David F. Bateman is professor at Shippensburg University in the department of educational leadership and special education, where he teaches courses on special education law, assessment, and facilitating inclusion. He has recently coauthored A Principal’s Guide to Special Education, A Teacher’s Guide to Special Education, Charting the Course: Special Education in Charter Schools, Special Education Leadership: Building Effective Programming in Schools, and Current Trends and Legal Issues in Special Education.Andrew M. Markelz is assistant professor of special education at Ball State University. As the coordinator of Ball State’s Director of Special Education Licensure Program, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in special education law, administrative and organizational theory, and family collaboration. Markelz is a member of the Council for Exceptional Children and has served on the executive board of the Teacher Education Division.

As a brief skim over the deep waters of special education law, this textbook hits its mark.

• PART I ROLE OF GOVERNMENT1 The Government and Special Education2 The History of Special Education3 Individuals with Disabilities Education ActPART II PILLARS OF IDEA4 Free Appropriate Public Education5 Nondiscriminatory Evaluation6 Individualized Education Program7 Least Restrictive Environment8 Parent Participation9 Procedural SafeguardsPART III ADDITIONAL ISSUES10 Discipline11 Transition and Related Services12 Confidentiality in Special EducationKey Terms Every Special Educator Needs to Know Index