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 making sure the child's services and supports are in place.

Who is the case manager?

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

In the event of initial eligibility or reevaluation, this IEP team member will observe, test, and produce an evaluation on the child.

Who is the school psychologist?

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 IEP team member is only needed if the child's parent/guardian does not speak or understand English well.

Who is an interpreter/translator? 

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

These IEP team members will be responsible for reporting on a child's progress in the classroom.

Who is the general education and special education teacher?

500
ID
What is Intellectual Disability?
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