Eligibility
To receive services, students need to be determined to be
What is eligible?
To gather more information or implement more intensive interventions, this is needed first
What is parent permission to conduct an evaluation?
Reevaluation to determine if student is still eligible under IDEA
What is a three year or triennial evaluation?
In order to receive special educations services under IDEA a student must meet this
What is at least one of the 13 disability categories?
Provides specific procedures for determining eligibility
What is IDEA or Individuals with Disabilities Act
In response to identified academic or behavioral needs, a teacher must
What is adapt or modify materials, assignments, or the environment?
When the decision about whether testing is necessary should be made
What is within 10 days of request?
If parents and schools disagree with any portion of the IEP or 504 process parents have the right to
What is call for a due process hearing?
the largest category of those receiving services under IDEA
What are students with learning disabilities?
Who determines eligibility for special education and related services?
What is a team of qualified professionals (including parent or guardian)?
Must be collected to determine success or failure of interventions
What is data?
A request for testing that documents the reasons why a student needs to be assessed for eligibility
What is a referral?
these ensure that children are not misclasified, unnecessarily labeled and having a disability, or incorrectly placed based on inappropriate selection, administration, or interpretation of evaluation results
What are federal regulations and directives under Section 504?
under IDEA and Section 504, a student that "demonstrates limited strength, vitality, or heightened alertness to environmental stimuli...that adversely affects educational performance" is identified under what category
What is OHI or ADHD?
Where the process of eligibility begins for most students
What is the general education classroom?
A student cannot be determined eligible without receiving this
What is scientifically based instructional practices?
Includes intelligence, vision, hearing, academic performance and possibly psychological evaluations
What is the assessment process?
Need to be included in every stage of the process
What are parents or caregivers?
Used to determine if a child responds to scientific, research based, intervention
What is RTI or Response to Invervention?
time afforded to conduct evaluations beginning when parents give consent to the time a meeting is held
What is 60 days?
Can be requested if parents do not feel the evaluation of their child is adequate
What is an IEE or independent educational evaluation?