Julie Mead

Teaching Interests

• ELPA 840 Legal Aspects of Elementary and Secondary Education • ELPA 842 Legal Aspects of Special Education and Pupil Services • ELPA 502/940 Legal Rights and Responsibilities for Teachers

The following is a representative sample of scheduled teaching.

Fall 2011 - Independent Reading

Course Prefix: 305, Course Number: 999, Section: 042, Minimum Credit Hours: 1, Maximum Credit Hours: 3, Course Level: Graduate, Course Delivery Mode: Individual

Fall 2011 - Legal Aspects of Special Education and Pupil Services

Course Prefix: 305, Course Number: 842, Section: 001, Maximum Credit Hours: 3, Course Level: Graduate, Course Delivery Mode: Lecture

Fall 2011 - Research or Thesis

Course Prefix: 305, Course Number: 990, Section: 042, Minimum Credit Hours: 1, Maximum Credit Hours: 12, Course Level: Graduate, Course Delivery Mode: Individual

Spring 2011 - Applied Research in Educational Administration

Course Prefix: 305, Course Number: 890, Section: 42, Maximum Credit Hours: 3, Course Level: Graduate, Course Delivery Mode: Individual

Spring 2011 - Cooperative Program Off-campus Term

Course Prefix: 305, Course Number: 600, Section: 001, Course Level: Graduate, Course Delivery Mode: Field

Spring 2011 - Independent Reading

Course Prefix: 305, Course Number: 999, Section: 42, Minimum Credit Hours: 1, Maximum Credit Hours: 3, Course Level: Graduate, Course Delivery Mode: Individual

Spring 2011 - Legal Aspects of Elementary and Secondary Education

Course Prefix: 305, Course Number: 840, Section: 001, Maximum Credit Hours: 3, Course Level: Graduate, Course Delivery Mode: Lecture

Spring 2011 - Research or Thesis

Course Prefix: 305, Course Number: 990, Section: 42, Minimum Credit Hours: 1, Maximum Credit Hours: 12, Course Level: Graduate, Course Delivery Mode: Individual

Summer 2011 - Independent Reading

Course Prefix: 305, Course Number: 999, Section: 042, Minimum Credit Hours: 1, Maximum Credit Hours: 3, Course Level: Graduate, Course Delivery Mode: Individual

Summer 2011 - Legal Aspects of Elementary and Secondary Education

Course Prefix: 305, Course Number: 840, Section: 001, Maximum Credit Hours: 3, Course Level: Graduate, Course Delivery Mode: Lecture

Research Interests

Dr. Mead's research centers on legal issues related to special education and legal issues raised by various forms of school choice.

The following is a representative sample of publications.

Mead, J.F., & Green, P.C. (2012). Model Policy Language for Charter School Equity. National Educational Policy Center.
Online Publication/Abstract

Mead, J.F., & Green, P.C. (2012). Special Education and School Choice: A Special Leadership Challenge. In Crockett, Jean, Billingsley, Bonnie, & Boscardin, Mary Lynn (Eds.), Handbook of Leadership and Administration for Special Education.

Mead, J.F., & Green, P.C. (2012). Chartering Equity: Using Charter School Legislation and Policy to Advance Equal Educational Opportunity [Monograph].
Online Publication/Abstract

Underwood, J.K., & Mead, J.F. (2012). A smart ALEC threatens public education. Phi Delta Kappan, 93(6), 51-55.
Online Publication/Abstract

Green, P.C., Mead, J.F., & Oluwole, J. (2011). Parents Involved, School Assignment Plans, and the Equal Protection Clause: The Case for Special Constitutional Rules. Brooklyn Law Review, 76(2), 503-567.

Mead, J.F. (2009). The Role of Law in Educational Policy Formation, Implementation and Research. In Sykes, Gary, Plank, David, & Schneider, Barbara (Eds.), Handbook on Educational Policy Research, (pp. 286-295). Washington, D.C: Routledge Publishers for the American Educational Research Association.

Mead, J.F., & Paige, M.A. (2008). Board of Education of Hendrick Hudson v. Rowley: An Examination of its Precedential Impact. Journal of Law and Education, 37(3), 329-345.

Mead, J.F. (2008). Charter Schools Designed for Children with Disabilities: An Initial Examination of Issues and Questions Raised. Alexandria, VA: National Association of State Directors of Special Education.
Online Publication/Abstract

Mead, J.F. (2008). How Legislation and Litigation Shape School Choice. East Lansing, MI: Great Lakes Center for Education Research & Practice.
Online Publication/Abstract

Mead, J.F., & Paige, M. (2008). Parents as Advocates: Examining the Evolution and History of Parents' Rights to Advocate for Children with Disabilities under the IDEA. Notre Dame Journal on Legislation, 34(2), 123-167.

The following is a representative sample of presentations.

Mead, J.F. (2012, April 17). “Private in Name Only": Revisiting the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC.

Mead, J.F., Presenter Only, & Eckes, S., Presenter Only (2011, December 13). Teaching School Law: Tips and Hints, ELA Webinar, Education Law Association.

Mead, J.F., & Green, P.C., Presenter & Author (2011, November 12). Parents Involved, School Assignment Plans, and the Equal Protection Clause: The Case for Special Constitutional Rules, Annual Meeting, Education Law Association, Chicago, IL.

Underwood, J.K., Presenter & Author, & Mead, J.F. (2011, October 19). Privitization of Public Schools, PDK Webinar, Phi Delta Kappan, Online.

Mead, J.F., Presenter & Author, Lewis, M.M., Author Only, & Brown, S., Presenter & Author (2010, November 14). Local Education Agency Responses to Significant Disproportionality, Annual Meeting, Education Law Association, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Mead, J.F., Presenter & Author (2010, October 31). From Legal Reasoning to Ethical Decision Making, Annual Meeting, University Council for Educational Administration, New Orleans, LA.

Bon, S., Presenter Only, Eckes, S., Presenter Only, Mead, J.F., Presenter Only, & Miksch, K.L., Presenter Only (2010, May 4). Assisting New Graduates to Engage in Legal Scholarship, Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.

Green, P.C., Presenter & Author, Mead, J.F., Presenter & Author, & Oluwole, J., Author Only (2010, May 4). Parents Involved, School Assignment Plans, and the Equal Protection Clause: The Case for Special Constitutional Rules., Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.

Mead, J.F., Presenter & Author, Lewis, M.M., Author Only, & Brown, S., Presenter & Author (2009, October 24). Significant Disproportionality and Coordinated Early Intervening Services: An Examination of State and District Responses to IDEA’s Directive., Annual Meeting of the, Education Law Association, Louisville, KY.

Mead, J.F. (2009, April 17). “Who by Reason Thereof, Needs Special Education”: Exploring the Relationship between Regular Class Performance and IDEA Eligibility., Annual Meeting, American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.