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IDEA 2004 - What Does It Mean To You?

by MaryAnn Byrnes, Ed.D.

UMass Boston

President, Massachusetts CEC

Just about everyone has heard. IDEA 2004 has been reauthorized. After two long years, most of the regulations have been released. How will the new IDEA affect your work as a special educator?

These bullets link to topics that affect YOU:

• Highly qualified teachers
• Identifying students with Specific Learning Disabilities
• Response to Intervention (RTI)
• Elimination of short term objectives
• Transition
• Research based instruction
• Discipline
• What to do if you are confused
• Free IDEA Analysis for CEC Members
• Additional web resources

Key Issues

Check out these timely topics. See how they affect YOU!

Highly Qualified Teachers

• All special education teachers must be licensed – no waivers permitted
• Special education teachers who are the teachers of record for academic subjects must also be licensed in those subjects.

??? Are YOU highly qualified to hold your position?

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