Awesome Acronyms
IDEA Principles
Legal Eagle
Key Players
Miscellaneous
100

FMP

What is FileMaker Pro?

100

Collaborate with parents in the development and delivery of their child's special education program

What is Parental Participation or Parent Input?

100

Students who qualify for special education services must be between these ages in order to qualify for services.

What are the ages 0-21?

100

Vital member(s) of the IEP team to contribute with an expertise like NO ONE else. They know the child the best.

Who are the Parents?

100

Speech, OT, PT, AT, Health

What is an example of a Related Service?

200

FAPE

What is Free Appropriate Public Education?

200

Educate students with disabilities in the general education setting with support to the maximum extent appropriate, along with their non disabled peers in the school they would attend if they were not disabled.

What is Least Restrictive Environment?

200

It is a law that makes available FAPE to eligible children with disabilities and ensures special education and related services to those children. 

What is IDEA( Individual with Disabilities Education Act)?

200

This team member usually sees the student 5 school days a week. They know best how the student is doing in the general education setting.

Who is the general education teacher?

200

Loss of knowledge and skills that students experience when they are not in school.

What is Regression?

300

IDEA

What is Individuals with Disabilities Education Act?

300

Locate, identify, and provide services to all eligible students with disabilities.

What is Child Find?

300

A national law that protects qualified individuals from discrimination based on their disability. 

What is Section 504 or ADA?

300

This person has a disability and can give input regarding their own education.

Who is the student?

300

A student receives this if they are on an IEP versus being on a 504.

What is specialized instruction?

400

BIP

What is a Behavior Intervention Plan?

400

Designed to protect the rights of parents and their child with a disability 

What are Procedural Safeguards?

400

State law that provides guidance to ensure compliance with the federal law( Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004), and it’s regulations

What is Nebraska Rule 51?

400

This person is qualified to supervise specially designed instruction/related services, is knowledgeable about the general education curriculum, and knowledgeable about the availability of resources of the LEA.

Who is the administrator/administrative designee?

400

Name the three NSAA sanctioned Unified Teams as of this school year.

What is are bowling, track and cheer?

500

LRE

What is Least Restrictive Environment?

500

Conduct an assessment to determine if the student has an IDEA related disability and if he/she needs special education services

What is an initial evaluation?

500

The amount of time the MDT team has to conduct the initial evaluation to determine eligibility after the parent's written consent?

What is 60 calendar days?

500

This person is responsible for the writing and following through with the IEP for a student. 

Who is the Special Education Teacher/ IEP Manager?

500

  An evidence-based three-tiered framework to improve and integrate all of the data, systems, and practices affecting student behavioral outcomes.

What is PBIS(Positive Behavior Interventions and Support)?