SpEd Acronyms
Disabilities
SpEd Timelines
ASL for P.E.
Modifications
100

ADA

What is Americans with Disabilities Act?

100

Simultaneous impairments causing severe educational needs

What is Multiple Disabilities?

100

Send Parents IEP meeting notice

What is 10 days or early enough to ensure an opportunity to attend? EC 56043(e) & 56341.5(b)

100

Read the ASL Sign #1

What is Play? 

100

Basketball

Give 2 modifications for basketball games/skill drills

200

CCS

What is California Children's Services?

200

Developmental disability significantly affecting communication & social interaction

What is Autism?

200

Provide an Assessment Plan for Initial or Eligibility Evaluation? 

What is 15 days of referral? EC 56043 (a) & 56321 (a)

200

Read the ASL Sign #2

What is Tired?

200

Soccer

Give 2 modifications for Soccer games/skill drills

300

CDE

What is California Department of Education?

300

Acquired injury to the brain caused by external physical force

What is Traumatic Brain Injury?

300

Interim placement review-transfer of student from a different SELPA

What is 30 days?  EC 56325 (a) (1)

300

Read the ASL Sign #3

What is Slow?

300

Racquet Sports

Give 2 modifications for Racquet Sports games/skill drills

400

OCR

What is Office of Civil Rights?

400

Impairment relating to bones, amputations, congenital anomaly, etc. 

What is an Orthopedic Impairment?

400

Provide New LEA or parent with requested student records

What is 5 days? EC 56043 (o)(n), 56504

400

Read the ASL Sign #4

What is Wait?

400

Bowling

Give 2 modifications for Bowling games/skill drills

500

SELPA

What is Special Education Local Plan Area?
500

Condition exhibiting inability to learn, build and maintain interpersonal relationships, general pervasive mood of unhappiness, inappropriate behaviors, etc.

What is an Emotional Disturbance? 

500

IEP Meeting to review Student's Lack of Anticipated Progress

"Within a reasonable amount of time" EC 56343 (b)

500

Read the ASL Sign #5

What is Try?

500

Softball/Baseball

Give 2 modifications for Softball/Baseball games/skill drills