Public Policies and Family and Professional Partnerships
School Reform, Accountability, and Partnerships
There have been four major influences the past fifty years regarding improving Americas's school systems:
The Evolving Federal, State, and Local Government Roles in Reforming General Education
- Since brown vs. board in 1954 there have been multiple laws aiming to improve general education
In 1971, federal court made a rule that schools can not discriminate based on unchosen traits, like disabilities... which led to the Education for all handicapped children act of 1975 allowing children with disabilities the right to free appropriate public education.
This led to improvements including incentives for early intervention programs, transition programs, and increasing parents' responsibilities to be partners with educators.
The 2004 amendments to IDEA identify the role of a family as partners with educators
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Requires that every student who has a disability receive a free public education.
Age Eligibility
After a child qualifies for early intervention services, their parents and teachers may choose for the child to continue receiving services from age 3-5. Children ages 3-21 have a right to free appropriate public education if they qualify in 1 of 12 categories, and if they are receiving services because of a disability.
Outcomes of a free appropriate public education
-Equal opportunity
-Full participation
-Independant living
-Economic self-sufficiency
IDEA Part B
No Child Left Behind
School Reform, Accountability, and Partnerships
There have been four major influences the past fifty years regarding improving Americas's school systems:
- Technology advancements
- U.S students having lower achievement scores than other nations
- The need for a well-trained workforce that can retain economic, technological and military supremacy in the world
- Civil rights movements for students from diverse backgrounds, who are female, and who have disabilities
The Evolving Federal, State, and Local Government Roles in Reforming General Education
- Since brown vs. board in 1954 there have been multiple laws aiming to improve general education
In 1971, federal court made a rule that schools can not discriminate based on unchosen traits, like disabilities... which led to the Education for all handicapped children act of 1975 allowing children with disabilities the right to free appropriate public education.
This led to improvements including incentives for early intervention programs, transition programs, and increasing parents' responsibilities to be partners with educators.
The 2004 amendments to IDEA identify the role of a family as partners with educators
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Requires that every student who has a disability receive a free public education.
Age Eligibility
After a child qualifies for early intervention services, their parents and teachers may choose for the child to continue receiving services from age 3-5. Children ages 3-21 have a right to free appropriate public education if they qualify in 1 of 12 categories, and if they are receiving services because of a disability.
Outcomes of a free appropriate public education
-Equal opportunity
-Full participation
-Independant living
-Economic self-sufficiency
IDEA Part B
- Zero reject
- Nondiscriminatory evaluation
- Appropriate education
- LRE
- Procedural due process
- Parent participation
No Child Left Behind
- Accountability for results
- School safety
- Parental Choice
- Teacher quality
- Scientifically based methods of teaching
- Local flexibility
Application: This information is relevant to my future career as a teacher because it's important to know about each law to know exactly what students and their families are entitled to.