History of SPED
The Education for All Handicapped Children’s Education Act was passed in this year.
1975
Name one person, other than the parent or legal guardian, who is a required member of the IEP team.
General education teacher, special education teacher, principal, anyone the parents invite
NCLB (No Child Left Behind) requires that all teacher are to be this in order to teacher children within their classrooms.
Highly Qualified
In the case of a child with limited English proficiency, the IEP team needs to apply this special consideration with preparing the student’s IEP.
English-Language Learners
It was this year that the Brown V the Board of Education of Topeka ruled that schools were to not discriminate against race.
1954
In 1990, these two new special education categories were added to with the Education for All Handicapped Children Act.
Autism and Traumatic Brain Disorder
If school personnel and parents are unable to resolve their differences, this is provided under IDEA at no cost to parents
Mediation
Did you know that students with severe cognitive disabilities are required to take state-mandated assessments? No more than this percent of students are allowed to take this assessment (currently called IAM).
1%
When preparing an IEP, the goal that are suggested should be MOO, which is an acronym for these three words.
Measurable, Objective, and Observable
This “old school” case ruled that school districts where not required to provide interpreters for deaf students.
Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District V Rowley
IDEA is based on this, which means that all students have the right to go to school regardless of the severity of their disability.
Zero Reject
A child with ADHD may be eligible for services under this act.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Name one exception to the FERPA, where schools can disclose the records of a student to a third party.
•The appropriate authorities in the event of an emergency
•To comply with a subpoena or a court order
•To comply with requests from local law enforcement
•To comply with an audit or evaluation from the state or government
When discussing LRE (least restrictive environment), this word actually does not appear anywhere in the IDEA law.
Inclusion
This key case from 1988 ruled that students who pose an immediate threat to the safety of others can be suspended up to 10 days.
Honig V. Doe