Evaluations
This is a comprehensive document assessing all areas of concern in order to determine eligibility for Special Education services.
What is an Evaluation Report?
This is abbreviated using the acronym IEP.
What is an Individualized Education Program?
This meeting must be held at least once a year on or before the previous meeting date.
What is the annual IEP meeting?
This is the number and type of days for passive consent.
What are 14 calendar days?
All students must be educated in this placement setting (established under IDEA, NCLB).
What is the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)?
These have to be met in order for a student to initially qualify in a disability area.
What are the initial criteria for the disability area?
This statement should include when and how progress will be made.
What is the progress monitoring statement?
These are the required team members that must be present at an IEP meeting.
What are general education teacher (if applicable), special education teacher licensed in disability area, district representative, parent and/or student?
This report must be completed at least every 3 years.
What is a re-evaluation for Special Education services?
This changes how the student learns material but does not decrease expectations.
What is an accommodation?
This has to be demonstrated in order for a student to continue to qualify in a previously met disability area.
What is a continued need?
This section is a narrative that describes how a student is performing in class.
What is the Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)?
This must be provided to parents/guardians in multiple formats at least twice prior to holding the IEP meeting.
What is a Notice of Team Meeting (NOTM)?
This is the number and type of days following an IEP meeting by which the IEP should be given to the parent/guardian.
What are 10 calendar days?
This is a change in what the student is taught or expected to learn.
What is a modification?
This section must be completed as part of a comprehensive evaluation during or before a student's 9th-grade year.
What is the transition needs section?
These should be included under the accommodations section if the paraprofessional support box is checked yes.
What are the paraprofessional's roles and responsibilities?
The "Agreement Regarding IEP Team Member Attendance" is completed to excuse this general type of IEP Team Members.
What are the required team members?
This is the number of days allowed for developing an IEP following initial qualification for Special Education services.
What is 30 calendar days?
This document pulls information from an existing Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) to outline preventative and reactive behavioral interventions, strategies, and supports.
What is a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)?
This should be done for every incoming student with a current evaluation and/or IEP.
What is check for compliance?
These should include the direction of change, present level, and ending level as well as be "SMART".
What are IEP Goals?
This document should be offered at least once a year and is typically offered as part of the annual IEP meeting.
What are the Notice of Procedural Safeguards/Parental Rights?
The Notice of Team Meeting (NOTM) should be sent this many days prior to holding the meeting.
What is 7-10 calendar days?
Where communication with parents/guardians and outside services should be documented.
What is the Communication Log on SpEd Forms?