Addresses the requirements to request a waiver for the 2020–21 school year (SY) from the one percent cap on the percentage of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who may be assessed with an alternate assessment aligned with alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS).Look at this result
The Department of Education released a streamlined waiver that will allow for the use of IDEA Part B grant funds for an additional year beyond what is known as the Tydings period, for years impacted by the COVID-19 emergency.Look at this result
Addresses the use of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B funds to pay hearing officers to conduct due process hearings under IDEA.Look at this result
Addresses the role of parents in determining the educational placement of a child with a disability, including how far from home the child will be educated.Look at this result
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Addresses a series of questions regarding the development of IEPs of children placed in certain preschool programs, including whether a public agency may restrict the provision of a specific related service based solely on the child’s placement in a particular program.Look at this result
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Addresses a series of questions regarding a state educational agency’s (SEA’s) complaint procedures process, in particular, about enforcement actions and resolution of state complaints.Look at this result
Addresses a series of questions regarding the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) state complaint and due process hearing procedures.Look at this result
Addresses whether a school district may invite an observer to an individualized education program (IEP) Team meeting.Look at this result
Addresses a series of questions resulting from a functional vision assessment by an optometrist.Look at this result
Addresses a parent’s right to an IEE when the child has been evaluated and found not to be a child with a disability in need of special education and related services.Look at this result
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information regarding the implications for States not meeting the requirement, in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), related to participation in an alternate assessment aligned with alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS).Look at this result
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Letter on a series of questions regarding the implementation of response to intervention (RTI) and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS).Look at this result
Clarification on a series of questions regarding the protections for children not yet determined eligible for special education and related services under IDEALook at this result
Letter on whether the Florida Department of Corrections fails to provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) under Part B of IDEA to students with disabilities when the state offers such students only a General Education Development (GED) credential rather than the opportunity to earn a regular high school diploma because the students are incarcerated in a particular adult corrections facility.Look at this result
Letter regarding further discussions on a local educational agency’s (LEA’s) obligation to a parentally placed private school child with a disability when the child’s parent does not request a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for the child.Look at this result
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The Department released new information clarifying that federal law should not be used to prevent schools from offering distance learning opportunities to all students, including students with disabilities.Look at this result
Summary Addresses inquiries concerning implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B provision of services in the current COVID-19 environment. Questions and Answers View PDF | View Part C OSEP QA 20-01 September 28, 2020 The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), within the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department) Office of Special Education and…Look at this result
