In their continuing commitment to help school districts and special education cooperatives comply with ISBE's requirements for special education policy and procedure, the Illinois Council of School Attorneys (ICSA) and IASB have prepared the documents described below. The sample policies and procedures provide a starting place for school districts and cooperatives to develop and refine their own material.
These documents include:
IASB's sample policy 6:120, Education of Children with Disabilities (last revised in November 2021)
IASB's sample policy 7:230, Misconduct by Students with Disabilities (last revised in March 2026)
All documents may be downloaded free of charge because the participating attorneys graciously donated their time and IASB covered all other costs. IASB expresses its gratitude to the following ICSA attorneys for their time and expertise in revising these special education procedures.
2026 ICSA Special Education Committee
Kaitlin Atlas, Franczek P.C.; Maryam T. Brotine, Illinois Association of School Boards; Jennifer M. Deutch, Hodges, Loizzi, Eisenhammer, Rodick & Kohn LLP; Teri E. Engler, Engler Callaway Baasten & Sraga, LLC; Kevin B. Gordon, F3 Law; Laura E. Hemmer, Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C.; Maureen Anichini Lemon, Ottosen DiNolfo Hasenbalg & Castaldo, Ltd.; Mallory A. Milluzzi, Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd.; Merry C. Rhoades, Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C.; Caroline A. Roselli, Robbins Schwartz; Brian D. Schwartz, Illinois Principals Association; Jennifer A. Smith, Franczek P.C.; Courtney Stillman, Himes Petrarca & Fester, Chtd., Kate Swise, Miller, Hall & Triggs, LLC, Kathryn Vander Broek, Waukegan CUSD 60; Darcee Williams, Brandon K. Wright, Franczek, P.C.; The 2026 ICSA Executive Committee provided peer review.