Special Education Law and Practice in Public Schools - Softcover

Bartlett, Larry D.; Etscheidt, Susan; Weisenstein, Greg R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132207141 ISBN 13: 9780132207140

Publisher: Pearson, 2006

Synopsis

This second edition of Special Education Law and Practice in Public Schools is appropriate for Educational Leadership and Administration courses.  Now in paperback, this book can augment educational administration or administrative leadership course or be a core text for special education administration courses.  This major revision focuses on showing administrators "how to" understand the complex law and issues surrounding students with special needs.  Current topics include the reauthorization of IDEA, NCLB, 504 and other regulations: working with families, IEPs, assessment, as well as administrative issues such as working with students and their families, working with teachers and other professionals and working with the school to ensure positive schoolwide discipline.  The revision also includes the standards that relate to school administration and CEC.

About this title

Product Description:

Title: Special Education Law and Practice in Public Schools <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: LarryD.Bartlett <>Publisher: PrenticeHall

About the Author:

Larry D. Bartlett is a professor and departmental executive officer in the Division of Educational Policy and Leadership Studies at The University of Iowa. He is an administrative law judge for special education hearings in Iowa and for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of Interior. Previously, he was the legal consultant to the Iowa Department of Public Instruction and a high school social studies department chair. He currently teaches courses on education law and the administration of special education programs.

Greg R. Weisenstein is dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Development at Montana State University. Previously, he has served as dean of the School of Education at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; associate dean for research and professor of education at Clemson University; coordinator of Vocational and Secondary Special Education Programs at the University of Washington; a member of the President's Committee on Employment of the People with Disabilities; and international president of the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Career Development.

Susan Etscheidt is an associate professor of special education at the University of Northern Iowa and the coordinator of Programs for Children with Behavioral Disorders K-6. She teaches courses in the area of behavioral disorders, behavior management, and special education law and policy. In addition to her involvement in the teacher preparation program at UNI, Dr. Etscheidt is an administrative law judge for special education hearings in Iowa.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0132207141
• ISBN 13: 9780132207140
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 408