special education policies & practices

legislative mandates
Free Appropriate Public Education
Individualized Education Program
Least Restrictive Environment Nondiscriminatory Assessment
Due Process
Zero Reject
Parental Participation
Procedural Safeguards
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

legislative mandates
“Today, America welcomes into the mainstream of
life all people with disabilities. Let the shameful
wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down”
(Bush, 1990)
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990

legislative
science based approach
mandates
adequate yearly progress data of student subgroups
highly qualified
No Child Left Behind (2001)

referral process
Presented By: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

Individualized Education Program
Presented By: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

placement options
Presented By: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

inclusion
mainstream
v.
inclusion
Presented By: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.

Presented By: Brent Daigle, Ph.D.