Professional Responsibilities Flashcards
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
seeks to improve student academic achievement through supplementary educational services as well as increased educational research and training
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
ensures all students with disabilities a right to public education.
Section 504 of Rehab Act
prohibits programs which receive federal assistance from discriminating on the basis of disability
1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
prohibits discrimination in the workplace and public places on the basis of disability
1975 Education For All Handicapped Children
expands educational rights for students with disabilities. ensures access to accommodations, modifications, related services and specially designed instruction needed to make adequate educational progress in a public school setting.
IDEA
EHA reauthorized in 1990, 1997 and 2004 with ammendments
IDEA Part B
school aged services between ages 3 and 21
IDEA Part C
provides early intervention services from birth to age 3
Procedural Safeguards
parents must receive written notice, be appraised of student rights, given access to all records and due process in event of disagreement
IDEA 2004
expanded procedures for identifying students with learning disabiltiies to include identificayion through RTI
No Child Left Behind 2001
improve academic performance of all students through increased accountability for results through instruction delivered by highly qualified teachers
Every Student Succeeds Act 2001 (ESSA)
replaces NCLB, rolled back federal education requirements, federal HQT requirement removed, state required to produce and maintain accountability systems
Brown v. Board
segregation on the basis of race is illegal. struck down seperate but equal
Diana v Board
evaluations should be based on results of tests given to students in their native language
PARC v. Pennsylvannia
provided framework for FAPE
Larry P. v Riles
IQ tests are racially discriminatory and cannot be sole determinant to place students in SPED
Hudson v Rowley
FAPE requires schools to provide access to education and student growth, but schools are not required to demonstrate that they have maximized each stduents potential
Honig V Doe
creation of MDR, SPED students cannot be suspended more than 10 days per school year
Schaffer v West
when IEP is questioned, burden of proof is owned by the complaining party
Winkleman v Parma City
parents have the right to represent their child in SPED cases in federal court without a lawyer present
Endrew v Douglas County
appropriate progress under FAPE allows integration into the classroom and year to year advancement from one grade level to the next
IDEA Child Find
requires public school districts to identify and evaluate any student within the district who may have a disability, even those who are homeschooled or enrolled in private school
systemic bias
occurs when everyday practices result in the advancement of one group over another
disproportionality
unequal representation of ethnic or racial groups inn SPED
