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COURSE SYLLABUS: ED537 - Special Education Law and Regulations

Course Title:	ED537 - Special Education Law and Regulations
Department:	Education
Instructor:	Joseph W. Pasquerilla, M.S.Ed.; Ed.D. Candidate - - Vita

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW

This course will examine the IDEA legislation and compare it to previous regulations. It will also facilitate the candidate in better understanding the regulations and practical implications of the law. It will provide the candidate with the necessary information and aspects that every classroom teacher should know. Finally, it will prepare the candidate to appropriately handle the diverse population of learning disabled students in their twenty-first century classrooms.

TEXTBOOK  Online Bookstore

Mandlawitz, M. (2007). What every teacher should know about IDEA 2004 laws and regulations. New York, NY. Pearson.
ISBN: 0205505686

CONTACT INFORMATION

The most effective means of contact is via email . With very few exceptions, I will respond to your inquiries and submitted assignments within 24 hours.

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION

1. your name,
2. your student identification (example: stu00000),
3. the course number (example: ED537), and
4. the assignment title (example: Assignment One) are included in the SUBJECT box of your email message.

EXAMPLE: Subject: Jane Doe; stu00000; ED537; Reflection and Reaction Paper #1

NOTE: Assignments that are attached to email must be Microsoft Office compatible!
If you are unsure if your document is compatible please save it in "Rich Text Format" to ensure Microsoft Word can open the file.

COURSE COMMENTARY

Each candidate enrolled in this course has up to eight weeks to complete the assignments indicated below. However, a candidate may elect to accelerate his/her course of study and finish the assignments at an earlier time without permission from the instructor.

After each assignment that is submitted, the candidate will receive an email within 24 hours indicating his/her score along with possible comments or feedback from the instructor.

Each assignment in this course (aligning with the chapters outlined in part 1 (Part A: General & Part B; State Eligibility) of text and part 2 (Part C: Infants and Toddlers with disabilities & Part D: National Activities to Improve Education of Children with disabilities) of the text is valuated at 40 and 20 possible points, respectively. The final paper is valuated at forty (40) possible points. Therefore, the candidate’s grade is derived from the following framework.

ASSIGNMENT	POSSIBLE POINTS
Assignment One	40
Assignment Two	20
Final Paper	40
Total	100

GRADE DERIVATION

90 - 100	= A
80 - 89	= B
70 - 79	= C
60 - 69	= D

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment One
Read Part A & B of the Mandlawitz Text:
Provide brief responses to the following questions. Email your responses to the instructor.

• Define the following: Assistive Technology, Child with Disability, Free and Appropriate Public Education, Highly Qualified Special Education Teachers, Related Services, Transition Services and Universal Design. (20pts)
• Define the following: Residential Placement, Non-Academic Services, Physical Education, Placements, Consultation, Equitable Services, Due Process Complaints and State Complaints, Access to Instructional Materials, Reevaluations, Observation, Individualized Education Plan and Civil Action (20pts)

Assignment Two
Read Part C & D of the Mandlawitz Text:
Provide brief responses to the following questions. Email your responses to the instructor.

• Define the following: Flexibility to Serve 3 Year Olds until Elementary School, The requirements for a Statewide System, Obligations Related to & Methods of Ensuring Services, Reservation for State Incentive Grants, State Personnel Development Grants and Parent Training and Information Centers (20pts)

FINAL PAPER

The final paper asks the candidate to discuss the federal laws set up through the IDEA Act and the modifications and or changes in 2004. The candidate should decide what he or she feels to be the key changes to the laws and how it will effect the child’s education on a daily basis (2 pages). The paper also asks the candidate to provide the instructor with a brief summary of his or her own personal experiences when looking at the IDEA legislation (1 page). The paper should be three to five (3-5) pages total in length, 12 point font, double spaced. While the text should be consulted for your response, it is encouraged that it is personalized with your opinions and feelings.

COURSE ITINERARY

1. 1. Order the required text for the course
2. 2. Complete each assignment and email to the instructor
3. 3. Complete your final paper and email to the instructor
4. 4. Your final grade for the course will be submitted to the Registrar within 24 hours of submitting your final paper.