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U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

Welcome to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs’ (OSEP’s) IDEA website.

This site was created to provide a "one-stop shop" for resources related to IDEA and its implementing regulations, released on August 3, 2006. It is a "living" website and will change and grow as resources and information become available. When fully implemented, the site will provide searchable versions of IDEA and the regulations, access to cross-referenced content from other laws (e.g., the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), etc.), video clips on selected topics, topic briefs on selected regulations, links to OSEP's Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network and a Q&A Corner where you can submit questions, and a variety of other information sources. As items are completed and added to this site, we invite you to grow and learn with us as we implement these regulations.

News

Procedural Safeguards - Model Form Updated 07/09
The latest version of the Procedural Safeguards Model Form is available here,(scroll down to the bottom of the page) this one includes changes from the December 1, 2008 supplemental regs - the revocation piece.
New Q&A Documents Posted - 06/09
Five new Question and Answer Documents have been posted-visit the topical areas for Discipline, Disproportionality, Monitoring, Procedural Safeguards and Secondary Transition to access. These new and revised versions were posted in June 2009
Provisions Related to Children with Disabilities Enrolled by their Parents in Private Schools
Released in February 2008 by the U.S. Department of Education this publication discusses IDEA 2004 and the provisions related to children with disabilities enrolled by their parents in private schools.
New Nonregulatory Guidance Posted
Nonregulatory guidance relating to the Supplemental Part B regulations published on December 1, 2008 has been posted under the Q&A and Procedural Safeguards topics.  This guidance was posted in June 2009.
IDEA 2004 Training Modules Available Now
Training modules on IDEA 2004 are now available including recently released Content of the IEP as well as modules on Discipline and NIMAS- National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard. Each module includes a PowerPoint slide show to use in training sessions, detailed discussions of IDEA for trainers, and handouts for audience participants. Click here to view the complete list and download.