Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 04)
IMPORTANT
- The federal statute
was reauthorized (changed) in 2004 and became effective July
1, 2005. The federal regulations will change in the spring or
summer of 2006. The state regulations will change some time
after that READ
what the New Hampshire Department of Education
and OSEP say about using these laws during this transition period.
The
complete memo is located here.
Complete information about the IDEA 2004 federal statute
and the proposed federal regulations.
New
Hampshire Procedural Safeguards Handbook for Special Education
-
Parents Rights in Special Education
- July 2005-
Developed by the NH Department of Education, Bureau of Special
Education, through a collaboration with the Parent Information
Center and the NH Association of Special Education Administrators
Related
Publications
Back
to School on Civil Rights - Complete Report
- by the National Council on
Back
to School on Civil Rights - State by State Monitoring reports
-
by the National Council on
Disabilty
Statistics
IDEA
Data Website - U. S. Department of Education
Family
Education Records and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Section
504
New
Hampshire Special Education Laws
No
Child Left Behind - (NCLB)
No
Child Left Behind Statute
NCLB
Regulations Issued August 2002
NCLB
Regulations Issued December 9, 2003 - Requirement for AYP
calculations using alternate level testing scores - Also see
additional clarification issued August 2005, Alternate
Achievement Standards for Students with the Most Significant
Cognitive Disabilities - Non-regulatory Guidance
NCLB Regulations Issued June 4, 2004 - Participation in
Education Department Programs by Religious Organizations; Providing
for Equal Treatment of All Education Program Participants; Final
Rule
NCLB assistance in New
Hampshire -
click
here
Guidance
Publications from U.S. Department of Education
- click
here
Additional
Information Provided by the U.S. Department of Education about
NCLB
No
Child Left Behind - Desktop Reference 2002
No
Child Left Behind - A Parents Guide - English
No
Child Left Behind - A Parents Guide - Spanish
A
Toolkit for Teachers
Using
Data to Influence Classroom Decisions
Handouts
and PowerPoint Presentations
Creating Strong District School Choice Programs
Creating
Strong Supplemental Educational Service Programs
U.S. Department of Education Newsletters
Subscribe to The
Achiever - Free NCLB Newsletter
Subscribe to ED
Review - Free biweekly newsletter
The Department of Education is gearing up to
provide electronic information updates designed for teachers.
If you would like to receive these updates, please send your
e-mail address to teachers@ed.gov.
Subscribe to the NCLB Extra
Credit Newsletter
No Child Left Behind State Accountability
Plans - all
states (includes correspondence
regarding proposed or actual changes to state plans)
Approved Reading First Plans
- New
Hampshire
No Child Left
Behind - Blue
Ribbon Schools Program
~ Awards
Supplemental Educational Service
Providers
This link provides information about supplemental
educational services (SES)
in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. (This is the information
about Supplemental Educational Service Providers for New
Hampshire
Click a state to access its
~list of current SES providers,
~application for SES providers,
~information about schools identified for improvement, and
~SES contact person.
Supplemental
Educational Services August 22, 2003 Non-Regulatory Guidance
- U.S. Department of Education
Toolkit
for Faith-Based and Community Organizations to Provide Extra
Academic Help (Supplemental Educational Services) - U.S. Department
of Education
Twenty First Century Learning
Centers
Federal
Requirements for 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Recipients of Title I Funds
Title I Allocations to School Districts
- for
every school district in every state
Title I Allocations to Individual schools - for
every school in every state
Type in the information about the school you are interested
in. A box will pop-up with information about the school. Click
on "More Information" at the top of that box. A new
screen will show. The second section of that box indicates whether
the school receives Title I funds.
Parent
Involvement
A
New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community
Connections on Student Achievement
- by Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Best
Practices for Producing Community-wide Study Circles - What
Works: Study Circles in the Real World is a practical, short
compilation of best practices in organizing community-wide study
circles that can engage the community with the public schools.
These include strategies such as creating a broad-based coalition,
supporting facilitators, recruiting diverse participants, contributing
to change, and linking dialogue with action. Drawn from a two-year
research study conducted by Roberts & Kay, Inc. for the
Study Circles Resource Center.
