1. Dr. Wilder

2.  94-142 gave students with disabilities the right to be educated in public schools – zero reject  Continuum of services must be available for ESE students (OT, PT, counseling, SLT, bus, ESE)  Least restrictive environment (educated with non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate)  Inclusion with accommodations (RTI)  IEP required (IFSP and transition IEP)

3. Relative Isolation before 1973 Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act Integration 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act 94-142 Inclusion 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Empowerment and Self-Determination 1997 Reauthorization of IDEA Alignment with NCLB 2004 Reautorization of IDEIA

4.  Autism  Communication Disorder (Speech /Language Impairment)  Deaf-blindness  Deafness  Developmental Delay (used for Early Intervention)  Emotional Disturbance  Hearing Impairment/Deafness  Mental Retardation  Multiple Disabilities  Orthopedic Impairment  Other health Impairment  Specific Learning Disabilities  Traumatic Brain Injury  Visual Impairment

5. 1. Zero Reject 2. Nondiscriminatory Assessment 3. Free appropriate Public Education/IEP 4. Least Restrictive Environment 5. Procedural Safeguards/Due Process 6. Parent Participation

6.  Pre-referral ◦ Regular education process ◦ Includes development and use of strategies, adaptions and accommodations that are implemented and measured for an individual student’s progress in the general curriculum ◦ A variety of strategies are tried  Regular education team or parent requests referral to special education

7.  Evaluation is completed and reviewed with the IEP team  Team determines whether student is eligible for special education.  Eligibility signed by IEP team members including parent  If yes, parent is notified of an IEP meeting to develop goals and objectives based on student’s needs.  Team meets and completes the IEP with parent input.

8.  IEP team meets to review current information and determine if initial evaluation for services under special education is needed.  Parent notification of team decision  If yes, IEP team meets to determine assessment components  Parent notification of team decision  Parent consent for initial evaluation

9.  Educational placement is determined by IEP team  Parents sign consent for initial placement into Special Education  Special education staff implement IEP.

10.  Parents  Regular Educators  Special Educators  Student  School administration-Local Education Agency (LEA)  Related service providers