School Leader's Guide to Special Education, The. Margaret J. McLaughlin

      

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      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      McLaughlin, Margaret J.

      The school leader’s guide to special education / Margaret J. McLaughlin, Kristin Ruedel. -- 3rd ed.

      p. cm. -- (Essentials for principals)

      Includes bibliographical references and index.

      ISBN 978-1-935542-81-0 (perfect bound : alk. paper) -- ISBN 978-1-935542-82-7 (library edition : alk. paper)

      1. Special education--United States--Administration. 2. Children with disabilities--Education--United States. 3. School principals--United States. I. Ruedel, Kristin. II. Title.

      LC4019.15.M176 2012

      371.90973--dc23

      2012005767

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       ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:

      Renee Ashley

      Learning Specialist

      Liberty Ridge Elementary

      Bonney Lake, Washington

      Joni Baldwin

      Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education

      University of Dayton

      Dayton, Ohio

      David F. Bateman

      Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Special Education

      Shippensburg University

      Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

      William Bursuck

      Professor, Department of Specialized Education Services

      University of North Carolina at Greensboro

      Greensboro, North Carolina

      Luann Domek

      Principal

      Lone Dell Elementary School

      Arnold, Missouri

      Suzanne Drawbaugh

      School Psychologist

      Lake Braddock Secondary School

      Burke, Virginia

      Sandra M. Keenan

      Principal Research Analyst

      American Institutes for Research

      Washington, DC

      Jennifer L. Stringfellow

      Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education

      Eastern Illinois University

      Charleston, Illinois

      Annmarie Urso

      Assistant Professor, Ella Cline Shear School of Education

      State University of New York at Geneseo

      Geneseo, New York

      Melanie White

      Special Education Teacher

      Pease Elementary School Austin, Texas

      Solution Tree Press wishes to acknowledge the contributions of the authors of previous editions of this book: Jean Patterson, Nancy Protheroe, and Cathy Boshamer.

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       TABLE OF CONTENTS

       About the Authors

       Introduction: The Principal’s Role in the Special Education Process

       1 Understanding the Basic Rights of Students With Disabilities

       Free Appropriate Public Education

       Least Restrictive Environment

       Related Services

       Procedural Protections for Parents and Students

       Due Process Under IDEA

       Alternative Dispute Resolutions

       Expedited Due Process

       Students With Disabilities and No Child Left Behind

       Highly Qualified Special Education Teacher