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Parents have the power to make special education work : an insider guide / Judith Canty Graves and Carson Graves ; foreword by Robert K. Crabtree, Esq

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Graves, Judith Canty
Published
London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.
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1 online resource (192 pages)
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Graves, Carson and Crabtree, Robert K.
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PARENTS HAVE THE POWER TO MAKE SPECIAL EDUCATION WORK: AN INSIDER GUIDE; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Preface; HOW TO USE THIS BOOK; THREE IMPORTANT ACRONYMS; DISCLAIMER; Introduction: Past, Present, and Future; THE BEGINNINGS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION; DEVELOPMENT OF STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS; SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING; THE FUTURE: PRIVATIZED SPECIAL EDUCATION?; FIGHTING THE LAST WAR; 1. Getting Started in Special Education; AN OVERVIEW OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION PROCESS; ENTERING A COMPLEX AND LEGAL SITUATION; FAPE and LRE; WHAT PARENTS CAN DO; 2. School Personnel; ADMINISTRATION, REGULAR EDUCATION PROFESSIONALSSPECIAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS; RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS; PROPER CREDENTIALS; SPECIAL EDUCATION ETIQUETTE; WHAT PARENTS CAN DO; 3. Outside Professionals; WHEN DO YOU NEED AN OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL?; FINDING PROFESSIONALS; WHEN IS A PROFESSIONAL RIGHT FOR YOUR CHILD?; PROFESSIONALS TO CONSIDER; WHAT PARENTS CAN DO; 4. Understanding School Evaluations; THE REALITY OF SCHOOL EVALUATIONS; WHAT TO EXPECT IN AN EVALUATION; READING A SCHOOL EVALUATION; THE ALTERNATIVE: INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONS; WHAT PARENTS CAN DO; 5. Conflicts of Interest, CONFLICTS FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEESCONFLICTS FOR OUTSIDE PROFESSIONALS; AN ETHICAL DILEMMA; OUR EXPERIENCE WITH CONFLICTING INTERESTS; DEALING WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; WHAT PARENTS CAN DO; 6. The IEP: Powerful Tool or Worthless Paper?; WHAT KEEPS AN IEP FROM BEING EFFECTIVE; DEVELOPING AN IEP; WHAT IDEA REQUIRES; TEN ESSENTIAL PARTS OF AN IEP; WHAT PARENTS CAN DO; 7. Writing Effective IEP Goals; VAGUE GOALS VS. SPECIFIC GOALS; ACTUAL IEP GOALS AND HOW THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN; COORDINATING GOALS WITH THE SERVICE DELIVERY GRID; AN EXAMPLE OF A MEASURABLE IEP GOAL; IEP GOAL HALL OF SHAME, COMPARING GOALS AND PROGRESS REPORTSWHAT PARENTS CAN DO; 8. Team Meetings; GOALS OF A TEAM MEETING; Team members; ADVANCE PLANNING; MAKING TEAM MEETINGS PRODUCTIVE; MEETING FOLLOW-UP; HOW TRUST IS LOST; TEAMS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS; WHAT PARENTS CAN DO; 9. The Paper Trail; WHY ORGANIZE YOUR PAPERS; STARTING DOWN THE TRAIL; TYPES OF DOCUMENTS TO MANAGE; USING YOUR PAPER TRAIL; HOW SCHOOLS USE THEIR PAPER TRAIL; A PARENT'S RIGHT TO INSPECT SCHOOL RECORDS; WHAT PARENTS CAN DO; 10. The Legal Process; WHEN DO YOU NEED A LAWYER?; FINDING THE RIGHT LAWYER; MEDIATION; DEMAND LETTER, and DUE PROCESS HEARINGSETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AND CONFIDENTIALITY; WHAT PARENTS CAN DO; 11. Transition Planning and Graduation; WHY PLANNING IS IMPORTANT; TRANSITION PLANNING AND SERVICES; THE GRADUATION GAME; ALTERNATIVE DIPLOMAS AND GRADUATION CERTIFICATES; WHAT PARENTS CAN DO; Afterword; APPENDIX A: TEST SCORE CONVERSIONS; APPENDIX B: SPECIAL EDUCATION GLOSSARY; APPENDIX C: SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCES; Notes; Index; Blank Page
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ISBN
9780857008787 (electronic bk.)
0857008781 (electronic bk.)
9781849059701 (alk. paper)
1849059705 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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