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 gathering teacher input, grades, district benchmark results, parent information, etc. for the IEP.

Who is the case manager?

100
IEP
What is Individual Education Program?
200

45 School 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

These are changes to content or performance expectations.

What are Modifications?

200

In the event of Initial Eligibility, this IEP team member will compile reports into a Multidisciplinary Team Report.

Who is the Diagnostician or School Psychologist?

200

CBA

What is Curriculum Based Assessment?

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

A way to approach writing annual individualized education program (IEP) goals that ensure involvement and progress in the student's grade-level academic standards.

What is the Standards-Based IEP process?

300
Prior to initiating special education services, permission must be obtained from this mandatory team member.
Who is the Parent or Guardian?
300

PLAAFP

What is Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance?

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 that a meeting is planned to discuss or modifying services, typically given before the ARD/IEP meeting.

What is an ARD/IEP Meeting Notice?

400

These are intended to reduce or even eliminate the effects of a student's disability on academic tasks, but do not lower the learning expectations.

What are Accommodations?

400
Of the mandatory team members of an IEP meeting, this participant's role is to make financial decisions on behalf of the school/district.
Who is the Administrator or Admin Designee
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.

What is the Notice and Consent for evaluation form?

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

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)?

500

This IEP team member will be responsible for finalizing the ARD/IEP paperwork after the ARD meeting.

Who is the Diagnostician or ARD Facilitator?

500

SLD

What is Specific Learning Disability?

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