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Chapters 1-8, Chapters 9-18, and Chapters 19-25 & Apendix

Chapters 1-8 [ PDF - 1418 k ]
1. Introduction
2. Advocacy
3. Documentation
4. Identifying Children with Educational Needs
5. Doing Something
6. Referral for Assessment
7. Student Study Team
8. Assessments

Chapters 9-18 [ PDF 1535 k ]
9. Behavioral Assessments
10. Preparation for Individual Educational Program (I.E.P.) Meeting
10a. Preparation for I.E.P. Meeting with Existing I.E.P.
11. Individual Education Program Meeting
12. Placement Options
13. Related Services (Designated Instruction and Services--D.I.S.)
14. Special Considerations for Children Ages Birth to 3 Years Old
15. Transition for Children under 14 Years Old
16. Transition for Children Ages 14 and Older
17. Behavior Plans
18. Discipline

Chapters 19-25 & Appendix [ PDF 1686 k ]
19. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
20. Limited English Proficiency (L.E.P.) Students
21. Educational Surrogate (Surrogate Parent for Educational Purposes)
22. Confidentiality and Record Access
23. Cultural Considerations
24. Complaints
25. Due Process

Appendix
Resources, Compiled
Sample Letters
         Complaint
         Formal Request for Due Process Hearing
         Request for Meeting prior to Due Process Hearing
         Referral for Behavioral Assessment
         Requesting an Independent Evaluation
         Sample referral letter for child ages birth to three years old
         Request for Student Study Team
         Referring a Child over Three Years Old for Assessment

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