Module 1: Introduction to the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA")

Video:Overview of IDEA

• Outline:

- History and Purposes of IDEA

- Key Principles of IDEA

- - Least Restrictive Environment ("LRE")/

Continuum of Alternative Placements

- Free Appropriate Public Education ("FAPE")

-Part B & Part C of IDEA

-Module One Activity

• Quiz:

- Key terms, history & purposes of IDEA

Module 2: What May Really Be Wrong & How to Fix It

• Video: Don't Miss These Hidden Disabilities!

(What You Don't Know Could Be Hurting Your Child)

• Outline:

-Introduction

- Why these conditions are often misdiagnosed

- Find the right specialists for evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment

- Legal implications under IDEA for missed diagnosis

• -Module Two Activity

Module 3: Understanding the Eligibility Process

• Video: Diagnosis and Eligibility

• Outline:

- Evaluations & Eligibility

-Module Three Activity

• Quiz:

- Interpret evaluation results

Module 4: Understanding the IEP Process

• Video: Principles of the IDEA: The IEP

• Outline:

- Overview of the IEP Process

- IEP Components and Development

- IEP Implementation and Review

- Functional Behavioral Analysis ("FBA's")/

Behavior Intervention Plans ("BIP's")

-Module Four Activity

• Quiz:

- IEP components

Module 5: Parental Rights and Responsibilities

• Video:Know Your Rights

• Outline:

- Procedural Safeguards

- Parental Consent and Participation

- Confidentiality and Access to Records

• -Behavior & Discipline/Manifestation Determinations

- Seclusion & Restraint

-Module Six Activity

• Quiz:

- Parental rights and procedural safeguards

Module 6: Dispute Resolution Under IDEA, Section I

• Video:IDEA Enforcement Tools

• Outline:

- State Facilitated IEP Meetings

- State Complaints

- Mediation

-Remedies You Can Request

-The Last Bite at the Apple

-Module Six Activity

Module 7: Dispute Resolution Under IDEA, Section II

• Video: Overview on Filing Due Process Complaints

• Outline:

- Stay Put

- Due Process Complaints

- You Filed Your Complaint; Now What?

• - Module Seven Activity

Module 8: Preparing for a Due Process Hearing, Section I

• Outline:

- Document Preparation

- Witness Preparation

- LEA Witnesses

- Rules of Evidence

-Rules of Civil Procedure & Legal Research

• Module Eight Activity

Module 9: Preparing for a Due Process Hearing, Section II

- Opening Statement

- Direct Examination

• Cross Examination

- Closing Argument

• Module Nine Activity

Module 10: Prosecuting a Due Process Hearing

• Outline:

- Delivering Your Opening Statement

- Getting Your Documents Into Evidence

- Direct Examination of Your Witnesses

- Cross Examination of the LEA's Witnesses

• Objections

• -Delivering Your Closing Argument

• - Post-Hearing Briefs

• -The Final Order

• -Module Ten Activity and Conclusion

• - Disclaimer