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Special education law

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to IDEA law, what does IEP stand for?

a)

Individual Education Plan

b)

Instructional Education Plan

c)

Informed and Educated Parents

d)

Individualized Education Program

2.

Which of these is NOT one of the disability categories under IDEA?

a)

Autism

b)

ADHD

c)

Specific learning disability

d)

Significant developmental delay

3.

______________ refers to educating a student with peers in general education whenever possible.

a)

Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

b)

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

c)

Free and appropriate public education (FAPE)

d)

Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA)

4.

What is a change to the curriculum being taught or tests and assignments the student must complete as a part of the course?

a)

Accommodation

b)

Modification

c)

Normalization

d)

Customization

5.

What is considered a change in the student's environment that helps them work around their disability, such as a calculator, extended time on tests and assignments, or small group activities/instruction?

a)

Accommodation

b)

Modification

c)

Normalization

d)

Customization

6.

What is a functional behavioral assessment (FBA)?

a)

A plan designed to prevent or stop problematic behaviors

b)

A process for determining the reason a behavior is occurring using data

c)

Documentation of the consequences that a student has received

d)

A way to determine a student’s academic needs

7.

What is a behavioral intervention plan?

a)

The procedures the school has in place to determine levels of discipline and the consequences that go with them

b)

An individual plan that warns a student that repeating certain behaviors will result in suspension or expulsion

c)

A plan designed to prevent or stop problematic behaviors for a student with a disability

d)

The system for determining if a child’s behavior is caused by their disability

8.

True or false: If keeping other children safe goes against what is stated in the child with a disability’s behavior plan, the behavior plan has to take precedence.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

When a student with a disability misbehaves in a public school, that student may receive the same consequences as any other student with the exception(s) of:

a)

If the consequence goes against the plan in the IEP

b)

If the consequence contradicts the BIP

c)

If the consequence is long-term exclusion from school

d)

All of the above

10.

A child with a disability in Wisconsin can be suspended for up to how many days in a row before other steps need to be taken?

a)

w

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

11.

A child with a disability in Wisconsin can be suspended for a maximum of how many total days in a school year before other steps need to be taken?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

10

d)

12

12.

What does the school need to consider to determine if the suspensions are a change in placement? All EXCEPT the following:

a)

Total length of removals

b)

Proximity of removals to each other

c)

If the behavior is caused by the disability

d)

The similarity of the child’s behavior in each incident

13.

If the suspension is a change in placement, the IEP team needs to conduct a:

a)

Multi-team deliberation

b)

Manifestation determination

c)

Matriculation decision

d)

Manifest destiny

14.

If the manifestation decision finds that the behavior is a manifestation of the student’s disability, what are the next steps?

a)

The IEP team conducts an FBA and BIP

b)

The IEP team writes an entirely new IEP

c)

The child moves to an alternative educational setting

d)

The child does not receive any consequences going forward

15.

True or false: Child Find refers to the responsibility of private schools to find students with disabilities and refer them to the public schools for evaluation.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

When must public school districts provide written notice to parents?

a)

Before changing the identification of a child

b)

Before evaluating a child

c)

Before starting or changing services provided

d)

All of the above

17.

Who may make a referral?

a)

Parents

b)

Teachers

c)

Doctors

d)

All of the above

18.

True or false: Public schools can refuse to accept a referral if it does not come from a parent.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which is NOT a requirement for how to submit a referral?

a)

Submitted in writing

b)

Include name of child

c)

Include reasons why the person believes the child has a disability

d)

Be on the school district’s official form

20.

True or false: Schools may help parents make a referral.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which of the following shows the steps of the special education process in the correct order?

a)

Conference with parents/guardians, referral, assessment, IEP meeting, re-evaluation, IEP implementation, and determining eligibility.

b)

Referral, evaluation, recess, determining eligibility, IEP implementation, annual review, and re-evaluation.

c)

Evaluation, IEP meeting, scheduling, annual review, 2nd IEP meeting, assessment, and IEP implementation.

d)

Referral, evaluation, determining eligibility, IEP development, IEP implementation, annual review, and re-evaluation.

22.

After receiving a referral, how many business days does the public school have to ask a parent for consent to evaluate (or send them notice that no additional information is needed)?

a)

5

b)

15

c)

30

d)

60

23.

After the school district receives parental consent to evaluate a child, how many days does the public school have to conduct the evaluation?

a)

15

b)

30

c)

60

d)

90

24.

If a child is found eligible for special education, how many days does the school district have to write the IEP?

a)

15

b)

30

c)

60

d)

90

25.

In what phase of the IEP process is the assessment data reviewed to determine if the student has a disability and in what areas it affects?

a)

Referral

b)

Annual Review

c)

IEP Implementation

d)

Eligibility Determination

26.

Who has to be invited to the IEP meeting? All of these except:

a)

Regular education teacher

b)

Special education teacher

c)

Physical education teacher

d)

Representative of the local education agency

27.

Who else has to be invited to the IEP meeting? All of these except:

a)

Someone to explain test results

b)

Aides who work with the child

c)

Parent, and when appropriate, the child

d)

Anyone else the parents or school district want to invite

28.

Transition planning starts at what age? The school year in which the child turns…

a)

13

b)

14

c)

17

d)

18

29.

In evaluating a child suspected of having a disability, what information needs to be considered?

a)

Data collected during the time period of the evaluation

b)

Preexisting data from records

c)

Both

d)

Neither

30.

What is one major difference between an annual review and a re-evaluation?

a)

An annual review is about a three-hour meeting, while the re-evaluation is only 30 minutes.

b)

An annual review is conducted at least once every year, and a re-evaluation takes place every 3 years.

c)

Parents/guardians have to attend the annual review, but not the re-evaluation.

31.

True or false: The annual review and re-evaluation can be conducted at the same meeting.

a)

True

b)

False