Procedures
State and Federal Laws
Components of an IEP
IEP Team Members
Awesome Acronyms
100

The timeline a school district has to respond to a parent request for an initial special education evaluation, verbally or in writing. 

What is 15 school days?

100

Students' rights to a free appropriate public education.

What is FAPE

100

This section of the IEP describes the current classroom functioning of the student.

What is the Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance?

100

The IEP team member responsible for drafting the PLAAFPs, goals and objectives, and accommodations.

Who is the case manager?

100

SDI/SPDI

What is Specially Designed Instruction/Standard Protocol Dyslexia Instruction?

200

The school has 45 school days to complete this type of evaluation. 

 What is an Initial Evaluation?

200

Services provided to the maximum extent appropriate in the general education environment with students who are non-disabled.

What is Least Restrictive Environment?

200

Once a child has been determined eligible for special education services, the goal of the IEP is to address the needs of the child in this setting.

What is the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)?

200

In the event of Initial Eligibility, this IEP team member will compile reports into a Multidisciplinary Team Report.

Who is the School Psychologist/Ed Diagnostician/Speech Pathologist?

200

MTSS

What is Multi Tiered Systems of Support?

300

The district is expected to provide parent's with this document 5 days in advance of the IEP meeting in order to give them an opportunity to meaningfully participate.

What is the drafted IEP?

300

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 Improvement Act (IDEA-04)?

300

When describing instructional and Related services in the IEP, name 3 of the 6 conditions that must be documented.

What is the amount of time, frequency, service provider, type of service, location, beginning/ending date?

300

Prior to initiating special education services, permission must be obtained from this mandatory team member.

Who is the Parent or Guardian?

300

CRCG

What is Community Resource Coordination Group?

400

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects a students right to this.

What is a student's right to confidentiality?

400

A form that is used to tell parents to expect a discussion on modifying services, given before the IEP meeting with 5 days notice.

What is Notice of ARD or ARD Invitation?

400

These services must be discussed/documented prior to the student's 14th birthday. 

What is a Transition Services?

400

Of the mandatory team members of an IEP meeting, this participant's role is to commit district resources.

Who is the Administrator or Admin Designee

400

MCOT

What is Mobile Crisis Outreach Team?

500

This form must be signed by the parent or guardian and returned to the school prior to collaborating with any outside providers.

What is the Consent for Disclosure of Confidential Information?

500

This process determines if the behavior in question is directly and substantially related to the student's disability; and did the behavior occur as a result of the LEA's failure to implement the IEP

What is a Manifestation Determination meeting?

500

The purpose of this document is to summarize the decisions made in the IEP meeting. 

What is the Prior Written Notice?

500

This IEP team member will be responsible for taking deliberations at the IEP meeting. 

Who is the Administrator?

500

C-SAT

What is Comal Student Action Team?