With Special Needs / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
239
I.
Protections For Disciplined Students / Jane R. Wettach Julie K. Waterston
240
A.
Manifestation Determination Review / Jane R. Wettach Julie K. Waterston
240
1.
Results of the Manifestation Determination Review / Jane R. Wettach Julie K. Waterston
248
a.
Conduct is Found to be a Manifestation / Jane R. Wettach Julie K. Waterston
248
b.
Exceptions / Jane R. Wettach Julie K. Waterston
249
c.
Conduct is Found Not to be a Manifestation / Jane R. Wettach Julie K. Waterston
249
B.
Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans / Jane R. Wettach Julie K. Waterston
251
1.
Functional Behavioral Assessment / Jane R. Wettach Julie K. Waterston
251
2.
Behavior Intervention Plan / Jane R. Wettach Julie K. Waterston
252
II.
Unidentified Children / Jane R. Wettach Julie K. Waterston
253
III.
Manifestation Determination Review Simulation / Jane R. Wettach Julie K. Waterston
262
ch. 8
Child Welfare And Special Education / Jane R. Wettach Julie K. Waterston
283
I.
Introduction / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
283
II.
Defining The Idea Parent / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
286
A.
Parent Defined / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
287
B.
Surrogate Parents / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
288
III.
Getting Through The School Doors / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
290
A.
Registration, Enrollment and Attendance / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
290
B.
School Records / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde, Randi Mandelbaum
292
C.
Residency / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
293
IV.
Confidentiality And Information-Sharing / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
294
A.
Confidentiality / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
294
B.
Information-Sharing / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
297
V.
Evaluations, Programs/Placements And Services / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
298
A.
Evaluations / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
298
B.
Placements / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
302
C.
Services / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
303
D.
Transitional Planning and Services / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
304
VI.
Achieving School Stability / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde, Randi Mandelbaum
307
A.
McKinney-Vento / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
307
B.
Fostering Connections / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde, Randi Mandelbaum
310
1.
California / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde, Randi Mandelbaum
311
2.
New Jersey / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde, Randi Mandelbaum
311
3.
North Carolina / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
312
4.
Ohio / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
313
5.
District of Columbia / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde, Randi Mandelbaum
313
VII.
Standards For Educating Children In Out-Of-Home Care / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde, Randi Mandelbaum
324
VIII.
Conclusion: Cross-Systems Advocacy [—] How Does It Work? / Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde, Randi Mandelbaum
325
ch. 9
Due Process Complaint / Randi Mandelbaum Jennifer N. Rosen Valverde
327
I.
Filing The Due Process Complaint / Esther Canty-Barnes
327
II.
Contents Of The Due Process Complaint / Esther Canty-Barnes
327
III.
Answering The Due Process Complaint / Esther Canty-Barnes
339
IV.
Sufficiency Challenge / Esther Canty-Barnes
339
V.
Resolution Meeting And 30 Day Waiting Period / Esther Canty-Barnes
339
VI.
Procedural Protections In Due Process / Esther Canty-Barnes
341
A.
Hearing Officer's Responsibilities / Esther Canty-Barnes
341
B.
Hearing Rights / Esther Canty-Barnes
341
C.
Discovery / Esther Canty-Barnes
343
D.
Right to "Stay-Put" / Esther Canty-Barnes
344
VII.
Burden Of Proof / Esther Canty-Barnes
344
New Jersey Senate, No. 2604 / Esther Canty-Barnes
345
VIII.
Expedited Due Process Complaints / Esther Canty-Barnes
346
IX.
Appeal Of Due Process Decision / Esther Canty-Barnes
347
X.
Timelines For Completion Of Hearing And Appeal Review / Esther Canty-Barnes
348
XI.
Appeal Of Administrative Decision / Esther Canty-Barnes
348
XII.
Due Process Complaint Exercises / Esther Canty-Barnes
349
ch. 10
Remedies / Esther Canty-Barnes
353
I.
Remedial Authority Of Due Process Hearing Officers / Yael Zakai Cannon
353
A.
Statutory Limitations on Hearing Officer's Remedial Authority / Yael Zakai Cannon
355
1.
Substantive Violations Required, Except Where Procedural Violations Meet Statutory Exceptions / Yael Zakai Cannon
355
2.
Statute of Limitations / Yael Zakai Cannon
357
3.
Lack of Parental Consent to Initial Provision of Services / Yael Zakai Cannon
357
B.
Case Law Discussing the Broad Remedial Authority of Hearing Officers / Yael Zakai Cannon
357
C.
Broad Remedial Authority of Hearing Officer as Discussed by OSEP / Yael Zakai Cannon
358
II.
Remedies In Civil Actions / Yael Zakai Cannon
359
III.
State Complaints / Yael Zakai Cannon
361
IV.
Eligibility And Disability Classification / Yael Zakai Cannon
362
V.
Independent Evaluations / Yael Zakai Cannon
362
VI.
