EDC Risk Management & Mitigation 2

Question 1

A diagnostician notices a student's IEP goals have not been reviewed for over a year. Which risk does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Procedural compliance failure under IDEA

Answer

IDEA requires annual IEP reviews, and failing to conduct them is a procedural compliance violation that creates legal and educational risk.

Question 2

When a student exhibits sudden behavioral changes alongside academic decline, the FIRST risk mitigation step for the diagnostician is to:

Accepted Answer

Review cumulative records and consult with the teacher

Answer

Gathering existing data and consulting the teacher provides context before escalating to formal evaluations or mandatory reports.

Question 3

Which scenario poses the greatest ethical risk during the assessment process?

Accepted Answer

Testing a student without obtaining written parental consent

Answer

Evaluating a student without written parental consent violates IDEA and FERPA, creating serious legal and ethical risk.

Question 4

A diagnostician suspects a student may have been coached on a standardized test by a previous evaluator. The BEST risk mitigation strategy is to:

Accepted Answer

Document the concern and select alternate measures for the same constructs

Answer

Documenting the concern and using alternate instruments preserves assessment validity without prematurely escalating to disciplinary action.

Question 5

Under FERPA, sharing a student's evaluation report with a community mental health agency without consent creates which type of risk?

Accepted Answer

FERPA violation and potential loss of federal funding

Answer

Unauthorized disclosure of education records violates FERPA and can result in the district losing federal funding.

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