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WorksheetsIEPs: Legal Requirements and terminology
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 17mins
What does IEP stand for?
Individualized Education Program
Individualized Education Progress
Individualized Education Process
Individualized Education Policy
Who are the key members of an IEP team?
Parents, teachers, and school administrators
Parents, students, and doctors
Teachers, therapists, and lawyers
Principals, nurses, and psychologists
What is the purpose of an IEP?
To outline the educational goals and services for a student with disabilities
To determine the eligibility of a student for special education services
To evaluate the academic performance of a student with disabilities
To provide legal protection for students with disabilities
What are the legal rights of students with disabilities?
Free and appropriate public education (FAPE)
Equal access to educational opportunities
Reasonable accommodations and modifications
All of the above
Who is responsible for developing an IEP?
The IEP team
The student's parents
The school principal
The student's doctor
What is the first step in the IEP process?
Referral for evaluation
Development of the IEP
Implementation of the IEP
Annual review of the IEP
What is the purpose of an annual review of the IEP?
To assess the progress of the student and make any necessary changes to the IEP
To determine the eligibility of the student for special education services
To evaluate the performance of the student's teachers and therapists
To provide legal documentation of the student's disability
What are the legal requirements for an IEP?
The IEP must be developed within 30 days of the student's eligibility determination
The IEP must include measurable goals and objectives
The IEP must be reviewed and updated at least once a year
All of the above
Who can request an evaluation for special education services?
Parents
Teachers
School administrators
All of the above
What should parents do if they disagree with the proposed IEP?
Request a due process hearing
File a complaint with the state education agency
Seek mediation to resolve the dispute
All of the above
An EL student is found to have a reading disability. The student should be
In Special Education classes only
In ELL classes only
In whatever classes address their needs in the Least Restrictive Environment
______________ refers to educating a student with peers in general education (not study skills) whenever possible.
Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Free and appropriate public education (FAPE)
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA)
The 7 steps (in order) of the IEP process are as follows:
Conference with parents/guardians, referral, assessment, IEP meeting, re-evaluation, IEP implementation, and determining eligibility.
Referral, evaluation, recess, determining eligibility, IEP implementation, annual review, and re-evaluation.
Evaluation, IEP meeting, scheduling, annual review, 2nd IEP meeting, assessment, and IEP implementation.
Referral, evaluation, determining eligibility, IEP development, IEP implementation, annual review, and re-evaluation.
What is one major difference between an annual review and a re-evaluation.
An annual review is conducted at least once every year, and a re-evaluation takes place every 3 years.
An annual review is about a 3 hour meeting, while the re-evaluation is only 30 minutes.
Parents/guardians have to attend the annual review, but not the re-evaluation.
Name given in 1990 to the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHA) and used for all reauthorizations of the law that guarantees students with disabilities the right to a free appropriate public education in the least-restrictive environment.
American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare)
Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA)
Least Restrictive Environment Act (LREA)
Which part of the IEP explains how you are currently performing in your classes and school work?
Accommodations and Modications
Goals
Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance (PLAAFP)
Notice of Meeting
What is considered a change in the student's environment that helps them overcome their disability, such as a calculator, extended time on tests and assignments, or small group activities/instruction?
Accommodation
Modification
Provide the BEST answer to the following-The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is an important document because it:
Outlines a student’s current level of performance
Lists the classroom teacher’s annual academic goals
Indicates the methods of interventions
Is the legal document that directs school special education services and identifies the required information for the child's program.
Which one is an example of an accommodation?
Extra time on a test
Taking a simplified version of a test
Taking a test with 10 questions instead of 20 questions
Running half a mile instead of a full mile
Which ones are examples of modifications? (pick 2)
Filling out a graphic organizer instead of writing a paragraph
Calculator when taking a test
Simplified reading assignments
Accommodations changes HOW you learn and Modifications changes WHAT you learn
True
False
