ESE 603 ESE603 WEEK 2 DISCUSSION 1 (ASHFORD)
Ashford ESE 603 Week 2 Discussion 1 Free Appropriate Public Education
Free Appropriate Public Education [CLOs: 2, 3, 4]. 1st Post Due by Day 3. This discussion assesses your ability to:
1. Determine the impact that current federal legislation has on the compliant implementation of special education programs, and
2. Justify the legal components of a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).
This assessment also supports your achievement of Course Learning Outcome 2, 3, 4 and the MASE Program Learning Outcome 4, 5, and 6.
One of the key components of the IDEA is that all students with disabilities have the right to receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). This means “a free appropriate public education is available to all children
with disabilities ... between the ages of 3 and 21, inclusive, including children with disabilities who have been suspended or expelled from school” (IDEA - Building The Legacy of IDEA 2004," n.d., para 1).
All school districts are required to provide related services to appropriately address the state’s education standards at no cost to the parents. While the term “appropriate” however, has been a topic of debate among families, educators and school districts, one commonly accepted definition is “...growth on standardized tests from year to year, classroom performance, attendance, behavior, progress on goals and objectives, and report card grades” (Baumel, 2011, What is FAPE, para. 3). The laws aim is that all students with disabilities will receive an education equal to that of their non-disabled peers to the maximum extent possible, in the general classroom setting.
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