Summary CST: Students with Disabilities
Latest Updated 2023 Child Find - Correct Answer IDEA-Part C requires each state to establish a public awareness program and a child find system to ensure that eligible children are identified and referred for evaluation Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) - Correct Answer An important construct of the federal special education law (IDEA) which says that all children with disabilities will be educated free of cost to parents, in other words at public expense, and in a manner that is appropriate for each individual child.Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) - Correct Answer A legal term from the IDEA that specifies that students with disabilities must be educated as close to the same environment as their typical (nondisabled) peers. It is this provision on which inclusion is based.Continuum of Services - Correct Answer Matching the needs of the student with an appropriate placement on an individual basis Individualized Education Program (IEP) - Correct Answer Written document required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 94-142) for every child with a disability; includes statements of present performance, annual goals, instructional objectives, specific educational services needed, extent of participation in the general education program, evaluation procedures, and relevant dates, and must be signed by parents as well as educational personnel.Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) - Correct Answer A plan, similar to an IEP, but designed for young children (under 3 years of age) and their families. An IFSP is somewhat broader than an IEP in that it also specifies services and resource to be provided to the entire family in support of the child with disabilities. (focuses on the family and the child's natural environment) Rights of parents under IDEA - Correct Answer Confidentiality of records; nondiscriminatory practices in assessments; provision of information about rights; opportunity to express dissatisfaction via due process hearings Vocational Rehabilitation Act - Correct Answer prohibits discrimination on the basis of physical or mental disabilities Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Correct Answer Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect individuals with disabilities against discrimination.Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) - Correct Answer protects the privacy of student education records 1 / 2
Committee on Special Education (CSE) - Correct Answer multidisciplinary team that stores student special education records, opens all initial referrals and assigns a CSE case number for public school students. The CSE also manages all special education issues for non-public schools (private, parochial) and charter schools Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) - Correct Answer For children between 3 and 5, the CSE team is called CPSE IDEA requirements for assessments - Correct Answer Parental permission; conducted by an interdisciplinary team that includes at least one educational professional; carried out on an individual basis; consist of more than one test or criterion for determining eligibility; nondiscriminatory; student's primary language; empirically validated; administered by trained individuals; adhere to test protocols; under 3, given in natural environments Procedural Safeguards in IDEA - Correct Answer The opportunity for parents to review their child's full educational records; full parent participation in identification and IEP team meetings; parent involvement in placement decisions; Prior Written Notice; the right of parents to request independent educational evaluations at public expense; Notice of Procedural Safeguards; Resolution Process; and objective mediation funded by the state education agency and impartial Due Process Hearings Due Process Hearings - Correct Answer Allow the parents to bring their complaints before an impartial, experienced individual from outside the school district.age of majority - Correct Answer Age of a person when he/she becomes legally an adult (usually the age is 18 years).Prereferral - Correct Answer first step in the IEP process that begins to determine a student's eligibility for special education services The team obtains information about the student's strengths and weakness, designs and oversees the implementation of interventions, and evaluates the results of interventions.If the interventions are not successful, referral for special education assessment will be made.Sometimes RTI is used as the pre-referral process Response to Intervention (RTI) - Correct Answer An educational strategy that uses early intervention to help children who demonstrate below-average achievement. Only children who are not helped are designated for more intense measures.RTI is a school-level process that involves screening, monitoring, and responding appropriately to individual students based on their academic progress.
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