This series of documents, prepared by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) in the U.S. Department of Education, covers a variety of high-interest topics and brings together the statutory language related to those topics to support constituents in preparing to implement the new requirements. These documents address only the changes to certain provisions that will take effect on July 1, 2005. They do not address any changes that may be made by the final regulations nor do they necessarily reflect existing codes/regulations in Massachusetts.

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Alignment with No Child Left Behind
Discipline
Disproportionality
Early Intervention Services
Evaluation-Reevaluation
Highly Qualified Teachers
IEP Content
IEP Teams
Procedural Safeguards I
Procedural Safeguards II
Procedural Safeguards III
LEA Funding
Part C Option
Private School
State Funding
Statewide and Districtwide Assessments