IDEA
Acronyms
Classifications
Related Services
100

This principle ensures that students with disabilities are entitled to receive an education that meets their individual needs at no cost to their families

What is a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)?

100

CPSE

What is the Committee on Preschool Special Education?

100

A communication disorder that impacts articulation, expressive language, receptive language and or pragmatics.

What is  Speech and Language Impairement?

100

Fine Motor Development

What is Occupational Therapy?

200

This principle emphasizes placing students with disabilities alongside their typical peers when appropriate

What is the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)?

200

CSE

What is the Committee on Special Education?

200

A developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age 3.

What is Autism?

200

Gross Motor Development

What is Physical Therapy?

300

Parents have the right to disagree with the CSE and an pursue an impartial hearing

What is Due Process?

300

LRE

What is the Least Restrictive Environment?

300

A disorder that impacts reading, perception, ability to write, speak, spell and/or do mathematical problems.

What is a Learning Disability?

300

Communication Disorders

What is Speech and Language Therapy?

400

Before any evaluations, testing and/or placement can be done, the parent must receive Prior Written Notice.

What is Parent Participation/Informed Consent?
400

FAPE

What is a Free Appropriate Public Education?

400
A child between the ages of 3 - 5 is found eligible to receive special education services 
What is a Preschool Student with a Disability?
400

1:1 Matron

What is Special Transportation?

500
The evaluations must be completed by a multi-disciplinary team.

What is a Nondiscriminatory Evaluation?

500

IEP

What is an Individualized Education Program?

500

A student with both hearing and visual impairments

What is Deaf-Blindness?
500

Working directly with parents on specific topics relating to their child's ability to generalize skills 

What is Parent Training?