abbreviations & terms Flashcards
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school only provided physical therapist for a student with mental and physical disabilities
Polk v Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit
national commission on excellence in education; called for more stringent practices and expectations
NCEE
state education association
SEA
maintains administrative control of public elementary / secondary schools
LEA - local education agency
educational philosophy which says that no child can be denied an education because they are uneducable
zero reject
to have the most positive impact on student learning
DOE - department of education
enforced in 1975; required all public schools accepting federal funding to provide equal access to education and one free meal a day to children with disabilities
EAHCA -education for all handicapped children act
replaced no child left behind act and modified but did not eliminate provisions relating to the periodic standardized tests given to students
ESSA
enacted in 1965, is the nation’s national education law and shows a longstanding commitment to equal opportunity for all students
ESEA -elementary and secondary education act
provides a substantive standard on weather a child’s IEP is sufficient to conger an educational benefit on a child with a disability
Endrew F v. Douglas County School District
extended school year; designed to support a student with a disability as documented under the IDEA to maintain the skills they have learned as part of their IEP or section 504 plan
ESY
court of appeals concluded that given the comprehensiveness of the EHA, congress could not have intended its omission of attorney’s fees relief to be rectified by recourse to section 1988
smith v robinson
system of supports that schools put in place to provide high quality education to students with disabilities
RTI -response to intervention
written legal document that lays out the supports and services kids with dev delays need to start catching up
IFSP individualized family service plan
key part of an IEP, first one describes child’s skills and ability based on initial sped evaluation
PLAAFP -present levels of academic achievement and functional performance statement
Mills held that no child could be denied a public education because of a disability
Mills v Board of Education
national assessment of educational progress (nation’s report card), measures educational achievement and progress of the nation’s students at established grades/ages in relation to the content of NAEP frameworks
NAEP
using policies, operating procedures, training, emergency response and other administrative approaches to prevent incidents or to minimize the effects of an incident
procedural safeguards
decides if the IEP developed through the IDEA’s procedures has been calculated to enable the child to receive educational benefits
Rowley 2 part test
Americans with disabilities act; civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability
ADA
based on the premise that the general education environment is the first choice for educating individuals
LRE -least restrictive environment
individuals with disabilities education act - ensures students with a disability are provided FAPE that is tailored to their needs, used to be knows as the EAHCA
IDEA
office for civil rights; ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation
OCR
prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs or activities that receive federal assistance
section 504
