Procedures
State and Federal Laws
Components of an IEP
IEP Team Members
Awesome Acronyms
100
A parent of a child, a school district, a public agency, other persons knowledgeable about the child may initiate a request for an initial evaluation to determine if the student is eligible for special education.
What is a referral?
100
Students' rights to a free appropriate public education.
What is FAPE
100
This section of the IEP describes the current classroom functioning of the student.
What is the Present Level of Academic Performance?
100

Helps to identify his or her unique needs and areas where he or she needs support for the learning goals or for accessing the environment

Who is the student?

100
IEP
What is Individual Education Program?
200
60 Calendar Days
How long is the assessment period?
200
To the maximum extent appropriate in the general education environment with students who are nondisabled
What is Least Restrictive Enviornment
200
Once a child has been determined eligible for special education services, the goal of the IEP is to address the needs of the child in this setting.
What is the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)?
200

Explains what the evaluations mean in terms of designing appropriate instructional goals and objectives for the student and what any accommodation decisions might mean for the student


Who is the School Psychologist/ diagnostician?

200
ASD
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
300
This section of the IEP describes the current classroom functioning of the student.
What is Present Levels of Academic Performance?
300
The Education for all Handicapped Children Act was originally passed in 1975, amended in 1990, 1997, and 2004, and is now known as this...
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA-04)?
300
When describing services in the offer of FAPE, name 3 of the 6 things that must be documented.
What is the amount of time, frequency, service provider, type of service, beginning date and ending date?
300
Prior to initiating special education services, permission must be obtained from this mandatory team member.
Who is the Parent or Guardian?
300
ABA
What is Applied Behavior Analysis?
400
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects a students right to this.
What is a student's right to confidentiality?
400
A form that is used to tell parents to expect a discussion on modifying services, typically given before the IEP meeting.
What is Prior Written Notice?
400
This form must be completed prior the student's turning 16.
What is a Transition Plan
400

This participant's role is to offers suggestions with regards to motor abilities of the student, mobility issues, and transporting devices 

Who is the Physical Therapist?

400
ADD
What is Attention Deficit Disorder?
500
This form must be signed by the parent or guardian and returned to the school prior to conducting any formal evaluation of the student.
The Assessment Plan
500
The acronym I.D.E.A., which describes the law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation, stands for this.
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
500
The purpose of the IEP team when reviewing present levels, developing goals from said levels and then creating services to meet those goals.
What is Educational Benefit?
500

Offers insight on expectations for the student regarding the standard curriculum and the educational environment; shares accommodations that have already been tried

Who is the general education teacher

500
ID
What is Intellectual Disability?
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