Procedures
State and Federal Laws
Components of an IEP
IEP Team Members
Awesome Acronyms
100
A parent of a child, a school district, a public agency, 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?
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 Performance?
100

This IEP team member is responsible for gathering the required documentation, creating and inputting the IEP

Who is the case manager?

100
IEP
What is Individual Education Program?
200

45 School Days

How long is the assessment period?

200
To the maximum extent appropriate in the general education environment with students who are nondisabled
What is Least Restrictive Enviornment
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 assessment personnel? (Diagnostician, Speech Pathologist, School Psychologist, etc)

200

LEA

What is Local Education Agency?

300
This section of the IEP describes the current classroom functioning of the student.
What is Present Levels of Academic Performance?
300

The federal civil rights law that guarantees certain protections to people with disabilities.

What is the Section 504?

300
When describing services in the offer of FAPE, name 3 of the 6 things that must be documented.
What is the amount of time, frequency, service provider, type of service, beginning date and 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

BIP

What is Behavior Intervention Plan?

400

The method to update parents on IEP goals.

What is a each six weeks progress reports?

400

Students who meet eligibility criteria for Special Education, must meet a two prong criteria.  Formal evaluation that determines one of the 13 disability criteria and this.

What is a need for Specially Designed Instruction?

400
This form must be completed prior the student's turning 16.
What is a Transition Plan
400

Of the mandatory team members of an IEP meeting, this participant's role is to make financial decisions on behalf of the school/district.

Who is the Administrator or Admin Designee

400

ESY

What is Extended School Year?

500

This form must be signed by the parent or guardian and returned to the school prior to conducting any formal evaluation of the student.

Consent for Evaluation

500
The acronym I.D.E.A., which describes the law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation, stands for this.
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?
500
The purpose of the IEP team when reviewing present levels, developing goals from said levels and then creating services to meet those goals.
What is Educational Benefit?
500

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

Who is the Case Manager?

500

BSC

What is Behavior Support Classroom?