EDC Special Education Eligibility & Disability Classifications 3

Question 1

Which team is responsible for reviewing evaluation data and making the formal special education eligibility determination?

Accepted Answer

The Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) or Eligibility Committee

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The building principal and school psychologist only

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The State Department of Education

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The student's pediatrician and classroom teachers

Question 2

What must occur before a school district can conduct an initial special education evaluation?

Accepted Answer

Written informed consent must be obtained from the parent or guardian

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The student must fail two consecutive grade levels

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The student must be referred by a licensed medical professional

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The student must have received at least one full year of documented general education interventions

Question 3

How often must a student receiving special education services be reevaluated to determine continued eligibility under IDEA?

Accepted Answer

At least every three years (triennial), unless both parties agree it is unnecessary

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Every year at the annual IEP review

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Every two years

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Only when the school initiates a request

Question 4

Which approach, permitted under IDEA 2004, replaces or supplements the traditional IQ-achievement discrepancy model for identifying Specific Learning Disabilities?

Accepted Answer

Response to Intervention (RTI) or Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)

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Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

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Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) as a standalone tool

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Portfolio-based authentic assessment

Question 5

If a parent disagrees with the school district's special education evaluation results, what right does IDEA guarantee them?

Accepted Answer

The right to request an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) at public expense

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The right to immediately remove their child from all school programs

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The right to hire a private special education teacher at public expense

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The right to unilaterally override the MDT's eligibility decision

Question 6

Which of the following best describes 'Free Appropriate Public Education' (FAPE) as defined under IDEA?

Accepted Answer

Special education and related services provided at public expense that meet the student's unique educational needs

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An education that is completely free and uses only the best available instructional methods

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Placement in a private school setting fully paid for by the school district

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Any general education classroom placement provided at no financial cost to the family

Question 7

When evaluating a student from a culturally or linguistically diverse background, which IDEA requirement is most critical to ensure a nondiscriminatory evaluation?

Accepted Answer

The student must be assessed in their native language and evaluations must not be racially or culturally discriminatory

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The evaluation must be conducted exclusively by a bilingual school psychologist

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All standardized evaluations must be administered in English to maintain test standardization

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The student must first be fully evaluated for ELL services before any special education referral can proceed