CPS & IDEA

Acronyms

100

Least Restrictive Environment

What is LRE

200

IEP

What is Individualized Education Program

300

FAPE

What is Free Appropriate Public Educator

400

Child Advocacy Center

What is CAC

500

DSS

What is Department of Social Services

Definitions

100

Sexual abuse, assault, negligent treatment, or exploitation of a child

What is Abuse

200

IDEA

What is a four part piece of legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs

300

Mandated Reporter

What is a person who, because of their profession is legally required to report any suspicion of child abuse or neglect to the relevant authorities.

400

A developmental disorder of variable severity that is characterized by difficulty in social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior.

What is Autism

500

Other Health Impairment

What is having limited strength, vitality or altertness, including a heightened altertness to environmental stimuli, or acute health problems such as asthma, ADD, or ADHD, epilepsy, etc.

Report or Not

100

Child has a linear bruise on face. You ask the child what happened, child says he fell. What do you do?

REPORT

200

Billy Jo has had lice three times this year and just got another case, what do you do?

DON'T REPORT

300

Freddy is wheelchair bound and attends an all day 2nd grade inclusive classroom. Today he came to school in the same diaper he came with yesterday. This is the 3rd time, what do you do?

REPORT

400

Jesus plays football for middle school. He comes to school with large bruise on his calf, what do you do?

Ask the child what happened

500

Bobby Joe has diabetes, his mother brings his supplies to the school weekly to include insulin and snacks. Child has not had any snacks in 48 hours, what do you do?

Call his mother.

IEP/504

100

In order to have an IEP, I need this

What is a student with a disability that requires specially designed instruction

200

A process in which I may come from a parent, agency, or the school when a student is suspected of having a disability. The date I am received starts the initial evaluation process timeline.

What is a referral

300

IEP meeting participants

What is a parent, special education teacher, student, general education teacher, LEA

400

Areas where accommodations can be provided

What are classroom, district, or state assessments

500

I am required before dismissing a student from special education

What is a reevaluation