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Maintenance of Effort Requirements: An Overview for Administrators
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Popham, Michelle; Lawton, Katherine Ingram; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Ryan, Joseph – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2017
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is intended to provide federal financial assistance to states in ensuring that qualified students with disabilities are receiving a free appropriate public education (FAPE). Indeed, approximately 6.4 million students ages 3-21, representing about 13% of school-age children, received services…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities
Lessons from the Cheshire Cat
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Tinberg, Donna – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2012
"If you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there." This oft-cited but not-quite-accurate quote is from the Lewis Carroll's classic children's tale, Alice in Wonderland. In Carroll's altered reality, the conversation between the disoriented Alice and the mysterious Cheshire Cat actually went like this: "Would you…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Fidelity, Special Education
Participation of Students with Disabilities in Statewide Assessments and the General Education Curriculum: Implications for Administrative Practice.
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Lashley, Carl – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2002
This article examines requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1997) regarding participation of students with disabilities in state- and district-wide assessments and access to the general curriculum. It considers implications for change in school district procedures concerning evaluation and reevaluation, Individualized…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Discipline