Choice for All? Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities

• Main Author: Estes, Mary Bailey
• Other Authors: Bullock, Lyndal M.
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: University of North Texas 2001
• Subjects: Charter schools > Texas.; Students with disabilities > Education > Texas.; Charter schools; students with disabilities; PEIMS; IDEA
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2905/

In order to assess the extent and quality of special education services in charter schools in north Texas, the researcher examined data submitted to Texa Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS), and conducted qualitative interviews with selected charter school administrators. Five cornerstones of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): zero reject, individualized education program (IEP), appropriate assessment, free appropriate public education (FAPE), and least restrictive environment (LRE), were utilized in the assessment of quality. Levels of expertise in federal disability law and fiscal barriers were explored, as well.