A Due Process Hearing is a very complex dispute resolution option for violations under the IDEA that requires parents and the school district to attend a hearing in front of an impartial hearing officer. This process is commenced with a Due Process Complaint Notice...
Special Education
What is an IEE?
An IEE is an Independent Educational Evaluation. If, after the school district evaluates your child, you, as a parent, disagree with that evaluation, you have the right to obtain an independent educational evaluation of your child. Parents may either pay for this...
What is an IEP?
What is an IEP? An IEP (Individualized Education Program) is the document that describes what a free appropriate education is for an individual child. The IEP outlines what the least restrictive environment is for an individual student and what additional aids and...
Title IX In General
Title IX is an antidiscrimination statute passed in 1972 that applies to schools and colleges that receive federal funding. Under Title IX, schools that receivesfederal funds cannot discriminate against any person on the basis of sex. Title IX covers any public or...
Truancy and the Colorado Juvenile Justice System
The Colorado Revised Statutes outline the laws regarding truancy and require that every school district has an officer specifically responsible for dealing with students who miss school frequently. Every district must have a procedure in place to help children stay in...
How to Use FBA and BIP Information
The most important thing to understand about the relationship between FBAs and BIPs is that the findings of the FBA must ultimately be the foundation for the recommendations of the BIP. The FBA exists to identify why the child is acting the way he or she is,...
Key Evaluation Requirements for Functional Behavior Assessments
The evaluation requirements for FBAs are not precise, though best practices should be used. That being the case, a few guidelines are useful: 1. Rely heavily on the personnel resources in the school...
Who Should be Involved in the FBA/BIP Process?
The federal regulations only say that "school personnel" should be involved in the FBA/BIP process, and it is normally the case that some combination of school administrators, teachers, social workers, psychologists and other school workers are involved....
Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans for Special Education Students
As a general rule, special education students have to be kept in their regular placement as determined in their Individualized Education Program (IEP). However, at times special education students will misbehave and may be disciplined by removal from that...
Part 2: Handling Disagreements on Placements of Kids with 504s
Options for resolving disputes regarding a kid on a 504 plan are different than they are for students on an IEP. They're not as efficient and speedy as options for resolving disputes concerning students on an IEP. If there is a dispute involving a student...