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This quick-reference laminated guide by Julie Weatherly, Esq. presents public school educators with comprehensive recommendations for developing legally defensible Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). It identifies some of the most common process and content mistakes made in developing IEPs and offers detailed guidance for avoiding these mistakes. Following the specific suggestions in this guide will help you develop educationally effective IEPs that are in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), accompanying federal regulations, official agency directives, and established legal precedent.
The guide provides educators with an understanding of the overall legal standard for free appropriate education (FAPE), then lists the top 10 process mistakes when developing IEPs and how to avoid them, followed by the top eight content mistakes and how to avoid them.
While not a substitute for appropriate legal counsel, this guide provides IEP teams with a strong foundation in legal requirements and useful direction for creating IEPs that are well-constructed, effective, and defensible.
Julie J. Weatherly, Esq. is the Founder of RISE, Inc., a full-service legal and consulting business in Mobile, AL, that helps educational agencies avoid and resolve special education legal disputes. She is a member of the State Bars of Alabama and Georgia and provides consultative and/or legal services to school agencies and their representatives nationwide. Weatherly has been a member of the faculty for many national and state legal Institutes and is a frequent speaker at state and national special education law conferences. She has developed numerous in-person and online professional development training series.
In June of 1996, Weatherly appeared with Leslie Stahl on the CBS news program “60 Minutes” to discuss the cost of meeting the legal requirements of the IDEA. In 1998, Julie was honored by Georgia’s Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) as the individual who had contributed most to students with disabilities in the state. In April 2012, she received the National Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) award for Outstanding Service. Recently, Julie has also been honored by several state-level educational associations for her distinguished service. Julie is also the author of the 2024 Section 504 Process Manual: 504 Sample Forms & Procedures, published by CASE and sold nationally.
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