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Connecting Research to Practice for Teacher Educators

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DeAnn Lechtenberger — Principle Investigator

Nora Griffin-Shirley — Project Coordinator

Doug Hamman — Project EvaluatorTonya Hettler—Grant Manager

Financial Support for Project IDEAL is provided by the Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, with Federal funds* made available by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Developmental Disabilities. *$599,247 (74%) DD funds; $218,725 (26%) non-federal resources.

The views contained herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the funding agency[s]. No official endorsement should be inferred.

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Education in the United States has changed – 1600’s:The earliest schools focused on religious

teachings by Pilgrims and Congregationalists– With immigration of people from different

countries, cultures, and religions, this type of education became less common

– 1800’s private schools and tutoring were used – 1852 – 1918: states passed laws requiring

children to attend elementary school.

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Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. president, wrote of public education:

“I have indeed two great measures at heart, without which no republic can maintain itself in strength: 1. That of general education, to enable every man to judge for himself what will secure or endanger his freedom. 2. To divide every county into hundreds, of such size that all the children of each will be within reach of a central school in it.“

(in a letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Tyler, 1810)

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Each state has authority over public education: laws, finance, personnel, curricula.

Local property taxes and state funds were used for school expenses with some federal funding.

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 addressed educational needs of poor children (with programs such as Head Start) and improving instruction in math, science and foreign languages; assisted with federal funding.

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The need for special education became evident as:attendance in public schools became compulsory

policies of public schools were created and enforced to exclude groups of children, based on race, gender, and disability.

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A group that had been excluded from public education filed a court case in the early 1950’s and was heard by the United States Supreme Court.

In Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, racial discrimination was specifically addressed and ruled unlawful.

In the decision made by that court, Mr. Chief Justice Warren stated…

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“…Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. Compulsory school attendance laws and the great expenditures for education both demonstrate our recognition of the importance of education to our democratic society. It is required in the performance of our most basic public responsibilities, even service in the armed forces. It is the very foundation of good citizenship. Today it is a principal instrument in awakening the child to cultural values, in preparing him for later professional training, and in helping him to adjust normally to his environment. In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms…”

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With this court decision, parents and advocates of two organizations, the Council for Exceptional Children and the National Association for Retarded Citizens, began challenging the school policies that prevented children with disabilities from attending those public schools.

When school officials continued to refuse to admit children with disabilities to schools, the parents and advocates filed court cases to challenge and change the school policies that excluded children with disabilities.

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Two court cases brought recognition of the need for educating all children. These cases brought forth ideas that are upheld in current laws and regulations:1971: Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children (PARC) v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania1972: Mills v. Board of Education, District of Columbia.

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PARC v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1971) determined…

…all persons considered to be mentally retarded could benefit from education and training

…schools should provide free, public programs to educate and train that are “appropriate to the child's capacity.”

…”a regular public school class” was more beneficial to a child than a “special public school class”; a special class in a public school was more beneficial than any other type of educational or training program.

If children were assigned to any class other than the “regular public school class”, they were to be evaluated every two years.

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Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia (1972) found…… children who had disabilities were not to be denied admission, suspended, expelled, reassigned or transferred from regular public school classes without due process of law.A census of all children in the District of Columbia was to be completed to discover any children who were not attending public school.Each child was to have a periodic educational review.

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The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (Public Law 94-142) became law in 1975.

This law became known as the “Bill of Rights” for students identified with disabilities and their families.

PL 94-142 required states that received federal funds to provide to their students with disabilities…

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A free appropriate public education (PARC) In the least restrictive environment (PARC) For children from 3 to 21 years Written permission from parent required prior

to evaluation (Mills) An extensive evaluation before placement

(Mills) Periodic reevaluation (PARC, Mills) Individualized Education Program (IEP) written

to meet child’s needs Parents informed of due process to challenge

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Each IEP was to include:– statement of present level of educational

performance – annual goals and short term instructional objectives– specific special education and related services to be

provided for the child – extent to which child will participate in regular

education program – projected dates for initiation of services and

anticipated duration of services– schedule for determining on at least an annual basis

whether the short term instructional objectives are met (Mills)

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1990 Amendments to PL 94-142 changed name to Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)Required students have a transition plan by the age of 16 years with activities and interagency linkages for living arrangements, vocational training, and/or additional education.Added social work and rehabilitation counseling as related services.Added autism and traumatic brain injury as disability categories.