Programs Diversity:
School, Family, and Community Connections is the third in
a series of reports to help local school, community, and family
leaders obtain useful research-based information about key educational
issues. This synthesis focuses specifically on three categories:
race or ethnicity, culture (including language), and socioeconomic
status. The report also explores barriers to involvement for
minority and low-income families, strategies that have been
used to address those barriers, and recommendations that local
educational leaders can adapt to address their specific needs.
It is based on a review of over 64 studies. Print copies are
available.
Information
or Complaints - click
here
Summaries
and Analysis of
NCLB
Children
with Disabilities Under No Child Left Behind: Myths and Realities
- by National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems
(NAPAS)
No State Left Behind: The Challenges and Opportunities of ESEA
2001- by Education Commission of the States
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Reauthorization of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act - by Council for Exceptional
Children.
No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001: Reauthorization of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act - A Technical Assistance Resource -
October 22, 2003 - by Council for Exceptional Children
Reaching
New Heights: Turning Around Low-Performing Schools - by
National Governors Association
Notification
and Reporting Requirements for Local School Boards - by
National School Boards Association
State Report Cards - No Child
Left Behind
New
Hampshire School Profiles
School Information
Partnership - National directory of school and school district
report cards
ABCs
of AYP - by the Education Trust - details new rules for
limited English proficient students, student with disabilities,
and participation rates.
Questions
to Ask About NCLB Reports
- by the Education Trust - a guide to information that should
be publicly available - one page flyer
Statistics
and Reports
Grading
the Systems: The guide to state standards, tests, and accountability
policies -Thomas
B. Fordham Foundation
State
Education Accountability and Indicator Reports: Status of Reports
Across the States - by Council of
Chief State School Officers (order
print copy or download PDF)
The Nation's Report Card - National Center for Education
Statistics
States
with Approved Title I Assessment Systems
Title 1 Profiles - (Present level of Performance
of State Education Systems) All
states - New
Hampshire
Sources
of Education Funding - all
states - (choose state and scroll down to green pie chart)
No Child Left Behind Database - by Education Commission
of the States - Compliance status and state plans for all 50
states
ECS
Report to the Nation: State Implementation of the No Child Left
Behind Act - This report includes results from Education
Commission of the States' database, which tracks and reports
state implementation activity on 40 NCLB indicators; trends
within and across states; issues and challenges facing states;
and recommendations. The online version of this report includes
resources and clickable links to more information.
Profiles
of Education Systems for Use with NAEP, 2002 - by Council
of Chief States School Officers ~~ Online, searchable database
containing information on key state education policies, state
context demographics, science and math indicators, and state
student assessments.
Statistical Profiles - Students with Learning
Disabilities - New
Hampshire
Students
with Learning Disabilities: A National Review - by The Advocacy
Institute
Grade
Retention and Mental Health Outcomes - by
National Association of School Psychologists
Reports from the Government
Accountability Office
A Joint Audit Report on the Status of
State Student Assessment Systems and the Quality of Title 1
School Accountability Data
- by U. S. General Accounting Office, U.S. Department of Education
Office of Inspector General. State Auditor's Office State of
Texas, Department of the Auditor General Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
City of Philadelphia Office of Controller, August 2002, SAO
Report No. 02-064
Title I: Characteristics of Tests Will Influence Expenses; Information
Sharing May Help States Realize Efficiencies - May 8, 2003 -
Go to http://www.gao.gov/
and search on report number, GAO-03-389 - Press
release
Unfunded Mandates: Analysis of Reform Act Coverage - May
3, 2004 - report number GAO-04-637 (finding - NCLB is not an
unfunded mandate)
Special
Education: Additional Assistance and Better Coordination Needed
among Education Offices to Help States Meet the NCLBA Teacher
Requirements, report number GAO-04-659, July 15, 2004 -
Abstract
- Highlights
- Full Report
"The GAO recommends that the Secretary of Education provide
additional assistance to states in explaining NCLBA teacher
requirements and identifying implementation strategies for special
education teachers and formalize efforts to improve the department's
internal coordination related to the implementation of these
teacher quality requirements."
Websites with Information
about No Child Left Behind
Center
for Law and Education
Wrightslaw
U.S. Department
of Education
Council of Chief State School Officers
The Education Trust
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education