Awesome Acronyms
IEP
Individualized Education Plan
What is the most common disability found at NewHope?
Emotional Disability (ED)
What type of meeting is held on a yearly basis?
Annual Review
This person is responsible for making sure that all members are made aware of and are following the IEP accommodations.
Case manager
TRUE/FALSE Parents are legally allowed to request an IEP meeting at any point in time.
TRUE
EDC
Eligibility Determination Consideration
What is a SLD?
Specific Learning Disability
During which meeting is a student's SOP presented?
Exit Meeting
As a teacher, you notice a student benefits from tests read aloud, but it is not listed in the individual's IEP. Are you allowed to proceed and administer oral assessments?
Yes. (Just inform the case manager.)
Name the 6 main participants that attend an NHA IEP meeting.
Parent, student, special education teacher/case manager, therapist, admin, district representative
EOS
Extension Of Services
Name 3 conditions that fall under an OHI disability.
Asthma, ADHD, Heart Condition, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Tourette Syndrome, POTS, etc.
What meeting needs to take place before an EDC?
Domain Meeting
Suppose you have a student with the IEP accommodation of having tests read to them, but that student refuses. Is the teacher required to implement the accommodation?
No. (A student does not have to act on every accommodation. Provide the student with the test and inform the case manager.)
Up to what age can an individual receive special education/support through the state?
Up until the individual's 22nd birthday.
SOP
Summary of Performance
An individual with a SLD displays deficits in one or more of these 3 academic areas.
Reading (decoding and/or comprehension), written language, and/or math
In which type of meeting is the IEP team allowed to recommend testing?
Domain Meeting
A student asks you to take a break in the Core & Strength room. How do you respond?
Call Russ and ask if said student can come. Then set a time limit so the student and Russ are aware.
This person is responsible for testing and evaluating the student.
School psychologist
OHI
Other Health Impairments
Name 2 characteristics a student exhibits that adversely affect their academics when qualified as having an Emotional Disability.
1. Interpersonal relationships (inability to build or maintain)
2. Inappropriate behaviors or feelings (under normal circumstances)
3. Depression (pervasive mood of unhappiness)
4. Somatic complaints (physical symptoms associated with personal or school problems)
5. Inability to learn not based on intellect, sensory, or health
How often does an EDC occur for a student with an IEP?
Every 3 years.
What types of accommodations can NHA provide for an individual who struggles with, or has a SLD in, mathematics?
Formula card for assessments, extended time, use of a calculator, tests read aloud, breaking assessments up into parts
What are the 8 domains in a domain meeting?
1. academic achievement
2. functional performance
3. cognitive functioning
4. communication status
5. health
6. motor abilities
7. hearing/vision
8. social/emotional status