Successful outcomes (including college and career readiness) for students
receiving special education services requires their inclusion in standards - based reform efforts and their participation in statewide assessment and accountability systems.
Low academic achievement is particularly important to control for because children
only receive special education services if their disabilities are adversely affecting their educational performance.
Current as of July 2017 In Spanish En español When a child
receives special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), he or she must have an Individualized Education Program (IEP).
Under the provisions of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004), school divisions are required to make an unduplicated count of students with
disabilities receiving special education services on December 1 of each year.
Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA, 2004), special education teachers are expected to set goals and keep track of the educational achievement of students who are
receiving special education services so that teachers know whether they are providing appropriate and effective services.
That same school year, 6.4 million children and youth in the United
States received special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA, previously known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, or EHA.
In other words, districts that have far more than 12.5 % of their total student body
receiving special education services still will only receive funding as if 12.5 % of their students were receiving these services!
At the same time, the percentage of children
receiving special education services decreased from 16.4 percent to the current 13.9 percent, reflecting the district's commitment to intervene early, design and deliver instruction to better meet the needs of all learners, and ensure that students with disabilities receive the majority of their services alongside general education peers.
Reasons were not given for the variability in whether preschoolers with special
needs receive special education services in those settings or receive them elsewhere (clinics, home, segregated special education classroom).
Leaving School Empty Handed: A Report on Graduation and Dropout Rates for Students who
Receive Special Education Services In New York City This report examines the graduation outcomes of the more than 170,000 children currently classified as having disabilities and in need of special education services in New York City, based on Federal, New York State and New York City data from the school years between 1996 - 1997 and 2003 - 2004....
Chris Haney, a mother of two sons who
receive special education services at public schools in the Philadelphia suburbs, said DeVos's answers on special education showed she is not fit for the position.
In the year prior to entering a KIPP school, 80 percent of the KIPP students are from low - income families, as measured by eligibility for free or reduced - price school breakfast and lunch (FRPL); 96 percent are either black or Hispanic; 7 percent are English language learners; and 7
percent receive special education services (see Figure 1a).
To reach all learners, with emphasis on special populations such as those students identified
as receiving special education services, English language learners, gifted and talented learners, students identified as at - risk, and students who are economically disadvantaged.