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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 — History of Special Education

Chapter 2 — The Process of Special Education and Law of Special Education Litigation Issues

I. [2.1] Pre-K Education

II. [2.2] Child Find

III. Eligibility

[2.3] In General

[2.4] Response to Intervention and Specific Learning Disability Eligibility

[2.5] Response to Intervention as a Determinant of Specific Learning Disability

[2.6] Determination of Eligibility

[2.7] Domain Meeting

[2.8] Eligibility Based on State Standards

IV. Evaluation

[2.9] In General

[2.10] Independent Educational Evaluations

[2.11] Functional Behavioral Assessments

[2.12] Physical Therapy

[2.13] Occupational Therapy

[2.14] Speech and Language Evaluation

[2.15] Academic Assessments

[2.16] Transition Assessments

V. Individualized Education Program Design

[2.17] Components of Individualized Education Program and Individualized Education Program Design Requirements

Understanding a Free Appropriate Public Education in the Context of Individualized Education Program Design

[2.18] Reasonably Calculated To Confer a Substantial Benefit

[2.19] Complying with State Standards

[2.20] Nonacademic Standards (Social and Emotional Needs, Extracurricular Activities, and Functional Needs)

[2.21] Using Evidence-Based Methods

[2.22] Consideration of All Relevant Data Including Evaluations

[2.23] Special Factors

[2.24] Members of the Individualized Education Program Team

[2.25] Areas of Need

[2.26] Present Levels of Performance

[2.27] Goals

[2.28] Progress Reports and Benchmarks

[2.29] Accommodations

[2.30] Related Services

[2.31] Transition Plan

[2.32] Extended School Year Services

[2.33] Placement

[2.34] Least Restrictive Environment

[2.35] Therapeutic Environments

Aspects of Individualized Education Program Design Not Explicitly Set Out in Statute or Regulation

[2.36] Substantive vs. Procedural Violations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

[2.37] Safety Considerations

[2.38] Methodology

[2.39] Previous Performance and Whether the Individualized Education Program Actually Produced Progress

[2.40] Implied Components to an Individualized Education Program

[2.41] Parental Input

[2.42] Need To Revise an Individualized Education Program

VI. [2.43] Placement

[2.44] Definition of “Placement”

[2.45] The Law of the Option on the Continuum of Alternative Placement Options

[2.46] Relation of Placement and Program to Location of Services

[2.47] District Programs Cannot Drive Individualized Education Program Team Decisions if District Programs Cannot Meet a Child’s Unique Educational Needs

[2.48] Inappropriate Location of Services as a Violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

VII. Individualized Education Program Implementation

[2.49] Law of Implementation

[2.50] Relationship Between Law of Location of Services and Individualized Education Program Implementation

[2.51] Law of Implementation and Personnel Qualifications

VIII. Expedited Hearings

[2.52] In General

[2.53] Understanding Placement in the Expedited Disciplinary Hearing Context

[2.54] District Authority To Discipline Children with Special Needs

[2.55] Decision To Change a Child’s Placement as a Result of Disciplinary Issues and the Need for a Manifestation Determination Placement

[2.56] Removal for a Pattern of Disciplinary Removals

[2.57] Interim Placements for Special Circumstances

[2.58] Interim Placements Ordered by a Hearing Officer

[2.59] Hearings for Disciplinary Matters and Remedies for Violations

[2.60] Disciplinary Removals Extend to Children When an Evaluation Has Been Requested

Chapter 3 — Procedural Statutes Governing Due-Process Hearings

Chapter 4 — The Procedure of a Due-Process Hearing Request

Chapter 5 — Issues of Proof at Hearing

Chapter 6 — Remedies

Chapter 7 — Practice Tips

Chapter 8 — Miscellaneous

Authors

Michael Risen
Michael Risen
Michael Risen is an Associate Professor at Bradley University in Peoria, where he teaches U.S. public school law, special education law, and leadership theory and practice. Mr. Risen has been an educational consultant and special education advocate since 2004 and was an impartial due-process hearing officer in Illinois from 2008 – 2015. He has been an invited speaker for the Illinois State Board of Education’s due-process hearing officers’ training and for the Illinois Principals Association and various Illinois school districts on special education law. He is a member of the Illinois Association of School Administrators and the Central Illinois Valley Division of School Administrators and is Chairperson of the Bradly University Superintendent’s Roundtable. Mr. Risen received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from Illinois State University and his Ed.S. from Western Illinois University.
Joseph Selbka
Joseph Selbka
Joseph Selbka is a solo practitioner in the Law Offices of Joseph P. Selbka in Rolling Meadows, where he concentrates his practice in education law, real estate litigation, commercial litigation, contested trusts and estates, and guardianships. Mr. Selbka was an impartial due-process hearing officer in Illinois from 2008 – 2014 and in the District of Columbia from 2011 – 2013. He has been an adjunct lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago since 2003. He is a frequent presenter for IICLE®, the Attorneys’ Title Guaranty Fund, and the Northwest Suburban Bar Association. He is a member of the Illinois State, Chicago, and Northwest Suburban Bar Associations. Mr. Selbka received his B.A. from the University of Illinois, J.D. cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School, and M.P.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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