Individualized

Education

Programs: Legal

Requirements and

Research Findings

By Melissa Welch

Background

Written by Christine A. Christle

and Mitchell L. Yell

University of South Carolina

Introduction

Education for All Handicapped Children’s Act of 1975 to IDEA of 1990

Individualized Education Plans

Evidence

• An IEP must…

• Procedural Errors

• Research shows…

Conclusion

Common errors

Lawsuits abound

Not just up to special

education department

Contribution

• Special Project

• Sums up laws and research

Summary

• “…the IEP is the cornerstone of

special education…” (Christle

&Yell, 2010)

• IDEA mandated requirements

• Training on IEPS

ReferencesChristle, C. A. & Yell, M. L. (2010). Individualized

Education Programs: Legal requirements and

research findings. Exceptionality 18, (3),

109-123. DOI: 10.1080/09362835.2010.491740