Our Toolkit
Learning Rights Law Center’s Special Education Toolkit is a self-advocacy guide designed for parents, advocates and attorneys. To purchase the toolkit Click Here and download the order form.
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Toolkit Table of Contents
1. Introduction
a. History of Special Education
b. History of Indian Education
2. Statistics
a. Special Needs Statistics
b. Court Involved Youth & Education Fact Sheet
c. Juvenile Justice Statistics – Los Angeles County
d. American Indian Education Fact Sheet
3. Relevant Laws and Cases
a. Overview of the U.S. Legal System
b. The Supremacy of Laws in the United States
c. Federal Laws Protecting Special Needs Students
d. No Child Left Behind
e. Federal Laws Related to Indian Education
f. Tribal Education Laws
g. California Laws Protecting Special Needs Students
h. California Laws Relating to Court-Involved Youth & ICWA
i. McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
j. Assembly Bill 490
k. California Laws Regarding Indian Education
l. Case Law Regarding Court Involved Special Needs Youth
m. Case Law Regarding Indian Education
4. Navigating the Special Education System
a. California Special Education Hierarchy
b. Los Angeles Special Education Map Example
c. County Office of Education Organizational Map Example
5. Child Find
a. Child Find
b. Disability Warning Signs Chart
6. Eligibility
a. Special Education Eligibility
b. Age for Eligibility
c. Disability Category
7. Assessments and Re-Assessments
a. Assessments
b. Assessment Timeline
c. Table of Educational Assessments
8. Records
a. students Records
9. Individualized Program Plan (IEP) and Triennial IEP
a. The IEP
b. IEP Team Members
c. Contents of the IEP Documents
d. IEP Monitoring Checklist
10. Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
a. FAPE
11. Goals
a. Goals & Objectives
12. Related/Supplemental Services
a. Related Services
13. Accommodations, Modifications, and Assistive Technology
a. Accommodations & Modifications
b. Types of Curriculum Adaptations
c. Grading with Accommodations & Modifications
d. Assistive Technology
14. Placement and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
a. Placement & LRE
b. Continuum of Special Education Placements
c. LRE
d. Alternative Educational Settings
15. Enrollment and Interim Placements
a. Enrollment
b. Interim Placement
c. Enrollment for Expelled Youth
16. Transition Services
a. Transition Services
b. Individual Transition Plan
17. Behavior Issues and Discipline
a. Behavior Issues & Discipline
b. Emergency Behavior Intervention Restraints
c. Exulsions
18. AB 3632 and Mental Health
a. AB 3632
b. Timeline for AB 3632 Evaluation
c. Residential Placement
19. Parent/Surrogate Rights
a. Parent/Surrogate Rights
20. Early Childhood
a. Early Childhood
21. Delinquent and Dependent Youth
a. Delinquent & Dependent Youth
b. Duties Related to Education for Dependent Youth Chart
c. Duties Related to Education for Delinquent Youth Chart
22. Disputes and Stay-Put
a. CDE Compliance Complaints
b. Superintendent Complaints
c. Due Process
d. OCR Complaints
23. Sample Letters
Appendix
A. Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations and Spanish/English Translation
B. Disability Memos
C. Resource Lists
D. Quick-Reference Resource Guide
