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Pennsylvania Mandates School for Poor
Pennsylvania state constitution calls for free public education but only for poor children. It is expected that rich people will pay for their children's schooling -
The Department of Education is created
The Department of Education is created to help establish school systems. The federal govement began collecting informaiton on teaching and schools to help guide education. -
Berry: Conceptual and Historical Foundations of Special Education Administration
More than 60 years ago, Berry (1941) stressed that the problems inherent in special education administration are similar to those in educational administration. -
Brown Vs: The Board of Education
1954 - Opened the conversation to issues related to equal opportunity and access and individual differences. Providing separate but equal education outcomes for students with disabilities led to changes in administrative functions. The role of the special education administrator clearly emerged as there was a growing concern for leadership to have a fully developed knowledge base and accompanying skills related to mental hygiene and vocational education -
P.L. 85-926
Instrumental in Establishing The Federal Government Involvement Particularly with Respect to its Provision Supporting Leadership Preparatory Programs for Special Education. This law provided training for professionals and teachers who worked with students with mental retardation -
Chidren with Disabllities are Brought into the Education System
The President's Panel on Mental Retardation proposed a program for "National Action to Combat Mental Retardation" in October 1962. The Panel called for greatly extending specialized education training in regular schools and in special schools, substantially increasing the supply of teachers with appropriate training, and coordinating the total resources of the communityEnter Link text -
Community Mental Health Act
President John F. Kennedy signed the Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act. It provided federal funding to create community-based mental health facilities. They would provide prevention, early treatment, and ongoing care. The goal was to build one for every 125,000 to 250,000 people. That many centers would allow patients to remain close to their families and be integrated into society. But it ignored statistics that showed 75 percent of those in hospitals had no families -
Descrimination Prohibited
Lyndon B. Johnson Created a Bureau of Education for the Handicapped and Created the Office for Special Education Programming Title VI states that: No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. -
Post Graduate Training Programs for Special Education Administrators
Federal Push to Fund Formal Training of Special Education Administrators in Four Universities. -
Training Programs for Special Education Administrators Expand
Federally Funded University Special Education Administration Certification Programs Reach 20 Programs. -
Parc Vs. Commenweath of PA
PARC was the first significant challenge to laws around the country prohibiting or excluding students with mental disabilities from attending school alongside other children or even in special programs tailored to their needs. Before this case, many states had similar forms of legislation in place to prevent children with mental disabilities from receiving a free public education. -
Mills vs. Board of Education
Mills v. Board of Education of District of Columbia was one of two important federal trial court rulings that helped to lay the foundation that eventually led to the passage of Section 504 Mills expanded the impact of the P.A.R.C. case beyond children with developmental disabilities. The Mills class action lawsuit was brought in 1972. The plaintiffs sought an injunction on the grounds that they had been denied their constitutional right to Due Process. -
Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973
A federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs & activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the U.S.D.E. This Law increases the responsibility of special educaiton administration. -
Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973
A federal law designed to protect the rights of individuals with disabilities in programs & activities that receive Federal financial assistance from the U.S.D.E. This law increases the responsibility of special education administrators -
Increase in the role of Special Educaiton Administrators
The Passage of Public Law 94-142 Changed the Direction of Special Education Administration Leadership Practices to Include New Responsibilities for Implementing the New Federal Law Including LRE and FAPE Provisions. The Professional Literature Suggested Special Education Administration Preparation Was a Frequent Topic. Qualities, Attitudes, and Competencies Were Heightened in This Decade Along with State Certification Requirements. -
Developement of Testbooks for Special Education Administrators
Textbooks were developed by Burrello & Sage: Special Education Administrators Preparation Textbook and Nevin & Raske: General Education Administrators Preparation Textbook Focusing on Special Education Responsibilities of the General Educator. These textbooks established special and regular education as disciplines that work together to strenghten the rational for collaboration between the two leadership programs. -
P.L. 101-476
Renamed the legislation Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Required that each student have, no later than age 16, an individual transition plan (ITP) as part of his or her IEP.
Expanded the scope of the related services provision by adding two services: social work and rehabilitation counseling.
Added the identification of autism and traumatic brain injury.
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IDEA
IDEA was reauthorized in 1997, and the U.S. Department of Education issued final regulations in March 1999 Significant changes for parentally placed private school students with disabilities
