Explore useful resources from SES and lead agencies for a more in-depth look at IDEA.

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Webinar Videos

See videos from our Special Education Solution’s past webinars.

Failure to Implement: The Third Dimension of FAPE

Selected Developments in Special Education Law

Settlement of Due Process Proceedings

The Aftermath of R.E.: Prospective Challenges to a Child’s Proposed Placement

Statute of Limitations for Filing for the Hearing

Memos, Dear Colleague Letters and Policy Letters of Import to IHOs

Federal Statutes

1. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

http://idea.ed.gov/download/statute.html

2. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504)

http://www.dol.gov/oasam/regs/statutes/sec504.htm

3. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/1232g

Federal Regulations

1. IDEA

2. Section 504

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/rights/reg/ocr/edlite-34cfr104.html

3. FERPA

http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?rgn=div5&node=34:1.1.1.1.33.

Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

1. Due Process Hearings

Hearing Process; Resolution Meeting; Expedited Due Process Hearing
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2. Mediation

Voluntary Resolution Process
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3. State Complaints

Process for noncompliance with IDEA
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Articles of Interest

1. Memos, Dear Colleague Letters, and Policy Letters of Import to IDEA Hearing Officers

https://spedsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/OSEP-Outline-Website-1.pdf

2. The Sanctioning Authority of IDEA Hearing Officers

https://spedsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Sanctioning-Authority-Website.pdf

3. What’s Happening and Where? (Case Law Update)

https://spedsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/What’s-Happening-and-Where-Website.pdf

Additional Resources

1. Center on Technology and Disability

https://www.ctdinstitute.org/

2. U.S. Department of Education

https://www.ed.gov/3

3. Office of Special Education And Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

https://ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html

4. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

5. Office for Civil Rights

https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/index.html

6. Protecting Student Privacy (FERPA)

https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/

7. Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS)

http://www.pbis.org/

8. The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)

https://www.cadreworks.org/

9. National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDE)

http://www.nasdse.org/

10. The National Academy for IDEA Administrative Law Judges and Impartial Hearing Officers

http://www.edlaw.net/index.html