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Covers foundational special education law through key amendments (PL 94-142, IDEA in 1997 and 2004), including the shift toward supports within general education. 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This bill afforded all children in the United States of America the right to a free and appropriate public education. Prior to this law many students were not allowed to attend school because they had special needs. The effect of this law was that many students who prior to the law did not receive an education now were entitled to one. The thinking at that time was that Special Education students needed Special Education and so most students were taken out of the General Education setting and placed in Special Education settings. Students who were experiencing difficulties in the General Education program were classified and placed in Special Education programs. This created the expectation that students who were referred and classified were going to be removed from the class and given special instruction in a separate setting. We know, through years of research, that this method was not successful.  \n1997  \nThe Congress reauthorized and amended PL 94-142 in 1997 and changed the title to IDEA (Individual with Disabilities Education Act) . The Congress reviewed research and expert testimony prior to making changes in the law. Research and expert testimony showed that students who were placed in separate programs tended to achieve at a lower level than comparable students who were placed in a General Education program with support. It was this reauthorization which required interventions in the General Education setting prior to referral for Special Education and stated that the placement of choice for Special Education students is the General Education setting and added in class resource programs. This law also stated that the curriculum for Special Education students was to be the same as for General Education students.  \n2004  \nIDEA was again reauthorized in 2004. This time Congress made it very clear that before placing a student in a Special Education program it must be shown that the student is incapable of obtaining educational benefit in a General Education program, even with the provision of support, modifications and accommodations. This reauthorization was based on recent research that showed services provided within the General Education setting lead to greater gains for students than services provided in a pull-out program. The federal government made placement in General Education programs a priority and stepped up monitoring of the states’ progress. New Jersey has one of the highest rates of students who are educated in separate special schools as well as in separate classes.  \nNew Jersey has set benchmarks for the expected percentage of time special education students spend in General Education (48%) and for the expected percentage of students educated in separate environments (7%) .  \nThe 2004 reauthorization strengthened the language regarding pre-referral intervention. It made it clear that prior to a referral, a program must be implemented which directly impacts the student with pre and post data being kept and that part of the referral process is to review the data and program that was designed to address the identified problem.","cbCaiu4BNuFQ8h97","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu4BNuFQ8h97","pdf",851552,21,"English","# Special Education Law\n## Letter of Responsibility\n## Referrals\n## The IEP\n## Special Education Programs\n## Special Education Staff\n## Special Education Terms","[{\"question\":\"What purpose does the manual serve for educators?\",\"answer\":\"The manual helps readers understand special education rules and regulations and outlines their role in providing services to students with disabilities.\"},{\"question\":\"How did 1997 changes to PL 94-142 affect special education placement?\",\"answer\":\"The 1997 reauthorization required interventions in the general education setting before referral and identified general education placement and in-class resource programs as the placement of choice.\"},{\"question\":\"What documentation and process are expected before a referral under the 2004 IDEA framework?\",\"answer\":\"Prior to referral, a program must be implemented that directly impacts the student with pre and post data kept; referral then requires review of that data and the designed intervention, and new intervention steps are needed if data or problem identification is insufficient.\"}]","Everything you ever wanted to know about special education | PDF",1790807202,53]