ID and Referral
Parents, Legal Guardians, Teachers, and any appropriate individual within the school.
Who are people that can make a referral?
Parents or legal guardian.
Who must give consent for an evaluation to take place?
Evaluation performed, parent input, teacher recommendations, and information about the student’s physical condition, social or cultural background, and adaptive behavior.
What is taken into consideration that will determine whether or not a child is in needs of special services under the IDEA.
The strengths of the student, the results of evaluations, and the academic, developmental, and functional needs of the student, concerns of the parents for enhancing the education of the student, does the student’s behavior impedes the student’s learning or the learning of others..
What is considered when developing the IEP?
Least restrictive environment entails a student should be placed in an environment that is with peers who do not have any disabilities as much as ethically possible.
What does LRE entail?
Vision or hearing test.
What is the type of screening done that most frequently results in a referral?
How do parents consent they understand what the evaluation of their child will entail?
13 categories.
The student must meet the requirements of how many categories of disability noted in the law?
Assistive technology devices are free of charge to the parents.
How much does it cost a parent for their child to have technological assistance in the classroom?
1. It helps the the student fight segregation and stigmatization.
2. It prevents the student from feeling as though the expectations are only as high as a special need class sets them.
3. It helps the student socialize with students who may act as a model for appropriate behaviors.
Why is LRE important?
Frequent comparisons of in class test results, low scores on state wide testing (math, reading, and science), fine motor skills, gross motor skills, basic perceptual motor skills, ability to recognize common objects and common words.
What screenings are done in early education that may result in a referral.
Dispute resolution process may be pursued by the school.
What happens if a parent refuses to consent to the evaluation of their child?
Special education and related services as a result of the disability they are categorized under.
What does a student need to require in order to be considered for an IEP?
Limited English, blind, deaf, communicative disability.
What are issues that must be addressed in an IEP.
Results from Roncker v. Walter which states:
1. Benefits of a student being in a segregated special education class vs a fully inclusive class.
2. Will the student disrupt the fully inclusive class?
3. The cost of mainstreaming.
What is the three factor feasibility test?
What are some questions the team must answer before they decide an IEP is needed?
Independent evaluation.
What is one option a parent may pursue if they do not agree with the results of the evaluation?
The disability must “adversely affect” the student’s educational performance
At what level does the disability need to be in order to be considered for an IEP?
1. Baseline of academic achievement and functional performance.
2. Measurable annual goals.
3. Special Education and supplementary services needed.
4. Explain why the student is not in the general education classroom full-time.
5. Accommodations needed.
6. Start date of services.
7. How goals will be measured and how parents will be informed.
8. Transitional needs started before student reaches age 16.
What is included in an IEP?
The results of Daniel R.R. v. State Board of Education states:
1. Can the general education class perform satisfactorily with the special education student?
2.Has the school mainstreamed the child to the maximum extent appropriate?
What is the two-pronged test?
Special education teachers, General education teachers, counselor, administrator, school psychologist, speech and language pathologist, parents.
Who are people that are a part of the referral for an IEP team?
Academic, development, and functional needs.
What will the student be tested on in regards to their evaluation?
Academic, social, and emotional performance.
What is measured when refereed to as a negative impact on the child's ability to perform at school?
Copy of the IEP.
What must the school provide the parents for free?
The results of Sacramento City Unified School District v. Rachel H. states:
1. the educational benefits of placement in a regular class
2. the nonacademic benefits of placement in a regular class
3. the effect the student has on the teacher and students in the regular class
4. the cost of mainstreaming.
What is the four-factor test?