Procedures
A parent of a child, a school district, other persons knowledgeable about the child may initiate a request for an initial evaluation to determine if the student is eligible for special education.
What is a referral?
Students' rights to a free appropriate public education.
What is FAPE?
This section includes the accommodations, modifications, supplemental aids and services, assistive technology devices, staff and parent training, etc. that the student will need to be successful in the general education classroom.
What is the Supplementary Aids and Services?
This IEP team member is responsible for overseeing the implementation of IEP services and supports.
Who is the case manager/special education teacher?
60 Calendar Days
How long is the initial evaluation period?
To the maximum extent appropriate in the general education environment with students who are nondisabled.
What is Least Restrictive Environment?
Does the student's behavior impeded their learning or that of others; does the student have communication needs; does the student need assistive technology devices or services; is the student determined to be limited English proficient.
What is Consideration of Special Factors?
The team member would address fine and visual motor skills?
Who is the Occupational Therapist?
This form must be signed by the parent or guardian and returned to the school prior to conducting any formal evaluation of the student.
What is the Evaluation Plan?
The Education for all Handicapped Children Act was originally passed in 1975, amended in 1990, 1997, and 2004, and is now known as this...
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
A student with a disability shall not be removed from education in age-appropriate regular classrooms solely because of needed modifications in the regular education curriculum.
What is Least Restrictive Environment?
ER
What is Evaluation Report?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects a students right to this.
What is a student's right to confidentiality?
The section of the IEP that provides a description of the specific proposed or refused action(s).
What is Prior Written Notice?
For ALL students beginning with the IEP to be in effect when the child is 16 and updated annually thereafter.
What is Transition Services?
Of the mandatory team members of an IEP meeting, this participant's role is to make financial decisions on behalf of the school/district and must be present for the duration of the IEP meeting.
Who is the Administrator or Admin Designee?
OHI
What is Other Health Impairment?
Must be reviewed and/or updated at least annually.
What is the IEP?
A legal requirement that schools find all children who have disabilities and who may be entitled to special education services - covers every child from birth through age 21.
What is Child Find?
Describes academic and functional goals to meet the student's identified needs and enable the student to be involved in and make progress in the regular education curriculum.
What are Measurable Annual Goals?
Any student who participates in general education classes or if there is a possibility of the student participating in any general education classes, must have this person on the IEP team and present for the duration of the IEP meeting.
Who is the General Education teacher?
ESY
What is Extended School Year?