The purpose of this manual is to guide you in understanding special education issues to "do it right:" to prevent the disputes and litigation to often get in the way and effectively administer student discipline and planning for administrative hearings. This reference manual, updated November 2012 contains all changes in the Education Code as of July 1, 2012, includes easy to follow flow charts; education code violations that may lead to suspension and/or expulsion; sample contract templates and other pre expulsion forms; due process preparation and defensible administrative hearing and preparing finding of fact as well as readmission procedures; stipulated expulsion information; NCLB reporting procedures; and regulations related to working with students with disabilities. (January, 2013) Included are four disk containing an electronic version of the handbook and guide, student discipline guide charts and The Discipline Process: Form Incident to Expulsion disk 1 & 2.

To provide positive support on special education issues