SPED Vocabulary
The instrument used to ensure that educators focus on the needs of individual students with disabilities as mandated by IDEA.
What is the Individualized Education Program (IEP)?
School districts are mandated to identify, find and evaluate students who are suspected of having a disability.
What is child find?
Who should make the final discipline decision
Who is the school leader?
Time allowed to make a decision and notify parents when a referral for evaluation is made
What is 10 School Days? We must proceed with a REED within 10 school days.
Name two steps that occur when a student with a disability is suspended more than 10 days with an academic year?
On the date that the decision was made to make a removal that constituted a change of placement, the public agency:
1. Notified the parent of that decision.
2. Provided the parents the procedural safeguards notice.
3. The case manager along with other stakeholders must determine if the student exhibits a pattern of behavior that would require a MDR to be held upon receiving the 10th day of suspension
4. The academy must ensure that the student is provided services.
The president that coined the term "No Child Left Behind"
Who is George W. Bush?
What is it considered when a student has an MDR and the student does not receive all services outlined in their IEP?
What is a manifestation of their disability?
SPED students should remain in this setting for at least 80% of the time.
What is in the general education setting?
Convene IEP meeting to determine eligibility after consent for evaluation is obtained.
What is 30 school days?
Name three of the 7 factors that should be considered before suspending a student?
Under the current legislation, before suspending or expelling a student, school shall consider:
pupil’s age;
disciplinary history;
whether the pupil had a disability;
the seriousness of the violation;
whether the violation threatened the safety of any pupil or staff member;
whether Restorative Practices will be used to address the violation; and
whether a lesser intervention would properly address the behavior.
FAPE
What is Free and Appropriate Public Education?
Required members of the IEPT meeting
Parents, general education teacher, special education teacher, evaluation representative, and district representative, support staff when applicable.
A statement that you should Never say to a SPED student who is acting out.
Did you take your medication?
What is PBIS and why is it required for students with disabilities?
What is positive behavior intervention support?
Schools must provide positive behavioral supports to students with disabilities who need them.
When students receive repeated disciplinary actions, the school must question if appropriate behavioral interventions and supports have been provided.
What is considered a removal/suspension?
When a student is removed or suspended for any part of the day.
Under IDEA, a school day is defined as "any day including a partial day, that children are in attendance at school for instructional purposes".
BIP
What is a behavior intervention plan?
With a parent's approval prior to the IEP meeting, certain team members can be excused from the meeting. Name three members that should never be excused
What is the district rep, general education teacher, and the service provider?
Who should be aware of the identification of a SPED student?
Only individuals who have an educational interest in the student
confidentiality is critical
When should a student have an FBA/BIP
When a student exhibits behaviors that occur on consistently or are dangerous.
Students suspended more than 10 days MUST have an FBA/BIP in place
When does an in-school suspension not count as a removal?
When the student has an opportunity to appropriately participate in the general curriculum, receive services outlined in the IEP and participate with nondisabled children to the same extent
FBA
What is a functional behavioral assessment?
Must have parent consent
No otherwise qualified handicapped individual in the United States shall solely, by reason of his handicap, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
What Section 504? An educational plan that is written for a student who needs modifications or accommodations within the general education classroom environment.
Name a reason to share information regarding a student's involvement with child protective services
Only if it will aide in enhancing the student's educational experience and the shared information should be basic.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects a students' right to this.
Why is it important for the case manager to track days of removal for students with disabilities?
to determine if a pattern is developing
So that the team can determine is an FBA/BIP is necessary
Name two types of behavior interventions.
CICO
BIP- must be followed and progress meeting must occur
Behavior tracking log
Emergency intervention plan
Restorative practice
Social skills groups