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Applied Gifted Ed

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Information on the Web

Why Bother?

Chapter 16 in

a Nutshell

Specific Issues in

Pennsylvania Gifted Ed

Suggested

Reading:

Site Key

Specific Topics on

Applied Gifted Ed

PDE - Parent's Guide

ODR - Due Process Fact Sheet

ODR - Regulations

(Gifted under 'More Regs' )

Appeals Panel Decisions

Basic Decisions:

Decision 1787 - AH in the Haverford SD

Elementary School

Read for overview on requirement to establish PLEP, Burden of Proof issues, and the need for timely implementation. Comp ed awarded on a per-day basis once it became known that the GIEP is inappropriate. Note: Overt tape recording of GIEP meetings is okay, absent an established District policy against the practice.

Recent Decisions:

Decision 1737 - DD in North Penn SD

Elementary - Middle School

Good overview to read. PLEP discussed along with inclusion of a student peer in the Gifted IEP. One key point is that Parent approval of a Teacher's actions does not, by itself, make a Gifted IEP appropriate.

The Appeals Panel of the Office of Dispute Resolution interprets Chapter 16 and Special Education in general. Theirs is the relevant perspective on issues related to your child's immediate Gifted Ed and/or Special Ed experience. If you are dissatisfied with your child's gifted or special education, and considering saying so at a meeting, reading certain decisions can help you frame your thinking. These address common issues:

ODR - PaTTAN

Appeals Panel Decision Database

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ODR Forms -

Due Process

and Mediation