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 | 34 C.F.R. § 300, Subpart D. Evaluations, Eligibility Determinations, Individualized Education Programs, and Educational Placements. | 9/29/2008 |
 | Subpart of the Code of Federal Regulations governing special education. 34 C.F.R. § 300.320-328 (2007), retrieved from the United States Government Printing Office at http://www.gpoaccess.gov | |
| | Administrative Advisory SPED 2002-1 | 11/20/2001 |
| Requirement to Review Refusals to Evaluate for Special Education EligibilityGuidance on the change in the special education standard of service from "maximum possible development" to "free appropriate public education" ("FAPE") | |
| | Autism Special Education Legal Support Center | 1/24/2008 |
| A brochure describing the services offered by the Autism Special Education Legal Support Center (part of Massachusetts Advocates for Children). | |
| | DESE, Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2007-1: Autism Spectrum Disorder | 8/2/2006 |
 | Equity in Quality Career Education Programs | 1/1/2003 |
| The Combined Promise of the Civil Rights Laws and Perkins Act for High School Youth with Disabilities | |
| | In re: Boston Public Schools and Waltham Public Schools | 12/16/2002 |
| BSEA hearing officer Bill Crane affirms jurisdiction to enforce settlement agreements, contra to Lindsay Burne, In re: Agawam Public Schools, 8 MSER 103 (SEA MA 2002). | |
| | Mass and Federal Laws and Regulations for Special Education Students | 11/7/2008 |
| MA DESE webpage with links to the state and federal laws and regulations relating to students with disabilities. | |
| | Mass Special Education Regulations, State Rates and Physical Restraint Regulations | 11/3/2008 |
| Links to: 603 CMR 28.00, Special Ed Regulations; 114.3 CMR 30.00 Team Evaluation Services which provides state rates for evaluations; and 603 CMR 46.00 Physical Restraint Regulations. | |
| | MDoE - Q & A Guide for Special Education Parent Advisory Councils | 8/7/2003 |
 | Meeting the Needs of Children with Autism | 7/11/2004 |
| What professionals need to know about special education law. Powerpoint presentation prepared by Massachusetts Advocates for Children and Eileen Hagerty, Esq of Kotin, Crabtree and Strong. | |
| | Parents Notice of Procedural Safeguards prepared by MA DESE | 11/3/2008 |
| Parent handbook with basic explanations of procedures and parents rights in special education matters. This page has links to the handbook in English, Arababic, Cape Verdean, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Portguguese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. | |
| | Prior Written Notice | 9/29/2008 |
| Under 34 CFR §300.503(a), the school district must give parent a written notice, whenever the school district: (1) Proposes to begin or change the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of your child or the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to your child; or (2) Refuses to begin or change the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of your child or the provision of FAPE to your child. This is a sample form | |
| | Special Education Law: Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder | 7/11/2004 |
| Powerpoint presentation on legal rights and procedures reflecting the potential and presumed competance of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, produced by Massachusetts Advocates for Children | |
| | Special Education Overview | 3/17/2005 |
| Powerpoint training materials prepared by Massachusetts Advocates for Children and Federation for Children with Special Needs, providing overview of special education law and rights of children with special needs and their parents under Massachusetts and Federal Special Education law | |
| | Student Placement in Elementary and Secondary Schools and Section 504 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act | 8/1/1998 |
| US Dept. of Education, Office for Civil Rights information regarding student placement in elementary and secondary schools and Section 504 and Title II of the ADA. | |
| | U.S. Dept of Education Special Ed and Rehabilitative Services | 10/10/2008 |
| Website with links to federal statutes, regulations, and policy. Includes information about IDEA and Section 504. | |
