SP Ed Law

Question 1

Brown vs Board of Education

Answer 1

1954 Cannot discriminate b/c of race

Question 2

PARC

Answer 2

1971 Cannot discriminate b/c of disability. FAPE, LRE, Child Find, Notification to parents, due process procedures, reevaluation on a regular basis, Forshadowed and shaped later federal laws

Question 3

Mills

Answer 3

1972 reiterated PARC FAPE and LRE, Students receive SPED regardless of $, added proposal outlining educational program

Question 4

Title VI of Civil Rights Act

Answer 4

1964-ensure =educational opportunity for “handicaps” in public schools. required to provide ENglish training. no discrimination in programs of activities receiving federal $

Question 5

Section 504 of rehabilitation Act

Answer 5

1973-prohibits discrimination and exclusion from programs and activities, prevent harassment, make accommodations to children with handicaps who have limitations in one or more major life activity. schools provide FAPE to meet edu needs. No funds

Question 6

Education for All Handicapped Children Act 1975

Answer 6

FAPE-emphasizing SPED & services, rights of H students & parents, assist states in edu H, assess effectiveness of edu efforts

Question 7

Rowley

Answer 7

1982 Provide education but not “BEST”-provide services to permit child to benefit educationally from instruction.

Question 8

IDEA

Answer 8

1990-Handicapped replaced by disability-FAPE throughout nation, ensures SPED to disabled children. gives grants to states

Question 9

IDEA 6 pillars

Answer 9

IEP, FAPE, LRE, Appropriate evaluation, parent participation, procedural safeguards

Question 10

IDEA Protection in Evaluation Procedures

Answer 10

Comprehensive, individualized, Nondiscriminatory for CLD, Evaluate multiple domains (Multifaceted), Team based decision, Valid tests

Question 11

IDEA Part B

Answer 11

children ages 3-21, SPED,PT, OT, Speech therapy, supplementary aids (adaptive equipment)

Question 12

6 principles of SPED law

Answer 12

zero reject, nondiscriminatory testing, placement and classification, individualized and appropriate eduction, least restrictive appropriate educational placement, procedural due process, parent participation and shared decision making

Question 13

Child Find

Answer 13

actively seek to find every child w/ disability

Question 14

Part C

Answer 14

early intervention services for infants and toddlers. Individual Family Service Plan

Question 15

Every Student Succeed Act

Answer 15

2015 replaces NCLB-scientifically based replaced w/ evidence based interventions. expand opportunity to all students; support schools, teachers, and principals;

Question 16

Manifest determination

Answer 16

Establish whether a students miss behavior is related to his or her disability

Question 17

Under IDEIA 2004 how long can a child with a disability be expelled, or suspended?

Answer 17

10 days

Question 18

How many days does a team have to develop the IEP after a student is found eligible for special education?

Answer 18

30 days

Question 19

What are the seven common IEP procedural errors?

Answer 19

Not providing written notice of IEP meeting to parents, not adhering to state mandated timeline, not involving parents in educational decisions, not conducting a complete an individualized evaluation, not ensuring all team members attend, not including appropriate content in IEP, and not ensuring IEP is implemented as a written

Question 20

How frequently must a public agency meet to review and if appropriate, revise the IEP for each child with a disability?

Answer 20

Whenever necessary or every 12 months

Question 21

When is a student not eligible under part B

Answer 21

if the determining factor is child’s lack of instruction in reading and math or limited English proficiency and the child does not meet any other disability criteria

Question 22

Which of the following describes one of the primary differences between Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004)

Answer 22

Section 504 provides a plan for accommodations, whereas IDEA provides specialized instruction in addition to accommodations.

Question 23

Which of the following factors must be addressed to determine whether a student qualifies for a classification of emotional and behavioral disability

Answer 23

According to Sec. 300.8 of IDEA, identifying inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances is a provision that allows for a student to be identified with an emotional and behavioral disability.