IDEA97

Public Law 105-17: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendment of 1997

Overview of IDEA Amendment 97

http://ericec.org/digests/e576.htm
This page gives information provided by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC) of the Council for Exceptional Children

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA25th/

http://www.nichcy.org/ideanws.htm
This page gives IDEA '97 information provided by NICHY

http://www.nichcy.org/idealist.htm
OSEP-Reviewed IDEA '97 Materials

NICHCY's list of selected published materials. The materials were reviewed by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) for consistency with the IDEA Amendments of 1997 (Public Law 105-17) and the final implementing regulations.

Major Changes

http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/newsdig/nd26.htm
IDEA Amendments of 1997
NICHCY, 1998

This News Digest details the major changes that have taken place in the IDEA.

IDEA's Provisions of Special Interest to Parents

http://www.ideapractices.org/regs/parents.htm
Provisions of Special Interest to Parents
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999

This paper describes provisions in the final IDEA-Part B regulations (including items that were retained, modified, or added since publication of the Notice of Public Rulemaking) and may be of special interest to parents.

http://www.fape.org/topics/amend_to_idea.html
IDEA '97 Final Regulations Released
Families and Advocates Partnership for Education, 1999

This family-friendly piece outlines some changes in the law and regulations that may be of particular interest to parents. It is also available in Hmong.

http://ericec.org/digests/e575.htm
Rights and Responsibilities of Parents of Children with Disabilities
ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC), June 1999

This ERIC Digest (#575) briefly lists parents' rights and responsibilities in the special education process, describes what parents can offer the IEP or IFSP process, and lists five national organizations to whom parents can turn for more information and assistance.

http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/otherpub/lg1.htm
Questions Often Asked by Parents About Special Education Services
NICHCY, 1999

This site provides a discussion of the IDEA to address questions about how students with disabilities access special education and related services. This publication is also available in Spanish.

http://www.fcsn.org/peer/ess/esshome.html
Parents Engaged in Education Reform (PEER)
A PEER Resource Manual on Standards-Based Education and Students with Disabilities

http://www.edc.org/urban/publicat.htm
Improving Education: The Promise of Inclusive Schooling
National Institute for Urban School Improvement, 2000

This brief book explains inclusion to general educators and families. The brief booklet includes principles of instruction, and is available in English and Spanish.

Administrators

http://www.ideapractices.org/regs/administrators.htm
Provisions of Special Interest to Administrators
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999

This paper describes provisions in the final IDEA-Part B regulations (including items that were retained, modified, or added since publication of the Notice of Public Rulemaking) and may be of special interest to administrators.

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/

Prevention Research & the IDEA Discipline Provisions: A Guide for School Administrators

Teachers

http://www.ideapractices.org/regs/teachers.htm}
Provisions of Special Interest to Teachers
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999

This paper describes provisions in the final IDEA-Part B regulations (including items that were retained, modified, or added since publication of the Notice of Public Rulemaking) and may be of special interest to teachers.

Schools with Ideas that Work!

http://www.ideapractices.org/ideadepot/schoolswork_online.htm
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), United States Department of Education, 1999

This document names and describes schools and programs nominated as examples in which Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is reportedly being well implemented. The document includes at least one school or early childhood program in all 50 states and programs for children of all age levels.

Training Materials: Overheads

http://www.nichcy.org/regohs/regohtoc.htm
Overheads: OSEP Regional Trainings on the IDEA '97 Regulations
NICHCY, 1999

This overheads were developed by NICHCY and were used by OSEP in regional trainings to address the IDEA '97 regulations.

http://www.nichcy.org/regohs/partb_oh.htm
Overheads: Use of "Native Language" and "Limited English Proficiency" in Part B

Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, and NICHCY, 2000
These OSEP training overheads address the use of "native language" and "limited English
proficiency" in Part B regulations.

Questions and Answers about IDEA 97

http://www.ideapractices.org/ideaquests/GeneralOverview.htm
IDEA '97 General Overview Questions & Answers
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education, 1999

This site addresses nine questions and answers about the requirements of the IDEA. Also available in Adobe Acrobat format.

http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/newsdig/nd21.htm
Questions and Answers about the IDEA
NICHCY, 2000

Addresses questions that families and professionals may have about the requirements of the IDEA.

http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/spanish/spannd.htm
Preguntas y Respuestas Sobre IDEA, the Spanish version of Questions and Answers about IDEA (ND21).

This document has been completely rewritten to reflect Federal regulations for the IDEA that were released in 1999.

Regulations that Implement the IDEA

http://www.ideapractices.org/ideadepot/resuserguide.htm
User's Guide to the 1999 IDEA Regulations Robert Silverstein,
The Center for the Study and Advancement of Disability Policy, 1999

This guide summarizes the changes made to the IDEA with the 1997 amendments.

http://www.cde.ca.gov/spbranch/sed/idea_fnl.htm
FINAL Regulations that Implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
March 12, 1999

http://www.abt.sliidea.org/
State and Local Implementation of IDEA

OSEP is supporting the design of an evaluation of the implementation and impact of the provisions of the reauthorized IDEA to address, in part, the IDEA '97 requirements for conducting a national assessment of special education (Section 674(b) of IDEA). This evaluation, entitled the State and Local Implementation of IDEA (SLIIDEA), will assess the implementation and impact of the provisions of IDEA '97 on state, local, and school level policies and practices.

Overview of IDEA Amendment 97
	http://ericec.org/digests/e576.htm This page gives information provided by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (ERIC EC) of the Council for Exceptional Children
	http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA25th/
	http://www.nichcy.org/ideanws.htm This page gives IDEA '97 information provided by NICHY
	http://www.nichcy.org/idealist.htm OSEP-Reviewed IDEA '97 Materials NICHCY's list of selected published materials. The materials were reviewed by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) for consistency with the IDEA Amendments of 1997 (Public Law 105-17) and the final implementing regulations.