Awesome Acronyms
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IEP

What is an Individualized Education Program?

100

The person who knows the child best

Who is the parent/guardian?

100

This meeting is held at least once a year to update the IEP for a child.

What is the Annual Review?

100
The federal law that must be followed for Special Education.

What is IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education ACT)?

100

These services are provided for eligible special education students beyond the regular school year.

What are Extended School Year services (ESY)?

200

FAPE

What is Free Appropriate Public Education?

200

The parent has the right to invite this person to the meeting

Who is anyone that they feel has special knowledge about their child?

200

At least two of the required members of the special education team.

Who are: parent/guardian, General Education teacher, Special Education teacher, Special Education Coordinator, interpreter?

200

True/False: If a classroom teacher does not want to follow a modification in the IEP, it is okay, because they know the child best. 

What is false?  The IEP is a legally binding document, and anyone electing not to follow it can be held legally responsible.
200

True/False: A parent cannot meet at the time scheduled, the meeting needs to be rescheduled to work with the parent's schedule.

What is true?  The school must work with the parent to meet at a reasonable time.

300

IDEA 

What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?

300
This team member usually sees the student five days a week, and best knows how the student is doing in the classroom setting.

Who is the general education teacher?

300
If a special education student is involved in a code of conduct violation that warrants suspension or expulsion, this meeting must be held.

What is a manifestation determination meeting?

300
True/False: As an interpreter, I don't need to sign the meeting attendance document because I don't work with the student.
What is false?  Every person in attendance at the meeting must sign the document-- it is the record that you were present and provided services.
300

Special education services in Maryland are able to be provided for students of these ages.

What is 3-21?

400

LEA

What is Local Education Agency?

(school district)

400

This person is responsible for testing and evaluating the student.

Who is the school psychologist?

400

This document is signed in order to comply with the procedural requirements of the IDEA.

What is the Procedural Safeguards document?

400

Maryland House Bill 86

What is the bill that requires that the IEP be provided in the native language for any parent whose native language is spoken by at least 1% of the student population in the school system, if requested?

400

True/False: In an IEP meeting, if a parent wants something done a specific way, the team must do what the parent wants.  

What is false?  It is a team decision and the parent is a valued member of the team.

500

LRE

What is Least Restrictive Environment?

500

This person is the case manager for the student and write the IEP.

Who is the Special Education teacher (or Coordinator)?

500

This person has a disability and can give input on their own education.

Who is the student?

500
True/False: A student in special education cannot be expelled.

What is false?  A student with a disability can be expelled, but a manifestation determination meeting must be held to determine whether the reason for the expulsion is related to the disability.

500

BIP

What is a Behavior Intervention Plan?

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