Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Is your district breaking special education law? - California Teachers Association

Is your district breaking special education law? - California Teachers Association:


Is your district breaking special education law?

By Sherry Posnick-Goodwin
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Carol Siddle with Arabella Estes
Imagine seeing programs and services for students with disabilities disappearing to save money, because the district suddenly has a “new way” of doing business.

Imagine someone arbitrarily changing a student’s IEP (Individualized Education Program) without notifying members of the IEP team.

These disturbing scenes are occurring statewide as districts are using misleading language and changing job titles to save money delivering one-size-fits-all special education programs,