Acronyms
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More Acronyms
Numbers to Remember
100
IEP
What is an Individualized Education Program?
100
A disabling condition and/or measurable developmental impairment which occurs in children between ages of three and five years and requires special and related services.
What is Pre-school Disabled?
100
Any item, piece of equipment, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of children with disabilities.
What is an assistive technology device?
100
CST
What is Child Study Team?
100
The number of days to convene a meeting after receiving an initial referral.
What is 20?
200
LRE
What is least restrictive environment?
200
An acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force or insult to the brain, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both.
What is traumatic brain injury?
200
Agreement in writing.
What is consent?
200
ESY
What is extended school year?
200
The number of days after parent consent for initial evaluation, if eligible, for development and implementation of the IEP.
What is 90?
300
SLD
What is Specific Learning Disability?
300
A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or do mathematical calculations.
What is Specific Learning Diability?
300
The written request for an initial evaluation to determine whether a student is eligible for services.
What is a referral?
300
DOE
What is Department of Education?
300
The beginning age, or younger if determined appropriate by the IEP team, a statement of transition services needs must be included in a student's IEP.
What is 14?
400
MD
What is Multiply Disabled?
400
A disability characterized by having limited strength, vitality or alertness, included a heightened alertness with respect to the educational environment, due to chronic or acute health problems.
What is Other Health Impaired?
400
Transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services as are required to assist a student with a disability to benefit from special education.
What is related services?
400
IDEA
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
400
The number of years before the student reaches age 18, when a statement of the transfer of rights must be included in the IEP.
What is at least 3?
500
OHI
What is Other Health Impaired?
500
The presence of two or more disabling conditions.
What is Multiply Disabled?
500
Specially designed instruction at no cost to the parents, to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities.
What is special education?
500
PRISE
What is Parental Rights in Special Education?
500
The maximum numbers of years before a multi-discilinary evaluation shall be completed to determine whether a stduent continues to be a student with a disability.
What is 3?
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