Acts
What is the ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act)
This is a legal requirement according to establish rules and principles for people to be treated fairly.
What is Due Process
This ensures that students with a disability are given free public education that adapts to their needs.
What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
This is a process of public awareness, screening, and evaluation to locate and identify children with disabilities.
What is Child Find
The major focus of this act is to close student achievement gaps by providing all children with a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education.
What is No Child Left Behind Act
This is the first public law specially aimed at protecting children and adults against discrimination due to a disability.
What is 504
This is commonly known as education for handicapped children acts; public schools must require equal access for handicap students; thought as the legislative heart of special education.
What is Public Law 94-142
This is instructional or behavioral strategies introduced by a general educator to assist students experiencing difficulty.
What is Prereferal
This is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
What is Free Appropriate Public Education
This is a formal request by a teacher or parent that a student be evaluated for special education services.
What is Referral
This requires children with disabilities must educated to the maximum extent appropriate, their placement needs to be consistent to their needs.
What is Least Restrictive Environment
These are standardized tests on which a pupils performance is compared to that of which their peers'.
What is Individualized Education Program
This is an assessment in which a student's performance is compared to a particular level of mastery.
What is Criterion-Referenced Assessments