Audits and Special Education Compliance

AUDITS, IDEA, and Ensuring Compliance.

IDEA , Individuals with Disabilities Act was signed into law 1975 by President Gerald Ford . The goal of IDEA was and is still today is to ensure students with disabilities receive a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and are educated with their non-disabled peers as much as possible. educated with their nondisabled peers and progress through the curriculum. IDEA has been reauthorized multiple times through put four decades since its inception, saw a name change, addition of early intervention services, and improvements to the original 1975 ACT.

Special education case managers, administrators, and schools, and districts have a number of requirements under IDEA. Writing annual Ieps, completing special education evaluation assessments within specific timelines, documenting Indicator 14 outcomes, and conducting local screening meetings are just of some of requirements special education professionals must ensure occur by specific timelines, have specific content and data, and follow IDEA guidelines. to meet legal compliance and avoid legal action, avoid complaints with state and federal officials, and provide the highest quality education and services for each and every student.

To ensure a district or school is IDEA Compliant, a robust auditing process should be implemented by each and every school or district that is serving students with disabilities. An audit review of a school’s or district’s special education student records should occur frequently and regularly. It should be rigorous and exceed state and federal requirements. The audit of should include a review of a pre-determined number of individual records. Indicator fourteen data collection, timelines, and local screening data.

In conclusion, schools and school districts serving special education students have specific responsibilities under IDEA. To ensure these requirements are being meet, a robust and regular audit process should be implemented by education organizations serving special education students. Review of individual student records, indicator fourteen data collection, timelines, and local screening data should occur to ensure compliance with IDEA.