CH 18

Question 1

Adaptive physical education

Answer 1

An adapted, or modified, physical education program designed to meet the individualized gross motor needs, or other disability-related challenges, of an identified student.

Question 2

Annual review

Answer 2

A meeting to review the student’s current IEP, which includes his/her current educational program, modifications, accommodations, and current educational goals and objectives.

Question 3

Case manager

Answer 3

The individual designated to collect, organize, and forward the eligibility committee packet to the administrator of the eligibility committee.

Question 4

Change in placement

Answer 4

Any change of the least restrictive environment for a child with a disability.

Question 5

Declassification

Answer 5

The legal process of taking a child who is currently receiving special education and removing his or her classification so that he or she is no longer a part of the special education program.

Question 6

Eligibility committee

Answer 6

The committee that determines whether a child is eligible to receive special education and related services. It is the team that oversees the identification, monitoring, review, and status of all children with disabilities residing within the school district.

Question 7

Eligibility committee packet

Answer 7

An organized and thorough packet of required forms and information necessary for a presentation to the eligibility committee of a child with a suspected disability.

Question 8

Evaluation summary sheet

Answer 8

A summary of all scores and tests administered that becomes part of the eligibility committee packet.

Question 9

Extended school year program

Answer 9

The determination by the eligibility committee of continued services through the summer to avoid regression of learning on the part of a child with a disability.

Question 10

Full-time special class in a general education school

Answer 10

This placement is viewed as the LRE setting for students whose disability does not permit successful participation in any type of general education class setting, even for part of the day, but can still be educated in a general education building.

Question 11

homebound instruction

Answer 11

This is the most restrictive setting under the least restrictive environment and is usually provided for students who are in the process of transition between programs and have yet to be placed.

Question 12

Hospital

Answer 12

One of the most restrictive settings used is a hospital. Although this is a very restrictive setting, it may be the LRE setting for certain students, such as situations of attempted suicide by an adolescent, pervasive clinical depression, or serious medical illness.

Question 13

Impartial hearing officer

Answer 13

An independent individual assigned by the district’s board of education or commissioner of education to hear an appeal and render a decision.

Question 14

inclusion classroom

Answer 14

The education of the child in a general education classroom assisted by the presence of a second teacher who is certified in special education.

Question 15

Independent educational evaluation

Answer 15

A full and comprehensive individual evaluation conducted by an outside professional or agency not involved in the education of the child.

Question 16

Itinerant services

Answer 16

Services subcontracted by a school district and provided by outside agencies.

Question 17

LRE

Answer 17

Refers to the legal mandate that children with disabilities must be educated with those without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate.

Question 18

Pendency

Answer 18

The legal mandate of having a child remain in his or her current educational placement during formal due process proceedings.

Question 19

Residential school

Answer 19

Residential placements are settings where students reside and receive their education for the school term. The nature and length of home visits depend on several factors that are usually determined by the residential school staff after evaluation and observation.

Question 20

Special day school

Answer 20

A restrictive educational setting that is a desirable placement for students whose disabilities are so severe that they may require a more therapeutic environment and closer monitoring by specially trained special education teachers or staff members.

Question 21

State-operated schools:

Answer 21

Schools run by the state that have educational programs available for students whose educational needs require a special focus.

Question 22

Triennial review

Answer 22

Under federal law, the mandated assessment battery that must be given to a child in special education every 3 years.