Changes To An Iep And Implementation Of An Iep / Yael Zakai Cannon
363
VII.
Compliance With Procedural Requirements / Yael Zakai Cannon
363
VIII.
School Placement / Yael Zakai Cannon
364
A.
Inappropriateness of the Current Placement / Yael Zakai Cannon
364
B.
Supreme Court's Key Reimbursement Cases / Yael Zakai Cannon
365
C.
Codification of Tuition Reimbursement as a Remedy in the IDEA / Yael Zakai Cannon
367
D.
Right to "Stay Put" / Yael Zakai Cannon
369
E.
Prospective Placement Order as a Remedy / Yael Zakai Cannon
371
F.
Factors to Consider in Identifying an Appropriate Placement / Yael Zakai Cannon
372
G.
Process of Identifying an Appropriate Placement to Pursue as a Remedy / Yael Zakai Cannon
374
H.
Visiting a Potential School Placement / Yael Zakai Cannon
375
IX.
Reimbursement For Other Services / Yael Zakai Cannon
378
X.
Compensatory Education / Yael Zakai Cannon
379
A.
Varying Approaches of the Federal Courts of Appeals / Yael Zakai Cannon
380
B.
Crafting a Request for a Compensatory Education Award / Yael Zakai Cannon
382
XI.
Attorneys' Fees / Yael Zakai Cannon
385
A.
Defining "Prevailing Party" / Yael Zakai Cannon
386
B.
Limitations on Attorneys' Fees / Yael Zakai Cannon
387
XII.
Expert Fees / Yael Zakai Cannon
388
XIII.
Monetary Damages / Yael Zakai Cannon
388
A.
Availability of Damages Under the IDEA Itself / Yael Zakai Cannon
388
B.
Availability of Damages in IDEA Cases Through [§] 1983 / Yael Zakai Cannon
389
XIV.
Securing Services And Accommodations Through Alternative Entitlements / Yael Zakai Cannon
389
A.
Vocational Rehabilitation Services / Yael Zakai Cannon
389
B.
[§] 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act / Yael Zakai Cannon
390
C.
Medicaid and EPSDT / Yael Zakai Cannon
392
D.
Supplemental Security Income / Yael Zakai Cannon
396
XV.
Assisting Clients After The Remedy Is Ordered / Yael Zakai Cannon
398
ch. 11
Special Education Advocacy For Youth In The Delinquency System / Yael Zakai Cannon
401
I.
Critique Of The Delinquency System / Joseph B. Tulman
401
II.
Connections Between The Delinquency System And The Special Education System / Joseph B. Tulman
404
A.
Strategy for Obtaining Treatment: Substituting the Individualized Services Available Through the Special Education System for the Limited and Often Counterproductive Sanctions in the Delinquency System / Joseph B. Tulman
404
B.
Strategy for Successfully Challenging Unfair Prosecutions: Identifying Improper Unilateral Exclusion from School of Children with Disabilities and Using Delinquency Intake Procedures to Stop Improper and Unnecessary Delinquency Referrals / Joseph B. Tulman
410
III.
Special Education, Disability Rights, And The Stages Of A Delinquency Case / Joseph B. Tulman
413
A.
Delinquency Intake Stage / Joseph B. Tulman
416
B.
Initial Hearings and Detention Decisions / Joseph B. Tulman
416
C.
Pre-Trial Motions / Joseph B. Tulman
417
D.
Factfinding Hearing (Trial) / Joseph B. Tulman
419
E.
Disposition (Sentencing) / Joseph B. Tulman
420
F.
Post-Disposition Advocacy / Joseph B. Tulman
422
IV.
Conclusion / Joseph B. Tulman
422
Appendix A Individuals with Disabilities Education Act / Joseph B. Tulman
425
Appendix B IDEA Regulations / Joseph B. Tulman
483
Appendix C Appendix of Major Cases / Joseph B. Tulman
587
PARC v. Pennsylvania / Joseph B. Tulman
587
Mills v. Board of Education / Joseph B. Tulman
599
Goss v. Lopez / Joseph B. Tulman
616
Board of Education v. Rowley / Joseph B. Tulman
624
Roncker v. Walter / Joseph B. Tulman
638
School Committee of the Town of Burlington v. Department of Education / Joseph B. Tulman
642
Honig v. Doe / Joseph B. Tulman
649
Daniel R.R. v. State Board of Education / Joseph B. Tulman
656
Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garrett F / Joseph B. Tulman
667
Schaffer v. Weast / Joseph B. Tulman
672
Arlington Central School District Board of Education v. Murphy / Joseph B. Tulman
680
Winkelman v. Parma City School District / Joseph B. Tulman
688
Forest Grove School District v. T.A. / Joseph B. Tulman
697
Table of Cases / Joseph B. Tulman
TC-1
Table of Statutes / Joseph B. Tulman
TS-1
Index / Joseph B. Tulman
I-1