Acronyms
RTI
Response to Intervention
Number of AEA primary contacts (k-12)
4
baseline
Must be offered to and reviewed with parents/guardians at every IEP meeting
Procedural Safeguard Manual
Should paraeducators be making contact with parents/guardians?
It is the responsibility of the special education teacher to be the primary contact with parents/guardians.
FAPE
Free Appropriate Public Education
Number of new special education teachers in the 21-22 school year
6
The number of days available to complete an evaluation.
60
Must be signed prior to the IEP if team members are absent.
Excusal form
T/F If a student is demonstrating success with a para, nothing in their programming should change.
F- the team should begin pulling back supports as appropriate
LRE
Least Restrictive Environment
The number of special education teachers in the district (including preschool)
26
Data
at least 10
Can paras provide direct instruction to students?
LEA
Local Education Agency
Percentage of students in the district served with an IEP
11%
Add this to your graph when you make a change to an instructional routine.
Phaseline
You must allow an appropriate amount of time before implementing a new IEP after this is sent, to allow for parents/guardians to file a complaint.
Prior Written Notice
Can paras collect student data?
Yes (ex: daily behavior logs)
PLAAFP
Present Level of Academic Achievement Functional Performance
Number of students on alternate assessment
17
Not a place, but a principal that guides a child's educational program and looks different for every student.
Least restrictive environment
A parent/guardian mentions they will be recording the IEP meeting. How should the team respond?
If comfortable, continue with the meeting but also record the meeting for our records.
Percentage of students in the district who have access to a para throughout their school day.
27%