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Final Exam Flashcards

1
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Limitations of LRE

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Available trained personnel
Variety of program options
Support service options
Adequate funding

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Why is funding an ongoing issue?

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Special education is expensive

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Why are some parents opposed to inclusion?

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Child won’t progress
Why are they in the classroom
Negative reaction from parents of nondisabiled children

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4
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Reverse inclusion

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Bring typical peers into the classroom

Not forced interaction; natural

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Double Standard

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Two discipline systems
One for students w/ disabilities
Another for students w/o

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6
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Is double standard avoidable?

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No

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7
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Change in Placement

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More than 10 consecutive school days or more than 15 school days cumulatively

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Suspensions

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In-school
Out-of-school 
Partial day 
Short-term
Long-term
Cumulative
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9
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In-school suspensions are not counted as a suspension if…

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Someone is working in IEP goals with the student

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10
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Why are suspensions used so frequently?

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Easy way to get the student out of the classroom and school

Don’t have to deal with the problem

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Expulsion

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Exclusion from school for more than 10 school days

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Stay-put

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Student remains in current educational placement
Pending
Outcome of hearing

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Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES)

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Misconduct involving weapons, drugs, inflicting serious bodily injury requires manifestation determination

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14
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Manifestation Determination

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Review of potential relationship between disability and behavior
Includes FBA
Review of all current, relevant data by IEP team

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Questions of Manifestation Determination

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  1. Was conduct caused by or related directly to the disability?
  2. Was conduct caused by school’s failure to implement IEP?
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16
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What is the legal presumption regarding manifestation determination?

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Misconduct was related to disability or behavior

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17
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Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)

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To determine the purpose of students behavior

A,B,C,F

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Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)

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Based on FBA
Goals
Positive Interventions
Progress Monitoring

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19
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Non-IDEA eligible students

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Discipline procedural safeguards extended to students not yet identified but believed to have a disability
Belief based on parent or teacher expression

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20
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Law Enforcement

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Involved with students who have disabilities only to the extent that involved with students without disabilities
Cannot circumvent IDEA

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21
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New Disciplinary Paradigm

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Positive 
Proactive 
Preventative 
Support 
Corrective
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22
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Try to avoid…

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Calling law enforcement (unless urgent)

Homebound instruction

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23
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Parents rights assured in IDEA

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Procedural Safeguards 
Informed written consent 
Participation in decision making 
Program/services at no cost 
Notice of Recommenced Education Placement 
Access to education records 
Confidentiality of Education Records
Dispute Resolution (Mediation, due process hearing)
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24
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Which 3 events require written parental consent?

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Initial evaluation
Initial placement
Before student records are released

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25
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Parent defined as…

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Natural 
Adoptive 
Foster
Guardian 
Surrogate 
Individual acting in place of parent
26
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Communication with Parents

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Accept parent statements
Listen actively 
Question effectively 
Encourage 
Remain focused 
Stressed child's strengths and needs 
Realize that parents know child best 
Avoid jargon
Respect parents' right to say no
Don't be defensive 
Be open-minded flexible 
Refer when necessary 
Don't hesitate to say "I don't know"
27
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School to Home Communication

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Written
Phone
E-mail
Conference

28
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Barriers

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Failing to see parents as equal partners
Too much distance 
Blaming parents for child's disability 
Treating parents as though they need counseling 
Seeing parents as less intelligent 
Labeling parents
Treating parents as adversaries
29
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Professional distance

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Distance between parent and teacher

30
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Cultural/Linguistic Considerations

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ELL
Low income/poverty
Limited education 
Different perspective on the cause, treatment of disabilities 
Intimidated by the school
Fearful 
Lacking self-confidence 
Family-oriented
31
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Conflict Resolution (RERUN)

A 
Reflect 
Explain
Reason
Understand
Negotiate
32
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Involve parents