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The 1997 Amendment to “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act” (IDEA) added ten changes to the previous law regarding discipline, participation in the general education curriculum and state assessments, transition planning, assistive technology, related services and structure of the IEP.

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Schools allowed to discipline students with disabilities in similar ways as students without disabilities if the misbehavior was not a manifestation of the students’ disabilities

Statements in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) describing how students with disabilities will be involved with and progress in the general education curriculum

Documented transition planning that was to begin when the students were 14 years of age

General educators became part of the IEP team

Emphasis placed on annual goals, benchmarks

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IEP teams were required to consider student’s needs for assistive technology

Orientation and mobility services for children with visual impairments and blindness were added as a related service.

States were required to offer mediation services to help resolve disputes between schools and families of students with disabilities.

A variety of assessment tools and strategies were to be used to collect functional and developmental information on students who might need special education.

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Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 was to bring IDEA of 1997 into alignment with No Child Left Behind Act

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Individualized Education Programs were to base services on more scientific findings

IDEA created a pilot program for 15 states to develop three-year IEPs

Benchmarks/short-term objectives were no longer required in the IEP except for students who take alternative state assessments

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Zero reject/No exclusionProtection in evaluationFree Appropriate Public Education

(FAPE)Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)Procedural SafeguardsParental Participation

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Children who might have disabilities should be located and identified as soon as possible.

Educational services must be extended to all children who are evaluated and found to be eligible for and in need of special education and related services.

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Children are evaluated fairly and equitably: In their own language With a variety of strategies and tools With more than one assessment Without racial or cultural discrimination With assessments that are valid and

reliable In all areas of suspected disability With the intent of gathering information

that is relevant and that will assist in determining the educational needs of the child.

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Free appropriate public education is referred to as “FAPE”.

It is provided at no cost to the parents of the student with a disability

It is appropriately designed education to meet the identified needs of the student

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The least restrictive environment is the education of students with disabilities with students who do not have disabilities as much as appropriate. Students with disabilities may be educated in:regular education classroomsregular education classes with supplementary services special education classes special education facilities

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Periodic re-evaluation is required. It may be conducted in accordance with

the IDEA regulation, which requires re-evaluation at three-year intervals or more frequently if conditions warrant, or if the child's parent or teacher requests a re-evaluation.

Requires a school district to conduct a re-evaluation prior to a significant change of placement.

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Local Level―Principal ―Superintendent―School Board

State Level―Texas Education Agency

Federal Level―Office for Civil Rights

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html?src=rt

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Texas Education Agency http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us TEA Parents Information Line: 1.800.252.9668

Divisions within the Special Programs, Monitoring and Interventions IDEA Coordination (Special Education

Programs, Complaints, Deaf Services)http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed

NCLB Program Coordinationhttp://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/nclb

Special Education Monitoringhttp://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/pmi/spedmon

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Other Divisions at TEA Student Assessment

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment

Technical Assistance ESC Special Education Contacts

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/escinfo/contact.html First point of contact for special education technical assistance

State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)www.sbec.state.tx.usFirst point of contact for teacher certification issues

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Resources on the Web State Guidance

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/guidanceFirst point of contact for guidance on state policy

Parent Resource Networkwww.partnerstx.org

Texas Project Firstwww.texasprojectfirst.org

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Notice of Procedural Safeguardshttp://fw.esc18.net/frameworkdisplayportlet/Documents/Procedural%20Safeguards%202-20-09.pdf

Texas Special Education Rules and Regulations Side-by-Sidehttp://framework.esc18.net/SBS_April_2008.pdf

Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Process http://framework.esc18.net

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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Serviceswww.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/index.html

Office of Elementary and Secondary Educationwww.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/index.html

Institute of Educational Sciences (IES)www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/index.html

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IDEA 2004 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)http://idea.ed.gov

Special Education and Rehabilitative Serviceswww.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/idea2004.html

Section 504 Frequently Asked Questionswww.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html

Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/resources.html

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DeAnn Lechtenberger, Ph.D.Principle [email protected]

Tonya Hettler, Grant [email protected]

Webpage: www.projectidealonline.org

Phone: (806) 742-1997, ext. 302The views contained herein do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the

funding agency[s]. No official endorsement should be inferred.

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