The Top 10 Basics of Special Education

1. The Top 10 Basics of Special Education

2. This module looks at: 10... … Steps in the special education process 5... … Acronyms to know 5... … Key terms defined

3. 10 Steps:The Basics of Special Education Process under IDEA Step 1.Child is identified as possibly needing special education and related services

4. 10 Steps:The Basics of Special Education Process under IDEA Step 1.Child is identified as possibly needing special education and related services Step 2.Child is evaluated

5. 10 Steps:The Basics of Special Education Process under IDEA Step 3.Eligibility is decided Parents are part of the group that decides eligibility

6. 10 Steps:The Basics of Special Education Process under IDEA Step 3.Eligibility is decided Yes Step 4.Child is found eligible for services

7. 10 Steps:The Basics of Special Education Process under IDEA Step 5.IEP meeting is scheduled

8. 10 Steps:The Basics of Special Education Process under IDEA Step 6.IEP meeting is held, and the IEP is written

9. 10 Steps:The Basics of Special Education Process under IDEA Step 7.Services are provided

10. 10 Steps:The Basics of Special Education Process under IDEA Step 8.Progress is measured and reported to parents

11. 10 Steps:The Basics of Special Education Process under IDEA Step 9.IEP is reviewed Step 10.Child is reevaluated

12. Acronyms Defined 5 Guess what 5 acronyms are so important, they made this list

13. 5 Acronyms Defined “Yes, please bring me the alphabet soup.”

14. Acronyms Defined 5 IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Our nation’s special education law

15. Acronyms Defined 5 FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education What States must make available to all eligible children with disabilities

16. Acronyms Defined 5 FAPE Free

17. Acronyms Defined 5 FAPE Appropriate

18. Acronyms Defined 5 FAPE Public

19. Acronyms Defined 5 FAPE

21. Acronyms Defined 5 IEP Individualized Education Program Every public school child with disabilities receiving IDEA-funded special education must have one

22. IDEA’s Definition of IEP §300.22 §300.320 — §300.324

23. 5 Basics about the IEP • Individualized • Written plan for a child’s education • Written by parents and school staff together • Lists the special education the child will receive, and more • Is both a document and a process

24. Acronyms Defined 5 LRE Least Restrictive Environment Children with disabilities are to be educated with children who do not have disabilities, to the maximum extent appropriate

26. Acronyms Defined 5 TA&D Technical Assistance & Dissemination Network Need help?

27. Just the start of more acronyms! TA&D NICHCY NCEO NECTAC PTACs RRCs ETC…ETC…ETC… PBIS NRCLD FRC FCTD NIMAS ECO CADRE NCCRESt

28. Acronyms Defined 5 IEP TA&D IDEA LRE FAPE

29. The Top 10 Basics of Special Education The final 5 of

30. Acronyms Defined 5 IEP TA&D IDEA LRE FAPE These don’t add up to 10!

31. Definitions 10 “All right, now I’ll have 5real words in phrases, please.”

32. (a) General. (1) Child with a disabilitymeans a child evaluated in accordance with §§300.304 through 300.311 as having mental retardation, a hearing impairment (including deafness), a speech or language impairment, a visual impairment (including blindness), a serious emotional disturbance (referred to in this part as ‘‘emotional disturbance’’), an orthopedic impairment, autism, traumatic brain injury, an other health impairment, a specific learning disability, deaf-blindness, or multiple disabilities, and who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services. (2)(i) Subject to paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section, if it is determined, through an appropriate evaluation under §§300.304 through 300.311, that a child has one of the disabilities identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, but only needs a related service and not special education, the child is not a child with a disability under this part. (ii) If, consistent with §300.39(a)(2), the related service required by the child is considered special education rather than a related service under State standards, the child would be determined to be a child with a disability under paragraph (a)(1) of this section. Childwith a Disability Definition #6

33. Child with a disabilitymeans a child evaluated in accordance with §§300.304 through 300.311 as having… • autism • deaf-blindness • deafness • emotional disturbance • hearing impairment • mental retardation • multiple disabilities • orthopedic impairment • other health impairment • specific learning disability • speech or language impairment • traumatic brain injury or • visual impairment (including blindness) …and who, by reason thereof, needs special education and related services.

