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The two webinars in this series provides updates on the responsibilities of school psychologists as a result of the recent US Supreme Court case, Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District (2017).  Endrew clarifies the responsibilities in developing IEPs and provides a higher standard for fashioning an educational program that confers a free appropriate public education for students in special education.  The case has important implications for school psychologists in conducting assessments, developing programming, and implementing progress-monitoring systems.The first webinar explains (a) the free appropriate public education (FAPE) requirement of the IDEA, (b) the Supreme Court’s first FAPE ruling in Board of Education v. Rowley (1982), (c) the different interpretations of FAPE by the U.S. Courts of Appeals, (d) the facts and ruling of the Supreme Court in Endrew F., and (e) implications of the ruling for the practice of school psychology.Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:

1. Describe the free appropriate public education (FAPE) requirement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and specifically the new higher FAPE standard developed by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2017 ruling in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District. 
2. Describe the implications of Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District on the practice of school psychology.
3. Describe the implications of Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District for conducting assessments, developing programming, and implementing progress-monitoring systems.