CAPE Quality Assurance & Compliance 5

Question 1

When conducting an APE program audit, which indicator most directly reflects compliance with IDEA's requirement that physical education be addressed for all eligible students?

Accepted Answer

Percentage of students with IEPs who have a physical education section in their IEP

Answer

IDEA specifically lists physical education as a required component of special education; tracking whether eligible students' IEPs address PE is a direct compliance indicator.

Question 2

Which step is required before an APE specialist can share a student's evaluation results with a community recreation agency?

Accepted Answer

Written parental consent specifying the recipient and purpose

Answer

FERPA requires written parental consent before educational records, including evaluation results, can be shared with outside agencies not covered by IDEA's inter-agency exceptions.

Question 3

During transition planning for a 16-year-old student with a disability, the APE specialist's role in compliance includes ensuring that:

Accepted Answer

Post-secondary recreation and community physical activity goals are addressed in the transition plan

Answer

IDEA requires transition plans for students 16 and older to address post-secondary goals, which should include recreation and community physical activity for APE-eligible students.

Question 4

A student's IEP includes a measurable annual goal: 'Student will throw a ball with a mature overhand pattern with 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions.' Which aspect of this goal reflects compliance with IDEA's measurability requirement?

Accepted Answer

The specified accuracy criterion and consistency requirement (80% across 3 sessions)

Answer

IDEA requires goals to be measurable; specifying 80% accuracy across 3 consecutive sessions provides clear, objective criteria to determine goal attainment.

Question 5

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II, a public school's adapted PE facilities must be:

Accepted Answer

Accessible to individuals with disabilities, with reasonable accommodations

Answer

ADA Title II requires that public school programs and facilities be accessible to individuals with disabilities through reasonable modifications and barrier removal.

(CAPE) Certified Adapted Physical Educator Practice Test

(CAPE) Certified Adapted Physical Educator Practice Test

CAPE Quality Assurance & Compliance 5