Title

Manifestation Determination Review Procedures: Are District Guidelines Followed and are the Expressive and Receptive Language Skills of the Student Considered?

Authors

Joan Turner, Fontbonne University

Faculty Advisor

Jamie Doronkin

Files

Description

This action research pilot study’s purpose was to investigate exclusionary discipline in schools for students with dis/abilities and Manifestation Determination Review (MDR) practices. The researcher created a protocol to answer the following research questions:

1) If I review 2 manifestation determination meeting documents using an evaluative tool based on district standards, in what ways, if any, will I find evidence that expressive and receptive language of the student were considered?

2) If I review 2 manifestation determination meeting documents using an evaluative tool based on district standards, in what ways, if any, will I see how district guidelines were followed during the meeting?

The researcher collected qualitative and quantitative data from two MDR documents from the same student in a rural school district in the Midwest. The findings indicated district guidelines were not always followed and that expressive and receptive language skills of the student were partially considered. This pilot study informed the larger field of research on exclusionary discipline practices for students with dis/abilities.

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

College

College of Education and Allied Health

Department

Education

Program

Collaborative High Impact Instruction

Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction | Education | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Publication Date

2023

Publisher

Fontbonne University Archives

City

St. Louis, MO

Keywords

Elementary Education, Secondary Education, SLP, IEP, MDR

Recommended Citation

Turner, Joan, "Manifestation Determination Review Procedures: Are District Guidelines Followed and are the Expressive and Receptive Language Skills of the Student Considered?" (2023). 2023 Projects. 3.
https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/edd-projects-2023/3

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