Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The graduate explains how special education processes adhere to federal laws to enable students with disabilities to receive appropriate services and supports to succeed academically in the least restrictive environment (LRE).
Parents will often contact the school principal when they have concerns about a possible violation of their child’s Individualized Education Program (IEP). The principal is ultimately responsible for ensuring that teachers and other school staff members properly adhere to the requirements within a student’s IEP.
In this task, you will act as a school principal to investigate a parent complaint regarding an alleged violation of a student’s IEP.
Acting as the principal of George Mason High School it is your responsibility to investigate a parent complaint regarding an alleged IEP violation that occurred during the advanced algebra end-of-semester exam. You will use the information provided in the attached “AEM1 Task 2 Scenario” and “AEM1 Task 2 Parent Complaint Letter” to help determine an appropriate response to this situation.
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
A. Explain how the advanced algebra teacher’s actions legally violated this student’s IEP, including references to applicable law.
B. Write a detailed memorandum to your district superintendent regarding the IEP violation by doing the following:
1. Provide a brief synopsis of the incident.
2. Explain your investigation into the incident and your findings.
3. Explain how you addressed the incident with each of the following stakeholders:
• Mr. Williams, the advanced algebra teacher
• Sara Thomas, the student
• Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, Sara’s parents
C. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.