The Arc of New Jersey Office of Education Advocacy
Stephanie Kramer, Director
The quality of the education provided to children with disabilities is a major determining factor in their ability to successfully transition to employment and
community living. Unfortunately, both schools and parents are often uninformed about various requirements of special education law and best practices in
educating students with disabilities. Parents are not often trained in special education issues or informed about their rights and responsibilities in the process
and as a result, have significant difficulty navigating the system as an advocate for the needs of their child.
The Arc of New Jersey's Department of Education Advocacy was developed to assist families and school districts in ensuring that children with disabilities receive
quality educational services appropriately tailored to their needs. Our Coordinator of Education Advocacy, Stephanie Kramer, serves as a statewide resource on special education issues
for both parents and professionals; develops and distributes fact sheets and other resources and training
materials for parents and professionals; provides trainings and technical support to the local chapters of The Arc of New Jersey and member families; provides trainings for parents and parent groups
throughout the state; and works directly with parents who need assistance with special education issues.
Help, I need an Advocate!
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the special education system? Do you have questions about the special
education process? Do you need an advocate to go to your IEP meeting with you? The Arc of New Jersey's Director of Education Advocacy, Stephanie Kramer can help. Contact her at skramer@arcnj.org or 732-246-2525, ext. 20.
Education Advocacy Resources
Newsletters
Fact Sheets
Special Education Fact Sheets – Click on the links below to download our special education fact sheets on the following topics
IDEA Reauthorization
IDEA Reauthorizaton
The Federal IDEA 2004 Regulations were published on Monday, August 14th 2006 in the federal register
. The regulations must go into effect 60 days after they are officially published, therefore, they will be effective as of October 14, 2006.
With that said, they are available for viewing. It is quite a large and daunting document consisting of
over 1,000 pages. The Wrightslaw website reformatted the IDEA 2004 Regulations and published them on the IDEA Law & Regulations page. The reformatted regulations (94 pages) are indented, making the
regulations easier to read, print and study. They are also broken down into subsections. You may also be interested in the Summary of Changes in the IDEA 2004 Regulations (10 pages, pdf)
New Jersey SPAN has written a summary comparing the NJ State Code changes to IDEA 2004. It is concise and very easy to read. Click here to view their outline.
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