Acronyms
IEP
What is Individualized Education Program?
A district’s child find obligation is triggered when this happens
What is when a district knows, or has reason to suspect, that a student may have a disability?
In order to be eligible for services, a student must meet the definition of one or more disabilities and require this?
What is special education?
Either of these two parties may initiate a request for an initial evaluation.
Who is the school district or the parents?
A district may hold an IEP team meeting without the parents only if it demonstrates that it is unable to do this.
What is to convince the parents to attend?
FAPE
What is a Free Appropriate Public Education?
In California, this entity is generally responsible for establishing child find policies.
What is the SELPA?
An eligibility determination must be made within this many days following parents’ consent to assess?
What is 60 days?
If parents refuse permission to assess a student, a district has the option, but not an obligation, to do this to compel an assessment.
What is to file for a due process hearing?
A district that offers placement or services developed outside the IEP process engages in this.
What is predetermination?
LRE
What is Least Restrictive Environment?
The IDEA’s child find requirement states that districts must “identify, locate,” and this.
What is evaluate (or assess)?
After eligibility is determined, an IEP must be developed within this many days?
What is 30 days?
A reassessment cannot occur more than once in a year unless this happens.
What is if both the parents and district agree that reassessment is needed?
Of (A) five days, (B) 10 days, or (C) early enough to ensure parents have the opportunity to attend, this is the amount of time districts must provide notice to parents prior to an IEP team meeting.
What is early enough to ensure parents have the opportunity to attend?
IDEA
What is The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
Courts have said that districts cannot be held liable for child find violations if this occurs.
What is if the student is not subsequently found eligible for special education?
For a student to be eligible under the category of “other health impairment,” the student must demonstrate “limited strength, vitality” or this?
What is alertness?
This obligation is placed on a district if it refuses a parent’s request for an IEE.
What is to file for due process to demonstrate the appropriateness of the district’s assessment?
True or false: When a parent revokes consent to special education, the student is not longer entitled to IDEA's disciplinary protections, such as a manifestation determination review.
What is true?
FERPA
What is The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
This district has the child find responsibility for a student placed by their parents in a private school.
What is the district where the private school is located?
For a student to be eligible as with an emotional disability, the student must exhibit on of five characteristics to a “marked degree” and for this period of time.
What is a “long” period of time?
If a parent obtains an IEE, the IEP team has an obligation to do this.
What is to “consider” the results of the IEE when developing the student’s IEP?
When the parents are divorced, all parental rights under the IDEA apply to both parents unless this is the case.
What is if a court order specifies otherwise?