The Complete IEP Guide: How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child 5th Edition PDF
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5th Edition The Complete IEP Guide How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child by Attorney Lawrence M. Siegel always up to date The law changes, but Nolo is on top of it! We offer several ways to make sure you and your Nolo products are up to date: 1 Nolo’s Legal Updater We’ll send you an email whenever a new edition of this book is published! Sign up at www.nolo.com/legalupdater. 2 Updates @ Nolo.com Check www.nolo.com/update to fi nd recent changes in the law that affect the current edition of your book. 3 Nolo Customer Service To make sure that this edition of the book is the most recent one, call us at 800-728-3555 and ask one of our friendly customer service representatives. Or fi nd out at www.nolo.com. please note We believe accurate, plain-English legal information should help you solve many of your own legal problems. But this text is not a substitute for personalized advice from a knowledgeable lawyer. If you want the help of a trained professional—and we’ll always point out situations in which we think that’s a good idea—consult an attorney licensed to practice in your state. 5th Edition The Complete IEP Guide How to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child by Attorney Lawrence M. Siegel fifth Edition fEbruary 2007 Editor bEtsy simmons book design tErri hEarsh Production margarEt livingston index southwEst indExing Proofreading Paul tylEr Printing ConsolidatEd PrintErs, inC. siegel, lawrence m., 1946- the complete iEP guide : how to advocate for your special ed child / by lawrence m. siegel.-- 5th ed. p. cm. includes index. isbn-13: 978-1-4133-0510-4 isbn-10: 1-4133-0510-5 1. individualized education programs--law and legislation--united states--Popular works. 2. dispute resolution (law)--united states--Popular works. 3. special education--Parent participation--united states--Popular works. i. title. Kf4209.3.Z9s57 2007 371.90973--dc22 2006047129 Copyright © 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007 by lawrence siegel. all rights rEsErvEd. PrintEd in thE usa. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher and the author. reproduction prohibitions do not apply to the forms contained in this product when reproduced for personal use. for information on bulk purchases or corporate premium sales, please contact the special sales department. for academic sales or textbook adoptions, ask for academic sales. Call 800-955-4775 or write to nolo, 950 Parker street, berkeley, Ca 94710. Dedication to the memory of becky luftig, my first client and a remarkable young woman, for whom “disability” was an attitude and nothing more to my parents, and to my wife gail, for that first day on the wheeler steps, and ever since, her joyous smile. Acknowledgments my appreciation to the entire nolo staff which, to a person, has always been professional and friendly and never seemed to feel those two concepts were incompatible. special thanks to marcia stewart for her superb editing, her patience as we worked through and wrote about the complexities of the iEP process, and her clear goal of making the iEP process friendly to and useful for families of children with disabilities. thanks also to: Jake warner, nolo’s founder, for his enthusiasm about the project; and terri hearsh, for her terrific design work. thanks also to my colleagues and friends on the California advisory Commission on special Education. Table of Contents 1 Introduction to Special Education What Is Special Education? ...............................................................................2 Being Your Child’s Advocate .............................................................................3 New Rules for Special Education ......................................................................4 Using This Book ................................................................................................4 Icons Used Throughout This Book .....................................................................6 Getting Help From Others ................................................................................6 2 Overview of Special Education Law and the IEP IDEA and State Special Education Laws ............................................................9 What IDEA Requires .........................................................................................9 Individualized Education Program ..................................................................19 Working With Your School District..................................................................23 Some Overriding IEP Principles ......................................................................25 3 Getting Started: Tips for All Parents First Steps .......................................................................................................29 Obtain Your Child’s School Records ................................................................31 4 Getting Organized Start an IEP Binder ..........................................................................................40 The Yearly IEP Cycle .......................................................................................45 Sample Year in the Life of Your Child’s IEP .......................................................46 Keep a Monthly Calendar ..............................................................................48 Track Your Child’s Progress .............................................................................48
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