Ethical Legal Issues In Sped.

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Module 2:  The Process of Special Education

Focus

This module will focus on the candidate developing an understanding of the process of special education by identifying the steps necessary to determine eligibility or denial of eligibility for a child to receive services through either IDEA or 504.

Textbook Support

Yell, M. (2019).  The Law and Special Education, (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

Chapters 9, 10, and 11

Directions

Complete the Activities Section and Application Section of Module 2.  All responses must be written in Word and submitted through Blackboard by the date articulated on the course syllabus.

Activities

You may use the text and/or outside sources to answer Questions 1A-D.  All answers must be paraphrased and not copied directly from the textbook or outside sources.

The “special education process” is basically a series of steps to either place or deny placement in a special education program.  Assume that you are an individual employed by your district who is responsible for oversight of the “special education process.”  A parent of a child who is being considered for referral comes to you needing questions in regard to what will happen with his/her child as the process unfolds.  Using language that a non-special educator can understand, describe (in one-two paragraphs each) the following steps of the process (50 Points, 10 points each)

  1. Referral
  2. Response to Intervention (RTI)
  3. Nondiscriminatory, Multi-disciplinary Evaluation
  4. Individualized Educational Program (IEP)
  5. Placement

Application

  1. Meet with your building principal or assistant principal and have him/her answer the following questions:
  2. Who is the case manager for children in your building who are referred for evaluations?
  3. Who conducts the evaluation conferences for children in your building?
  4. What individual in your building informs a parent that their child is eligible for special education services?
  5. Who conducts the IEP Conferences in your building?

Reflection

  1. What did you learn in this application?
  2. Who helped you access the information?