DINF Web Posted on December 15, 1997

The information in this document has been superseded by more recent information available elsewhere on this site. This document is for historical purposes only. See http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/IDEA/ for more current information about IDEA.

U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Table of Contents

Portrait of a Fictional School
How these Amendments Affect You and Your Child: Guide for Families (special tear out section)
Dear Friend letter by Judy Heumann

Introduction

Background

Our Vision For IDEA

Principle I

Align IDEA with State and Local Education Improvement Efforts So That Students with Disabilities Can Benefit from Them

Principle II

Improve Results for Students with Disabilities Through Higher Expectations and Access to the General Curriculum

Kentucky's Statewide Assessment: Promoting High Expectations and Improved Performance

What Research on IEPs Tells Us:

Principle III

Address Individual Needs in the Least Restrictive Environment for the Student

Principle IV

Provide Families and Teachers--Those Closest to Students--with the Knowledge and Training To Effectively Support Students' Learning

High-Quality Professional Development

Evidence That Mediation Works

Principle V

Focus on Teaching and Learning

How Two Schools Are Helping Students With Emotional And Behavioral Problems to Succeed

Principle VI

Strengthen Early Intervention to Help Ensure that Every Child Starts School Ready to Learn

Appendix A

Proposal to Improve Notice Requirements

References

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