34. Who, by reason thereof…

35. *(or any subset of that age range) C hild with a Disability Under §300.8(b), a State may adopt a definition of “child with a disability” that includes: Children aged 3 through 9* who are experiencing “developmental delays”

36. D evelopmental Delay? Defined by the State Measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in 1 or more of these areas: • physical development • cognitive development • communication development • social or emotional development or • adaptive development Definition includes that all-important “by reason thereof ”

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38. Special Education Definition #7 …specially designed instruction, at no cost to parents, to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability…” This includes: “(A) instruction conducted in the classroom, in the home, in hospitals and institutions, and in other settings; and “(B) instruction in physical education”

39. Related Services Definition #8 § 300.34 Related services. (a) General. Related servicesmeans transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services as are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education, and includes speech-language pathology and audiology services, interpreting services, psychological services, physical and occupational therapy, recreation, including therapeutic recreation, early identification and assessment of disabilities in children, counseling services, including rehabilitation counseling, orientation and mobility services, and medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes. Related services also include school health services and school nurse services, social work services in schools, and parent counseling and training. (b) Exception; services that apply to children with surgically implanted devices, including cochlear implants. (1) Related services do not include a medical device that is surgically implanted, the optimization of that device’s functioning (e.g., mapping), maintenance of that device, or the replacement of that device…

40. Related Services Definition #8 Related servicesmeans transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services… …as are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education…

41. Related Services Definition #8 …and includes— • speech-language pathology and audiology services • interpreting services • psychological services • physical and occupational therapy • recreation, including therapeutic recreation • early identification and assessment of disabilities in children • counseling services, including rehabilitation counseling • orientation and mobility services • medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes • school health services and school nurse services • social work services in schools • parent counseling and training

42. How in the world would you decide which related services a child needs?

43. Related Services Definition #8 • Related services do not include: • a medical device that is surgically implanted; • the optimization of that device’s functioning (e.g., mapping); • maintenance of that device; or • the replacement of that device… Exception; services that apply to children with surgically implanted devices, including cochlear implants

44. Supplementary Aids and Services Supplementary aids and services means aids, services, and other supports that are provided in regular education classes, other education-related settings, and in extracurricular and nonacademic settings, to enable children with disabilities to be educated with nondisabled children to the maximum extent appropriate in accordance with §§300.114 through 300.116… Definition #9

45. Transition Services Definition #10 (a) Transition servicesmeans a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that— (1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation; (2) Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences, and interests; and includes— (i) Instruction; (ii) Related services; (iii) Community experiences; (iv) The development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives; and (v) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a functional vocational evaluation. (b) Transition servicesfor children with disabilities may be special education, if provided as specially designed instruction, or a related service, if required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.

46. Transition services are intended to help youth with disabilities make the transition from the world of secondary school to the world of adulthood

47. Transition Services Definition #10 Transition servicesmeans a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that— (1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including— • postsecondary education, • vocational education, • integrated employment (including supported employment), • continuing and adult education, • adult services, • independent living, or • community participation

48. Transition Services Definition #10 (a) Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that— (1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation; (2) Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences, and interests; and includes— (i) Instruction; (ii) Related services; (iii) Community experiences; (iv) The development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives; and (v) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a functional vocational evaluation.

49. Transition Services Definition #10 (a) Transition services means a coordinated set of activities for a child with a disability that— (1) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process… (2) Is based on the individual child’s needs… …and includes— (i) Instruction; (ii) Related services; (iii) Community experiences; (iv) The development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives; and (v) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a functional vocational evaluation.

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