Procedures
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?
Acronym for a students' rights to a Free Appropriate Public Education
What is FAPE?
Three types of special education service placements are offered through Rite of Passage Inc.
What are Direct, In-Class Support, Indirect services?
This IEP team member is responsible for Affirming and Attesting the IEP.
Who is the case manager/folder holder?
IEP
What is Individual Education Program?
60 Calendar Days from Signed Consent
How long is the assessment period?
To the maximum extent appropriate in the general education environment with students who are nondisabled
What is Least Restrictive Enviornment?
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)?
In the event of Initial Eligibility, this IEP team member will compile reports and report evaluation results to the rest of the team.
Who is the School Psychologist/Educational Examiner?
ASD
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
This section of the IEP describes the current functioning of the student.
What is the Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP) ?
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)?
When describing services in IEP, 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?
Prior to initiating special education services, permission must be obtained from this mandatory team member.
Who is the Parent or Guardian?
SLD
What is Specific Learning Disability?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects a students right to this.
What is a student's right to confidentiality?
A form that is used to tell parents to expect a discussion on modifying special education services, given before the IEP meeting.
What is Notice of Conference (NOC).
This form must be completed prior the student's turning 16.
What is a post-secondary transition plan?
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 Local Education Agency Representative?
ADD/ADHD
What is Attention Deficit Disorder / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) recognizes ____ disability categories that qualify students for special education services.
What is 13?
The acronym I.D.E.A., which describes the law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation, stands for....
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
The legal document developed by a team that reviews present student ability levels, develops goals from said levels, and then creating services to meet those goals.
What is an IEP (Individualized Education Program)?
This IEP team member will be responsible for the note taking at special education conferences, then will complete the paperwork to finalize the information legally.
Who is the special education teacher or designee?
ID
What is Intellectual Disability?