A

Chaperones
Tutors
Volunteers
Support groups

33
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Collaboration

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Planning, decision-making, problem solving
Communication skills - listening, accepting, compromising, negotiating
Barriers- attitudes, training, experience, styles

34
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Educational Leader - Model

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Accepts students with disabilities
Believes that’s all children can learn
Understands specials education process and paperwork
Promotes equality of regular and special education

35
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Educational Leader - Role

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Facilitates staff development
Schedules time for planning, collaboration
Seeks teacher input
Participates

36
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Inclusionary Practice

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Keys to success
Principal involvement
Building wide
Staff training

37
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Para educators

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Support students
Support teachers
Work at teacher direction
Require training

38
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Consultation

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One individual sharing expertise

39
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Components of Collaboration

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Initiating 
Predicting 
Modeling 
Facilitating 
Clarifying
Summarizing 
Assessing 
Observing 
Comprising
Brainstorming 
Questions 
Consensus
40
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Characteristics of Collaboration

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Trust 
Openness
Respect
Sharing
Accountability
41
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Models

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Child Study Teams 
RTII teams
Student assistance teams
Multidisciplinary evaluation teams
IEP teams 
Grade level team meetings 
Department Meetings
Parent Conferences
Inclusive practices
42
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Legal Foundations

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EACHA
IDEA
NCLB

43
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Due Process

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A fundamental, constitutional guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair and that one opportunity to be heard before the government acts to take away one’s life, liberty and property

44
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Due process is found in what two amendments?

A

5th and 14th

45
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Two categories of Due Process

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Substantive and Procedural

46
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Substantive

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Creates, defines, regulates rights

Freedom of speech, religion and privacy

47
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Procedural

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Enforces law
Seeks redress for rights’ violations
Right to adequate notice of a lawsuit, an attorney, to be present during testimony

48
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Within the delivery of special education programs and services, FAPE, cite evidences of due process of law

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Informed consent 
Procedural safeguards
Permission to evaluate/reevaluate 
Parent involvement 
Timelines
Decision-making 
IEP
IDEA 
NCLB
Fed Regs 
PA Regs
FAPE
49
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Immunity

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“Can’t Sue The King”
Education rights of children with disabilities
Protected by due process and equal protection guarantees
Ensured by federal statutes, IDEA, Rehab Act of 1973, and ADA
Nothing trumps constitutional protection!

50
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Dispute Resolution

A

Differences, disagreements, disputes, adversarial relationships

51
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Complaint Process

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Formal complaint filed by parent with state department of education 
*Addresses compliance issues only 
Record review and onsite visit
Written decision
Corrective action
No attorney 
Cost paid by state
52
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Is the appropriateness of an IEP a matter for the complaint process?

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No

53
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Resolution Meeting

A

Resolve differences
Meeting of parent and IEP team members
Attorneys present at parents choice
Any agreement placed in writing and signed by both parties
Agreement legally binding
Resolutions meeting may be waived by either party

54
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What effect might the absence of attorneys at the resolution meeting have?

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Different environment

Simplify the meeting

55
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Mediation

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Both parties must agree
Formal mediation with trained mediator 
Mediator facilitates communication, clarifies the issues 
Three school district reps
Four parent reps 
Mediation agreement legally binding 
Mediation agreement part of IEP
No attorneys 
No cost
56
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Why might mediation be helpful even if the parties go on to a due process hearing?

A

Issues get clarified

57
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Due Process Hearing

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Initiated by the parent or school district 
Court-like proceeding
Qui partial hearing officer 
Attorneys 
Introduction of evidence 
Examination and cross-examination of witnesses
Transcripts 
Written decision 
Last resort
58
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How long has due process been around?

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Originated in English Common Law
Manga Carter 1215
Due process concept brought to North American colonies

59
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Two Box Model

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Students and staff were assigned to either regular and special education without overlap

60
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Needs of LRE

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Building, staff schedules
Collaboration time
Building administrator support, leadership 
Staff training 
Parent training 
Student training

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