Awesome Acronyms
Supports that change what a student is taught or expected to learn, fundamentally altering the curriculum or learning expectations. They adjust the content or standards to meet a student's individual needs, often resulting in the student learning different material than their peers.
What are modifications?
It is the key component of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that describes a student's current academic and functional strengths and needs, as well as how their disability affects their involvement and progress in the general education curriculum.
What is the Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)?
Locate, identify, and provide services to all eligible students with disabilities.
What is Child Find?
Anti-discrimination laws enforced by OCR (office of civil rights)
What is Section 504 or ADA?
Special education supports and services provided by the special education personnel for 80% or more of the school day
What is Full time/self contained?
Noncategorical early childhood has been changed to this as of 2024.
What is developmental delay?
This person is responsible for administering psychological assessments to students.
Who is the school psychologist?
This refers to the range of special education options available to meet the diverse needs of students with disabilities. This ensures students are educated in the least restrictive environment (LRE)appropriate for their individual needs.
Conduct an assessment to determine if the student has an IDEA related disability and if he/she needs special education services
What is a Full Individual and Initial Evaluation (FIIE)?
This is a procedural safeguard under IDEA that requires schools to provide parents with written notification before making changes to a child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) or refusing a parent's request related to the IEP.
What is the prior written notice (PWN)?
This person is a member of a student's IEP team representing the school system. This individual is knowledgeable about the school's resources, has the authority to commit resources and ensures the IEP is implemented effectively. Often, this role is filled by a principal, special education administrator or another qualified staff member designated by the school district.
A change to how a student learns or demonstrates their knowledge, without altering the content or expectations of the curriculum. It provide students with disabilities equal access to learning by removing barriers they might face.
What is an accommodation?