Links updated, April 2017
A handout to accompany CPIR’s webinar on Supporting Behavior of Students with Disabilities
This handout has been designed to support OSEP’s 16-page Dear Colleague Letter on Supporting Behavior of Students with Disabilities, released on August 1, 2016. OSEP also released a 2-page summary of that letter for stakeholders. We’ve taken the liberty of pulling out key terms and topics mentioned by OSEP and linking them to resources that Parent Centers can use to:
- find quick answers for families about providing positive behavioral supports (PBS) to students with disabilities; and
- build the Center’s capacity to respond to questions on important topics related to PBS, IDEA’s discipline provisions, and more.
The first alphabetical list below features terms and topics mentioned by OSEP in its Dear Colleague letter. The second alphabetical list focuses on terms and topics generally associated with behavior or school discipline issues. And last but not least, the final section of this page connects you with many of the resources shared by OSEP in its full, 16-page Dear Colleague letter.
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Alphabetical List of Key Terms and Topics Mentioned by OSEP
Authority of school personnel to take disciplinary action upon student violation of code of conduct (School’s general authority)
Authority of school personnel to take disciplinary action under “special circumstances”
Behavioral interventions and supports | In Spanish: El apoyo del comportamiento positivo
Behavior intervention plans (BIP) | In Spanish: Aprendiendo los componentes de un plan comprehensivo para el manejo de la conducta
Change in placement as a result of disciplinary action
Disciplinary removals (What are they?) | Are services provided during disciplinary removals?
Dispute resolution | In Spanish: Cómo resolver disputas entre familias y escuelas
Eligible children with disabilities | In Spanish: Categorías de discapacidad bajo IDEA
Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) | In Spanish: Evaluación funcional de la conducta
Free appropriate public education (FAPE) [IDEA’s definition] | In Spanish: La definición de FAPE bajo IDEA 2004
IEP Team’s consideration of behavior as a special factor | In Spanish: Tratando los problemas de la conducta
LRE | Least restrictive environment [IDEA’s definition] | In Spanish: La definición de ambiente menos restrictivo (LRE)
LRE | Considering LRE in placement decisions | In Spanish: Ubicación en el ambiente menos restrictivo
Meaningful access to education
Multi-tiered system of behavioral supports
Parental right to request an IEP Team meeting at any time | In Spanish: Cómo solicitar una reunión para revisar el IEP de su niño
Placement (in general) | In Spanish: Determinando la ubicación del niño
Placement in the least restrictive environment (LRE) | In Spanish: Ubicación en el ambiente menos restrictivo
Positive behavioral supports (PBS) | In Spanish: El apoyo del comportamiento positivo
Related services | In Spanish: Servicios relacionados
Supplementary aids and services | In Spanish: Ayudas y servicios suplementarios
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Alphabetical List of Other Terms and Topics Related to Behavior and School Discipline
Appealing a disciplinary decision taken during disciplinary procedures | In Spanish: Apelación
Placement during the appeal process
School authority to report crimes
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Resources Shared by OSEP in Its Dear Colleague Letter
Supporting and Responding to Behavior: Evidence-based Classroom Strategies for Teachers | A document summarizing evidence-based, proactive, and responsive classroom behavior support and intervention strategies for teachers.
Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports: Implementation Blueprint and Self-Assessment | A guide to develop local capacity for sustainable, culturally and contextually relevant, and high-fidelity implementation of multi-tiered practices and systems of support.
2014 School Discipline Guidance Package | Guidance on how public elementary and secondary schools can meet their legal obligations to administer discipline without discriminating on the basis of race, color or national origin and a set of guiding principles to assist communities in improving school climate and school discipline.
Rethinking Discipline | Section of OSEP’s website under School Climate and Discipline, with multiple resources.
Guiding Principles: A Resource Guide for Improving School Climate and Discipline | Also from the Department of Education, designed to assist states, school districts, charter school operators, school staff, parents, students, and other stakeholders who are seeking to develop school climate and school discipline policies and practices that are both locally tailored and grounded in recognized promising practices and research.
Questions and Answers on IDEA Part B Dispute Resolution Procedures | Revised July 2013 (OSEP Memo 13-08)