408's
IEPs and 408's must be kept in a secure, locked location, including those copies in the possession of teachers and providers.
What is IEP confidentiality?
This is needed before an initial evaluation can get started
What is parental consent?
This IEP team member is responsible for explaining the parents rights.
Who is the District Representative?
The process of ALL teachers, related service providers, and staff member ensuring, stating and signing off that they are responsible for implementing IEP’s within their classroom.
What are 408's?
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)?
OHI
What is Other Health Impairment?
These teachers must be given the opportunity to review the IEP of the students with the principal designee, primary provider or the case manager.
Who is Substitute Teacher?
A voucher used by the Department of Education (DOE) to authorize an independent provider for Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS). It is issued when the DOE cannot find a provider through its standard channels.
What is a P4?
specific educational services, support, and therapies (like speech, occupational, or physical therapy) the student will receive to help them achieve their goals.
What is related services?
This staff member brings essential insights into the student's performance, progress, and participation in the general curriculum and classroom environment.
Who is the general education teacher?
LD
What is Learning Disability?
Must be completed and repeated throughout the year at any time a new IEP is developed, amended and/or a new teacher, related service provider, or paraprofessional is assigned to the student or student with an IEP is new to the school. A new notification email must be sent, and a response/verification must be completed by the staff member each time.
What is the Chapter 408 distribution and/or review process?
A form that is used to tell parents to expect a discussion on modifying services, typically given before the IEP meeting.
What is Prior Written Notice?
This member assists with decisions on goals, services, and curriculum modifications
Who is the Special Education Teacher?
This reflects the current information on major school-age special education processes and procedures in the New York City Department of Education. It is a "living document."
What is the SOPM?
The DOE cannot use these procedures (like a hearing) to try and get your consent if you refuse it for the initial services of an IEP.
What is Due Process?
Individualized supports that help students with disabilities access their education?
What are accommodations and modifications?
This member is included, especially when postsecondary goals and transition services are discussed (by age 14, they must be invited).
Who is the student?
LRE
What is Least Restrictive Environment?