Transitions
Random SPED Stuff
The Most Important Category
Goals
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100

This is the age at which transition assessments begin to be a requirement.  

14

100

These are given or sent to parents for every case conference meeting.

Procedural Safeguards (Parent Rights)

100

This animal is the mascot of Decatur Central High School.

Hawk

100

In IIEP these levels are labeled: Not Evident, Introduced, Emerging, Developing, Ongoing, Demonstrated, and Applied.

Rubrics

100

True or False: Google calendar is incapable of embedding a Webex link into calendar invites.

False

200

True or False: The same transition assessment can be used multiple years in a row to better help determine how the student's answers change throughout the years. 

False

200

A measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control or within limits.

Restraint

200

I am a scary clown that lives in a drain.

Pennywise

200

A systematic, purposefully planned instruction to meet an individual's unique learning needs.

SDI (Specifically Designed Instruction) 

200

This occurs at the end of each quarter - parents will get a copy of it with their student's report card.

Progress monitoring 

300

These are the three areas that are assessed in a transition assessment. 

Employment, Education, Independent Living

300

This page on the IEP is completed upon an exit of services.

Summary of Performance

300

This crazy ghost guy comes from tiny form to full grown ghost form if you say his name three times. 

Beetlejuice

300

When writing goals, they should be _____ based and ____ driven. 

skills, data

300

The Special Services Department sends this out each Monday as a means of communicating with special educators, ELL, and Square 1.

Newsletter

400

True of False: I can complete any part of the the transition assessment at the ACR.

False, cannot do the day of

400

This service involves the therapeutic use of everyday activities, or occupations, to treat the physical, mental, developmental, and emotional ailments that impact a student's ability to perform daily tasks.

OT (Occupational Therapy)

400

This 1984 Halloween pop hit featured dancing zombies.

Thriller

400

When data collecting, this type of assessment measures multiple objectives.

collection of indicators

400

This type of meeting happens once a student has accumulated 10 or more days of OSS in a school year. 

Manifestation Determination Case Conference 

500

These items - dressing, chores, money management, self care, etc.. - are addressed through this portion of a transition assessment. 

Independent living

500

The IEP should flow in these three areas, each influencing the other.

Present Levels, Goals, Services

500

This person is the Director of Special Services for the district.

Amie Kiefer

500

This type of data collection assessment deals with percent accuracy. 

Single Point Rubric

500

Duct taping a students legs to their chair would be considered this, but let's not try this one in our classrooms. 

Restraint