Questions And Answers
IDEA ANS Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
6 principles of IDEA ANS 1 - Free Appropriate Public Education, FAPE
2 - Appropriate Evaluation
3 - Individualized Education Program, IEP
4 - Least Restrictive Environment, LRE
5 - Parent and Student Participation in Decision Making
6 - Procedural Safeguards
EAHCA ANS Renamed IDEA in 1990, promotes inclusivity.
IDEA has 13 eligibility categories ANS Autism, dead-blindness, deafness, emotional disturbance, hearing impairment,
intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, health impairments, learning disability, speech or
language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment
IDEA requirements ANS Has disability, disability affects educational performance, student needs additional special
education services
Key component of an IEP ANS Annual goals
Least Restrictive Environment ANS General education classroom with support, partial inclusion classroom, special
education class, programs outside of school
General Teacher's Responsibilities ANS Develop lesson plans that facilitate learning and engagement for all students.
, Regularly monitor the progress of al students.
Communicated effectively with students and their families.
Collaborate with SPED teachers to develop and implement accommodations, modifications, and adaptions for students with
disabilities.
Work with SPED teacher to create a support plan that benefits all students, organize paraprofessionals schedules, and
supervise their activities in the general education classroom,
Regularly update the SPED teacher on the performance of students and collaborate to assign grades
SPED teachers use evidence, data, and research to enhance what? ANS Personalized instruction and interventions
Role of SPED teacher ANS Respect backgrounds and dignity and optimizing learning outcomes.
Professionalism by maintaining competence, integrity, and judgement to support students and families.
Participation.
Collaborations with colleagues.
Partner with families for mutual respect and involvement in educational decisions making.
Evidence base practices.
Physical and emotional well-being of students.
Avoid harmful actions.