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

This IEP team member is responsible for implementing a portion of the child's individualized education program (IEP) if the child is, or may be, participating in the regular education environment

Who is the general education teacher?

100
IEP
What is Individual Education Program?
200

This form must be signed by the parent or guardian and returned to the school prior to conducting any formal evaluation of the student.

What is the Consent Form?

200
To the maximum extent appropriate in the general education environment with students who are nondisabled
What is Least Restrictive Enviornment
200

These describe what the child can be expected to do or learn within a 12-month period; short-term objectives may also be identified in this section of the IEP 

What is the Annual Goals?

200

In the event of initial eligibility, this IEP team member will present evaluation data to the ARD Committee. 

Who is the Diagnostician or LSSP?

200

BIP

What is Behavior Intervention Plan

300

This meeting is scheduled when a students has been verified as receiving special education services and the LEA determines that comparable services can be provided until their Permanent Placement Annual ARD is held.

What is a Transfer Agreement Meeting?

300

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects a students right to this.

What is a student's right to confidentiality

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 (Surrogate Parent) or Guardian?

300

ED

What is Emotional Disturbance

400

20 school days from the date the child is verified as being eligible for special education services.

What is the new LEA's timeline developing, adopting, and implementing a new IEP 

400

A form that must be sent every time a district proposes or refuses to initiate a change to the identification, evaluation, educational placement of or provision of FAPE to a student.

What is Prior Written Notice?

400

This plan focuses on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child's movement from school to post-school activities.  Planning typical begins when the child turns 14 years old.  

What is a Transition Plan

400

This IEP team member's participation is required when considering initial or continued placement of the child in Career and Technical Education (CTE)


Who is the CTE Representative/Coordinator of Transition Services

400

SLD

What is Specific Learning Disability

500

45 School Days/30 Calendar Days

What is the timeframe for completing an evaluation (45) and the timeframe from the completion date of an evaluation that the ARD committee must hold a meeting to determine the child's eligibility (30)?

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

This participant is qualified to provide, or supervise the provision of, specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities, is knowledgeable about the general education curriculum and is knowledgeable about the availability of resources of the LEA

Who is the Campus Administrator

500

ARD

What is Admission, Review, and Dismissal

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