Acronyms
What does LRE stand for?
Least Restrictive Environment
True or False: The timeline requires special education teachers to send a draft copy of the IEP to all participants before the meeting
False
This document outlines a student's goals, accommodations, and services.
IEP
How many special education teachers did VACA for the opening of the school?
One
A student is allowed to have extended time on quizzes and tests.
Accommodation
What does FAPE stand for?
Free Appropriate Public Education
How many days do special education teachers have to submit IEP drafts to Tyler before the meeting?
14 days
How many qualifying disabilities are there?
13
How many special education teachers do we currently have?
7
During a virtual lesson, a student uses closed captions to follow instruction
Accommodation
What does FBA stand for?
Functional Behavior Assessment
How many days before the scheduled IEP meeting does the timeline start?
30 days
Before changing a student's placement due to disciplinary removals, schools may need to conduct this meeting.
MDR
Who teaches behavior support and social skills?
Justine
A teacher changes the learning objective from solving multi-step equations to identifying numbers
Modification
What does PWN stand for?
Prior Written Notice
What is the purpose of the IEP timeline?
To ensure compliance with state and federal law
This document explains why a behavior is occurring before a behavior plan is developed.
FBA
What intervention program are we currently using to offer services?
A ninth-grade student is enrolled in Biology, but instead of learning the required Biology standards, they are working on identifying the parts of a plant
Modification
What does PLAAFP stand for?
Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
This document is offered to parents during every special education meeting
Procedural Safeguards
According to the 2017 U.S. Supreme Court case Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, an IEP must be reasonably calculated to enable a student to make what?
Progress appropriate in light of the child's individual circumstances.
Name four of our most common related services that we offer?
Speech, PT, OT, Counseling
A teacher shortens every assignment for a student from 20 questions to 10. The remaining questions cover the same grade-level standards, and the student is expected to demonstrate mastery of the same skills as everyone else.
Accommodation - The amount of work changed, but the learning expectation and grade-level standards remained the same.