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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Special Education: A View from the Field
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Hazelkorn, Michael; Packard, Abbot L.; Douvanis, Gus – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2008
Mediation was required by the Individuals With Disabilities Education (IDEA) 1997, and resolution sessions were added to the IDEA 2004. This study examines the perceptions of 260 special education directors in Georgia, Massachusetts, Washington, and Wisconsin to determine their perceptions regarding alternative dispute resolutions in which they…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Conflict Resolution, Special Education, Arbitration
Cost-Efficacy Analysis of Out-of-District Special Education Placements: An Evaluative Measure of Behavior Support Intervention in Public Schools.
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Putnam, Robert F.; Luiselli, James K.; Sennett, Kenneth; Malonson, Joanne – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2002
Evaluation of out-of-district special education placement costs in the 15 largest Massachusetts public school districts found the criterion school district (which had developed a system-wide approach to behavioral intervention) had the lowest per capita cost, lowest percentage of total school budget consumed by out-of-district placements, and the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Accessing the General Curriculum: Administrators' Experiences Adopting Statewide Curriculum Frameworks in out-of-District Day and Residential Special Education Programs
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Byrnes, MaryAnn – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2004
This study examined the experiences of administrators of Massachusetts out-of-district special education schools two years after they began aligning their curriculum with state standards. The majority of administrators described faculty as "Somewhat Familiar" with state frameworks, and their curriculum as "Partially Aligned."…
Descriptors: State Standards, Disabilities, Special Education, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)