Find IDEA requirements alongside related provisions in Alabama Administrative Code, Chapter 290-8-9. Organized by task, the crosswalk directs staff to source language for Child Find, evaluation, eligibility, IEPs, placement, safeguards, and implementation. It does not imply that every federal provision has a one-to-one state-rule match.

Browse plain-language introductions to Alabama's special education rules, with links to the governing text. Use this section to check state-specific procedures and to distinguish requirements in the code from guidance, forms, and local LEA practices.

Understand the different purposes of IDEA Part B, Section 504, and ADA Title II; where protections overlap; and why an IDEA eligibility decision does not by itself settle a student's rights under Section 504 or the ADA. This section points staff to the appropriate LEA team for individual determinations.

Review who may access education records, how parent and eligible-student rights work, and how to handle student information in meetings, documents, and electronic systems. IDEA also includes confidentiality requirements for special education records; use this section to locate both sets of rules.

Look up the terms used throughout the site, including FAPE, LRE, Child Find, LEA, IEP, prior written notice, related services, and procedural safeguards. Each definition links back to its source or the relevant topic page where possible.

For step-by-step implementation, use the site's [The Special Education Process], [IEP Development & Implementation], and [Dispute Resolution & Procedural Safeguards] pages. Coordinators can use [Data, Monitoring & Compliance] for systems-level responsibilities. Add these as internal Google Sites links once those pages are published.