Appendix E
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Topical Briefs
The following documents produced by the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) are included to provide local school systems and IEP teams access to current information is specific issues that changed with the reauthorization of IDEA in 2004.
Changes in Evaluation and Reevaluation
Early Intervening Services (EI)
Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT)
Identification of a Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team Meetings and Changes to the IEP
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS)
Procedural Safeguards – Mediation
Procedural Safeguards – Resolution Meetings and Due Process Hearings
Procedural Safeguards – Surrogate Parents, Notice, and Parental Consent
