SPED Terminology

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  1. 3. Process Procedural safeguards to ensure the protection of the rights of the parent/guardian and the student with a disability under IDEA and related state and federal laws and regulations.
  2. 4. Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) A special education program and/or related service(s) as determined individually, which meets the unique needs of each child with a disability at no charge to the parent.
  3. 6. Find A federal mandate, this is the means to locate and refer all individuals who might require special education.
  4. 7. A coordinated set of activities for a student, designed within an outcome-oriented process, which promotes movement from school to post-school activities. The process begins at 16 years or younger and includes the student, family, education personnel, and vocational and adult service providers.
  5. 8. Safeguards Also known as Parent Rights, Procedural safeguards must be given to the parents of a child with a disability at a minimum (a) Upon initial referral for evaluation, (b) Upon each notification of an IEP meeting, (c) Upon reevaluation of a child; and (d) Upon receipt of a request for due process.
  6. 10. with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in several areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government’ programs and services.
  7. 11. Design for Learning (UDL) An approach to teaching and learning that gives all students equal opportunity to succee and uses a variety of teaching methods to remove any barriers to learning. It’s about building in flexibility that can be adjusted for every person’s strengths and needs.
  8. 12. Determination The determination made any time a disciplinary action is taken that involves the removal of a student with a disability that constitutes a change in placement. A review must be conducted of the relationship between the child’s disability and the behavior subject to the action.
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  1. 1. Assessment A test designed for a small number of students with severe disabilities who cannot participate in the regular state standardized testing and reporting system. It is a means of including students with the most significant disabilities in the state’s assessment and accountability program (i.e., STAAR-Alt2).
  2. 2. A conflict resolution process that can be used to resolve special education issues. Mediation is entered into before holding a due process hearing as an intervening, informal process conducted in a non-adversarial atmosphere that allows the parties to create their solutions rather than having one imposed upon them through the judicial process.
  3. 5. Changes in format, response, setting, timing, or scheduling that do not alter in any significant way what a test measures or the comparability of scores.
  4. 9. Restrictive Environment (LRE) The concept that each child with a disability is to be provided opportunities to be educated with nondisabled peers and in a setting that promotes interaction with the general school population and classmates who are typically developing to the maximum extent appropriate to the needs of both.
  5. 10. Technology any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability. The term “assistive technology service” means any service that directly assists a child with a disability in selecting, acquiring, or using an assistive technology device.
  6. 13. Education Program (IEP) a written educational plan for each special education student that includes instructional goals and objectives based upon the educational needs specified and developed by the IEP team.