February 2022 - Special Educator e-Journal
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Special Education Legal Alert
By Perry A. Zirkel
© January 2022
This month’s update identifies two court decisions that address current issues, including the provision of ABA services and specialized reading methodologies. For various related articles, special supplements, and earlier monthly updates, see perryzirkel.com.
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Buzz from the Hub
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- Getting Ready for the 2021-22 School Year: FAQs About Testing Children with Disabilities
- Questions Often Asked by Parents about Special Education Services
- The School Evaluation Process: What to Expect
- Understanding Evaluation Results and Next Steps
- How to Understand your Child’s IEP Evaluations | Preparing for an IEP Eligibility Meeting
- Information for LEP Parents and Guardians and for Schools and School Districts that Communicate with Them
- Civil Rights Protect Language Access for Parent Participation in Child’s Education
- Facing Fears, Supporting Students
- Updated CDC Guidance for Operating Early Care and Education/Child Care Programs
- Webinar on Development and Implementation of IEPs
- How Parent Support Groups Can Help
- Special Needs Trusts and ABLE Accounts: How Are They Different?
- Development and Implementation of the IEP in the LRE
- Behavior Challenges: Conversation Starters to Use with Your Child’s Teacher
- Cutting and Other Self-Injury
- Part C Finance Glossary
- Supporting and Protecting the Rights of Students at Risk of Self-Harm
- Connect to Care
- For Parents of Children Who Were Just Diagnosed With a Health Condition
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Update from the U.S. Department of Education
Secretary Cardona Lays Out Vision for Education in America
In a major address at the Department of Education, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona laid out his vision for continued recovery through the pandemic and his priorities for broader investments in America's education system to ensure all students can succeed and thrive. During the address, Secretary Cardona discussed key strategies the Department, schools, and colleges and universities must take to help students, educators, and school communities – from preschool through postsecondary education – continue to recover from the pandemic and address inequities that have long existed in our education system.
"Reopening schools—and keeping them open—while critical, is insufficient. Our hardest and most important work lies ahead," said Secretary Cardona in the address. "Our students' success is at stake. Not just the students we serve today, but for those who have yet to be born. Our task is not only to improve our education system from where it was before the pandemic, but also to take bolder action to elevate it to lead the world."
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Key Definitions in Part B of IDEA | Defining and Understanding Related Services
This page focuses on howIDEAdefines the term “related services.” (Note: To print out or share the ENTIRE reference list as one Word or PDF file, use the links at the very top of this page.)
You can use the reference list in staff or board training, to refresh or deepen your understanding of what key terms in IDEA mean, and to find easy-to-read summaries about these terms on CPIR’s site in English and Spanish.
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
No otherwise qualified individual with a disability in the United States . . . shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance…
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. This law applies to public elementary and secondary schools, among other entities.
- Eligibility under Section 504
- For more info on Section 504
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Acknowledgements
Portions of this or previous month’s NASET’s Special Educator e-Journal were excerpted from:
- Center for Parent Information and Resources
- Committee on Education and the Workforce
- FirstGov.gov-The Official U.S. Government Web Portal
- Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals (JAASEP)
- National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
- National Institute of Health
- National Organization on Disability
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Education-The Achiever
- U.S. Department of Education-The Education Innovator
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Office of Special Education
The National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET) thanks all of the above for the information provided for this or prior editions of the Special Educator e-Journal