Legal Foundations
The federal law that governs special education.
What is IDEA?
The Texas term for an IEP meeting
What is an Admission, Review, and Dismissal meeting?
In Texas, this document must be provided to parents explaining their legal rights.
What are the Procedural Safeguards?
This describes how the disbility affects involvement in the general education curriculum.
What are Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Perfomance(PLAAFPs)?
Parents must be given this before an initial evaluation.
What is informed notice and consent?
This ensures students receive services at no cost to families.
What is FAPE?
This member must be present and can interpret test results.
What is the evaluation representative such as an educational representative or LSSP?
In Texas, the timeline for completing an intiial evvaluation after receiving written consent typically.
What is 45 school days?
These must be measured and include timebound criteria.
What are annual goals?
Parents may request this if they disagree with the school's evaluation.
What is an Independent Educational Evaluation?
Students must be educated in this environment to the maximum extent appropriate.
What is LRE?
This person represents district resources and must be able to commit them.
What is the LEA representative?
In Texas, ARD meetings must occur at least this often.
What is annually?
These describe changes in instruction or environment without changing content.
What are accommodations?
This formal process helps resolve disputes without a hearing?
What is mediation?