According to the CDC, how many children are diagnosed with autism today?

• 1 in 18

• 1 in 36

• 1 in 45

• 1 in 62

What is the name of the IDEA provision that requires students to be educated with nondisabled peers?

Answer explanation

The Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) provision explains why children must be educated with nondisabled peers, unless all supports have been exhausted.

What is the first step in the scheduling process?

• Regroup students

• Build master schedule

• Sort student data

• Gather a scheduling team

Answer explanation

Scheduling Steps

1. 1. Gather a scheduling team​

2. 2. Gather and document student data​

3. 3. Sort student data​

4. 4. Regroup students​

5. 5. Identify staff​

6. 6. Re-analyze and regroup​

7. 7. Create master schedule 

Every student with an IEP needs learning strategies and support facilitation in order to be successful.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Services are individualized and teams should not schedule a specific service just because a student has an IEP.

All students on access points are serviced in supported level classrooms.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Instruction in access points/modified curriculum can be delivered anywhere! Special education is a service, not a location.

Delivery of ESE services is much more effective when ESE students are considered _____ in the master scheduling process.

Answer explanation

Planning schedules for ESE students ensures that staff are utilized effectively and students are able to receive their IEP services.

An important factor in the success of general education and ESE teaching teams is collaborative ________.

Answer explanation

Teams cannot work together to support students if they do not have time to plan together.

How can ESE teachers collaborate with general education teachers? (Select all that apply)

• Join Google Classrooms

• Attend PLC

• ESE teachers and Gen Ed teachers should not collaborate

• Ask for help with difficult concepts

Learning Strategies does not have standards and should focus on work for student's other classes.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Learning Strategies has 13 standards and should be a combination of IEP goal instruction, assistance with other classes, and standards based instruction.

An increase in special education service minutes is not always the answer when a student is struggling.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

We must first address what the instruction looks like before assuming that the student needs more instruction that is not effective.