IDEA 2004 Summaries & Comparisons

Summaries of IDEA 2004 that are publicly available:

CCD summary:
http://www.c-c-d.org/IdeaUserGuide.pdf

Congressional Research Service Summary:
http://hutchison.senate.gov/RL32415.pdf

Council of Parent Advocates & Attorneys www.copaa.org
COPAA's comparison between IDEA 97 and IDEA 04
does as a redline,by marking up the changes to the statute:
http://www.copaa.net/pdf/IDEA97-04COMP.pdf or
http://www.copaa.org/news/idea04.html to download individual sections

Natl Assn of State Directors of Special Education side-by-side
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/curriculum/exceptional/index.asp
look on the right side of the page for ComparisonIDEA 97...and its the NASDSE side-by-side forfree

Orange County School Board/Natl School Board Assocation:
http://www.nsba.org/site/view.asp?TRACKID=&VID=2&CID=443&DID=34922


Wrightslaw - The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
http://www.wrightslaw.com/idea/idea.2004.all.pdf

Use this information to get to know the changes made to IDEA
Carol Sadler
Special Education Consultant/Advocate
GA Advocacy Office PLSP I Graduate
770-442-8357
1105 Rock Pointe Look
Woodstock, GA 30188
CarolSadler@bellsouth.net
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