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IDEA Law/Evidence Based
IEP Process
MTSS
Equity
504 Plans
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What does IDEA stand for?

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

100

What does IEP stand for and what is an IEP legally?

Individualized Education Plan

A legal contract

100

What does MTSS stand for and what is it?

Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) 

A proactive, data-driven framework where schools provide increasing levels of academic and behavioral support (Tiers 1-3) to all students. 

It integrates RTI (Response to Intervention) and PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) to address student needs, such as using universal screening to identify those needing small-group help or intensive, personalized, one-on-one interventions.

100

What is disproportionality?

Unequal representation

100

What law created 504 plans?

Rehabilitation Act of 1973

200

Name two IDEA Principles?

Child Find, IEP, Parent Participation

200

Name 3 IEP team members?

Parents, Gen ed Teacher, SPED teacher, School Psych, Student, ETC.

200

What are the 3 tiers? Name each Tier and color?

Tier 1 Green 

Tier 2 Yellow 

Tier 3 Red

200

What is deficit thinking? Provide example

An educational ideology that blames students from marginalized or low-income backgrounds for their own academic struggles, focusing on perceived internal deficits (lack of motivation, poor background) rather than systemic inequities.

200

What is the purpose of 504 plans

Ensures students with disabilities receive equal access to education. 

It provides individualized accommodations, such as modified testing, preferential seating, or environmental changes, to remove barriers to learning and support the student’s needs within a regular classroom setting.

300

Daily Double!!

What is Fidelity? Provide an example of 2 ways an individual can check fidelity

Implementing practice accurately.

Checklist, reflective teaching

300

What must an IEP include?

Goals

Services

Accomodations

300

What does RTI stand for and what is it?

RTI stands for 

Response to Intervention, a multi-tier educational framework used to provide early academic or behavioral support to struggling students.

 It uses research-based instruction and data monitoring to help students improve, often preventing the need for special education referrals

300

What is the impact of deficit thinking?


Lower expectations

300

Name 2 example accommodations for 504 plans

Extra Test Time

Use of Assistive Technology

400

What is the positive feedback ratio?

4 to 1

400

What happens if a school doesn't follow an IEP?

Legal Violation

400

What is PBIS and what is its focus?

Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports

Teach Behavior Expectations in a postive.

400

How do you prevent deficit thinking in education?

Adopting an asset-based approach that views students' cultural, linguistic, and experiential backgrounds as strengths rather than barriers to success. 

Key strategies include fostering a growth mindset, implementing culturally responsive pedagogy, building strong relationships, and conducting regular self-reflection on biases.

400

What is the difference between IEP vs 504 Plan?

IEP provides specialized instruction for students needing special education, while a 504 Plan offers accommodations to ensure equal access to learning. 

IEPs are legally governed by IDEA and require documented educational impact, whereas 504 plans fall under civil rights law, focusing on accessibility for disabilities. 


500

what right does IDEA guarantee and what does LRE stand for?

Free and appropriate public education

Least restrictive environment

500

Daily Double!

Provide an example of an IEP objective, Goal, and accommodation?

  • Goal: By the end of the IEP period, when given a story at their reading level, the student will use a storyboard to outline the story's main elements (characters, setting, problem, solution) with 80% accuracy in 4 out of 5 trials, as measured by teacher-scored work samples.
  • Objective: By January, given a story at their reading level, the student will identify the main characters and setting using a graphic organizer with 80% accuracy.
  • Accommodation: The student will have access to audio versions of grade-level texts to aid comprehension, and extended time for reading assignments. 

Key Components Breakdown:

  • IEP Goal: A broad, measurable target for the year (e.g., retelling stories).
  • IEP Objective: Smaller, actionable steps to reach the goal (e.g., identifying characters).
  • Accommodation: Changes to how the student learns (e.g., audiobooks). 
500

Daily Double!!

Name the 4 Components of MTSS

universal screening, 

progress monitoring, 

a multi-level prevention system (tiered, evidence-based instruction), 

data-based decision-making.

500

Equity vs Equality? What are the three types of equity?

Equality means providing the same resources and opportunities to everyone, regardless of their starting point, while equity recognizes individual circumstances and allocates specific resources needed to achieve equal outcomes. 

Equity ensures fairness by addressing unequal starting points, whereas equality assumes sameness. 

  1. Availability: Ensuring educational facilities and resources are actually available to all, regardless of location or economic status.
  2. Accessibility: Removing barriers to participation, such as financial, physical, or cultural hurdles, to ensure all students can reach the education.
  3. Horizontal/Vertical Equity (Horizontal & Vertical): Treating students in the same situation the same (horizontal) and treating students with different needs differently, such as providing additional support to disadvantaged students (vertical). 


500

To qualify for a 504 plan, a student’s physical or mental impairment must do this to one or more major life activities.

What is "substantially limit"?