by Dan DeMarle | Nov 25, 2024 | Legislation, Legislative Advocacy, Special Education
Summary IDEA Part B requires that children with disabilities, ages three through 21, receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE). IDEA Part C requires States to make available early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their...
by Dan DeMarle | Nov 23, 2024 | Section 504, Special Education, Uncategorized
“Sam is a bespectacled 6-year-old with a winning smile and a penchant for dinosaurs, as evidenced by the roaring Tyrannosaurus rex on the back of his favorite shirt. “He loves anything big, and powerful, and scary,” says his mother, Tabitha. Sam grins...
by Dan DeMarle | Nov 17, 2024 | Special Education
Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §300.600 requires each state to make determinations annually about the performance of each public school district based on its annual performance relating to State Performance Plan (SPP) indicators. These...
by Dan DeMarle | Nov 16, 2024 | Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Behavior Management, Parents/Guardians
On November 7, 2023, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) conducted a Facebook Live event on childhood irritability featuring NIMH expert Melissa Brotman, Ph.D., chief of the Neuroscience and Novel Therapeutics Unit in the Intramural Research Program. During...
by Dan DeMarle | Oct 29, 2024 | Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE), Special Education
“If you, as a parent of a child with a disability, do not agree with the results of the individualized evaluation of your child, as conducted by the school system, you have the right to obtain what is known as an Independent Educational Evaluation, or an...
by Dan DeMarle | Oct 14, 2024 | Classroom, Deafness, Hearing Impairment, Special Education, Teaching
“When I was a child, I distinctly remember running around in the local park having a blast. Nothing like the good old days, but it all took a turn when I went home repeating what I heard in the park to my cousin and sister. Boy, was I in trouble with my...
