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Non-Public School Placements
For students with specific learning disabilities, who
have made little progress over time
For students who are emotionally disturbed and need a
specialized program
School district, SELPA and County Mental Health required
to reimburse parent for cost of placement ordered by
Juvenile Court
Behavioral Programs for Autistic Children
Early intervention services for autistic children from
private providers
Trained aides to work with students in the classroom
Ph.D. level supervision of behavioral programs
Compensatory Education
Remedial educational instruction necessitated by
district's failure to provide "free appropriate public
education"
Intensive Reading Instruction
For decoding problems, using phonology and phonics as
mandated by California Reading Initiative
For comprehension problems, using guided comprehension
strategies
Independent Assessments
Reimbursement and direct pay by school districts where
the parent disagrees with a school district assessment
for psycho-educational assessments by independent
psychologists; speech and language assessments;
assistive technology assessments; occupational therapy
assessments, etc.
Behavioral Intervention Plans
School districts required to conduct functional analysis
assessment in order to develop appropriate behavior
intervention plan
Proved at due process hearing that school district's
failure to develop and implement behavioral intervention
plan unnecessarily resulted in student's residential
placement by Juvenile Court
School district required to adopt behavior plan
providing that school administrators must confer with
student's attorney prior to any further suspensions
Suspension/Expulsion
School district's failure to determine special education
eligibility and/or perform manifestation determination
resulted in reinstatement of students.
Stay Put
Obtaining stay put orders from both the administrative
hearing office and federal district court
Least Restrictive Environment
Placement changed from SDC class to general education
(with and without classroom aides)
Eligibility Determination
School district that denied eligibility, required to
reassess student and make student eligible.
School districts held to procedural time-lines for
completing assessments and determining eligibility
School district required to assess student in all areas
of suspected disability
Occupational/Speech and Language Therapy
Reimbursement and direct pay by school districts for
occupational as well as speech and language therapy by
independent occupational therapists
School districts required to increase the level of
services
Damages
School district and individual school district employees
required to pay damages for knowing and intentional
violations of the IDEA
Legal Fees
In cases where student is the "prevailing party," school
districts have reimbursed parents for part or all of our
attorneys' fees
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