History of Special Education

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History of Special Education
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Historical Background

• Prior to 1970
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Children
  (PARC) v. Commonwealth
• Mills v. Board of Education
• Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act

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History Continued

• Education of Handicapped Act
• Public Law 94-142
• Individuals with Disabilities Act

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Categories for Eligibility

• Mental Retardation
• Hearing Impairment (Deafness)
• Speech or Language Impairment
• Visual Impairment (Blindness)
• Serious Emotional Disturbance
• Multiple Disabilities

• Orthopedic Impairment
• Autism
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Other Health Impairment
• Specific Learning Disability
• Deaf-Blindness

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Key Provisions of IDEA

• Child Find
• Zero Reject
• Nondiscriminatory Assessment
• Least Restrictive Environment

• Individualized Education Plan
• Procedural Due Process
• Parental Involvement

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Procedural Safeguards

• Notice
• Written Notice
• Why
• What
• How
• Assessment
• Email

• Parental Consent
• What is it?
• Refusals

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Procedural Safeguards Continued

• Timeframe for Assessments
• Transfer Students
• Child availability

• Evaluations and Reevaluations
• ARD Committee

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Parents Rights

• Discipline
• Access to Records
• Enrolling in Private School

• Child reaching 18
• Surrogate Parent
• Due Process

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Texas State Plan of Special Education

• Texas Education Code (TEC) 29.001
• Alignment
• Guidelines
• Local Control

• Personnel needs
• Interagency Coordination
• Monitoring
• Trained diagnosticians

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Continued

• IEPs
• Career Technology and Physical Education
• Related Services

• Surrogate Parent Guidelines
• Residential Facilities

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Special Services

• Special Education Instruction
• Related services required for student to benefit
  from special education instruction
• Developmental
• Corrective
• Supportive
• Evaluative

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Related Services

• Transportation
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Pathology
• Counseling
• Physical Therapy

• Psychological Services
• Assistive Technology
• Transition Services
• Mobility Services

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General Program Requirements

• Ages of Eligibility
• Blind or Deaf Students
• Eligibility Folder
• Teacher Input and Support
• Length of School Day
• Shared Services
• Non-public schools

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Instructional Arrangements

• Mainstream
• Homebound
• Hospital Class
• Speech Therapy
• Resource Room
• Self-Contained

• Off-home campus
• Non-public Day School
• Vocational Adjustment Class/Program
• Residential Care/Treatment Facility
• State Schools
• Mental Retardation
• Deaf or Blind Students