Changes to New Hampshire's state special education statutes that went into effect in January 2009.

New Hampshire's state special education regulations including recent changes that went into effect in June 2009.

The most recent version of the IDEA and the federal regulations. 

Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act and how it may affect public schools in the special education process.

The requirements of providing a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and what FAPE means for students with disabilities under state and federal law.

The requirements for evaluating students and deciding if they are eligible for special education services including the changes in the law for identifying students with specific learning disabilities. The book has an entire section that explains this topic and includes an analysis of utilizing state standards in the process and the responsiveness-to-intervention (RTI) requirements.

The requirements for providing special education and related services that are based on peer-reviewed research.

The requirements for providing non-academic services and providing physical education classes.

The requirements for providing independent evaluations and recent changes in the law regarding re-evaluations.

Developing IEP's and changes about who has to attend IEP meetings and what has to be in an IEP.

The requirements for providing Extended School Year Services (ESY) and Transition services including the Summary Performance information that must be provided to students with disabilities.

Statewide assessment test requirements and accommodations for students with disabilities.

The requirements for placing students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment.

Unilateral placements by parents and the rights of students with disabilities who attend private schools.

Ways to resolve disputes through mediation, neutral case evaluation or due process hearings.

Personnel requirements including the new requirements for Highly Qualified Special Education Teachers and the requirements for paraprofessionals.

The requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504.

An overview of the special education process with explanations and analysis of the requirements of the laws. This section is now over 60 pages long!

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act ("IDEIA") 2004 that went into effect July 1, 2005.

The current New Hampshire state special education statutes and the changes to those statutes that go into effect in January 2009.

The most recent New Hampshire state special education regulations.

The new federal special education regulations that went into effect on October 13, 2006.

Relevant sections of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 504’s regulations. 

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) statute and the most recent version of FERPA's regulations.

The state discipline statute and state regulations that apply to all students including students with disabilities.

An Appendix that includes a Glossary of Terms & Acronyms, a listing of the deadlines and timelines in the special education process, and Forms for requesting mediation, neutral case evaluation, and due process from the New Hampshire Department of Education.