Evaluation and Eligibility Determination

• SC- Evaluations and Eligibility Determinations – Sec. 614(a - c)
• IU- Evaluations and Eligibility Determinations Md’s Informational Update 5
• Understanding Responsiveness to Intervention in LD Determination
  http://www.nrcld.org/html/information/staff/papers/mellard.html
• Executive Summary of the NRCLD Symposium on Responsiveness to Intervention
• OSEP- Changes in Initial Evaluations and Reevaluations
• OSEP – Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities 

Highly Qualified Teachers

• SC- Highly Qualified Teachers – Secs. 602(10) and 612(a)(14)
• IU- Highly Qualified Teachers Md’s Informational Update 6
• Using Maryland’s HOUSSE High, Objective, Uniform State Standard of Evaluation
• OSEP- Highly Qualified Teachers 

Individualized Education Program (IEP)

SC- Individualized Educational Program (IEP) – Sec. 614(d)
IU- Individualized Educational Program (IEP) Process Md’s Informational Update 7
OSEP- Individualized Education Program(IEP) Team Meetings and Changes To The IEP
OSEP- Individualized Education Program (IEP)
OSEP- Secondary Transition
 

Over-identification and Disproportionality

SC- Disproportionality– Sec. 612(a)(22)and (24); 618(d)
IU- Overidentification and Disproportionality Md’s Informational Update 8
OSEP- Disproportionality and Overidentification
 

Part C – Infants and Toddlers

SC- PART C
IU- Part C Definitions Md’s Informational Update 9a
IU- Part C Child Find and Public Awareness Md’s Informational Update 9b
IU- Early Intervention Services under Part C Md’s Informational Update 9c IU- Part C Procedural Safeguards Md’s Informational Update 9d

Part C to Part B Transition Part C – Infants and Toddlers

SC- Transition At Age Three – Secs. 614(d)(1)(B); 614(d)(2)(B); 636(a)(3)(e);637(a)(9)(A)(ii)(II); and 637(a)(9)(C)
IU- Transition from Part C to Part B and Other Community-Based Services Md’s Informational Update 10
OSEP- Part C Option: Age 3 to Kindergarten Age
 

Parentally Placed Private School Students with Disabilities

SC- Parentally Placed Private School Students with Disabilities – Sec. 612(a)(10) 
IU- Parentally Placed Private School Students with Disabilities Md’s Informational Update 11 
OSEP - Children Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools
Frequently Asked Questions on Serving Children with Disabilities Placed by Their Parents at Private Schools 

Procedural Safeguards

SC- Procedural Safeguards Sec. 615(a)-(j) and (l)-(o)
IU- Procedural Safeguards Md’s Informational Update 12
OSEP I – Procedural Safeguards - Surrogates, Notice, and Consent
OSEP II – Procedural Safeguards – Mediation
OSEP III – Procedural Safeguards – Resolution Meetings and Due Process Hearings
OSEP IV – Procedural Safeguards – State Complaints
Frequently Asked Questions Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
http://edworkforce.house.gov/issues/109th/education/idea/ideafaq.pdf
 

618 Program Information and Data Collection

SC- Program Information and Data Collection – Sec. 618
IU- IDEA Sec. 618 Program Information and Data Collection Md’s Informational Update 13
Data Collection Manual - Maryland's Special Services Information System (SSIS)

 
Monitoring
OSEP – Monitoring, Technical Assistance, and Enforcement

National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
OSEP – National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)

Links to Additional Resources:

Website for the National Association of State Directors of Special Education

http://www.nasdse.org/

Information Key: Statutory Comparison & Informational Updates
 
Statutory Comparison (SC)-The Statutory Comparison all have three columns--the left column contains the language of IDEA '97 - P.L. 105-17, the right column contains the language of H.R. 1350 as Passed by Congress in 2004. The columns are aligned so that the relevant portions of the two documents are juxtaposed side-by-side. The last column contains references to other materials of relevance

Informational Update (IU)