Current Trends and Legal Issues in Special Education

David F. Bateman, Ph.D., is a 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 is a former due process hearing officer for Pennsylvania for over 580 hearings. He uses his knowledge of litigation relating to special education to assist school districts in providing appropriate supports for students with disabilities and to prevent and to recover from due process hearings. He has been a classroom teacher of students with learning disabilities, behavior disorders, intellectual disability, and hearing impairments, and a building administrator for summer programs. Dr. Bateman earned a Ph.D. in special education from the University of Kansas. He has recently co-authored the following books: A Principal’s Guide to Special Education, A Teacher’s Guide to Special Education, Charting the Course: Special Education in Charter Schools, and the forthcoming Special Education Leadership: Building Effective Programming in Schools.Mitchell L. Yell, Ph.D., is the Fred and Francis Lester Palmetto Chair in Teacher Education and a Professor in Special Education at the University of South Carolina. His professional interests include special education law, positive behavior support, IEP development, and parent involvement in special education. Dr. Yell has published 124 journal articles, 4 textbooks, 26 book chapters, and has conducted numerous workshops on various aspects of special education law, classroom management, and progress monitoring. His textbook, Special Education and the Law, is in its 5th edition.  He also serves as a State-level due process review officer in South Carolina.  Prior to working in higher education, Dr. Yell was a special education teacher in Minnesota for 16 years.

"This book provides practical, realistic and useful guidance to anyone who supports students with disabilities. It is a great resource for school and special education administrators trying to understand the latest trends in special education. It provides specific points to think about with recommended applications teachers should consider using for each of the topics discussed."

• Chapter 1: Hot Topics for Litigation - David Bateman, Mitchell YellChapter 2: Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-tiered (Ci3T) Models of Prevention: Considerations for the Field - Kathleen Lane , Wendy Oaks, Mark Buckman, Holly MenziesChapter 3: A Free, Appropriate Public Education - David Bateman, Mitchell YellChapter 4: Working with Parents - Meghan Burke , Samantha GoldmanChapter 5: Current Special Education Legal Trends for Transition-Age Youth - Angela Prince, Anthony Plotner, June GothbergChapter 6: Discipline and Students with Disabilities - Kelly Carrero, Kimberly Vannest, Courtney LavadiaChapter 7: The Research-to-Practice Gap in Special Education - Bryan Cook, Cynthia FarleyChapter 8: What Educators Need to Know About Accountability - Jim Shriner, Martha ThurlowChapter 9: Taking Aim at Current Trends in Early Childhood Special Education - Kate AscettaChapter 10: Current Trends in Bully Prevention: Implications for Youth with Disabilities - Chad Rose, Stephanie Hopkins, Gloria McGillen, Jessica SimpsonChapter 11: Innovation in Schools: Expanded School Mental Health - Seth Bernstein , Lauren Young, Ameet Bosmia, Samantha Hartley, Cameron Massey, Mark WeistChapter 12: Current Trends in Preparing General Education Teachers to Work With Students With Disabilities - David Bateman and Jenifer ClineChapter 13: The School-to-Prison Pipeline - Christine Christle, Joseph Ryan, Michelle DunnChapter 14: Teacher Shortages and Teacher Attrition in Special Education: Issues and Trends - Tim Landrum, Lauren Collins, Chris SweigartChapter 15: Preparing Future Leaders and Administrators of Special Education - Mary Lynn Boscardin