PECT Professional & Legal Responsibilities 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under IDEA, within what timeframe must an initial evaluation be completed after parental consent is obtained, unless the state sets a different timeline?
- 30 calendar days
- 60 calendar days (Correct answer)
- 90 calendar days
- 120 calendar days
Correct answer: 60 calendar days
IDEA requires an initial evaluation to be completed within 60 calendar days of receiving parental consent unless the state establishes its own timeline.
Question 2: A teacher discusses a student's IEP details with a neighbor who is not involved in the child's education. Which law has most likely been violated?
- Section 504
- FERPA (Correct answer)
- ADA
- ESSA
Correct answer: FERPA
FERPA protects the confidentiality of student education records, so sharing IEP details with an unauthorized person violates it.
Question 3: What is the primary purpose of 'prior written notice' under IDEA?
- To inform parents before the school proposes or refuses a change in identification, evaluation, or placement (Correct answer)
- To request additional funding for services
- To document a student's daily behavior
- To schedule standardized testing
Correct answer: To inform parents before the school proposes or refuses a change in identification, evaluation, or placement
Prior written notice ensures parents are informed before the school proposes or refuses changes to their child's identification, evaluation, placement, or FAPE.
Question 4: Which principle requires that students with disabilities be educated with non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate?
- Zero reject
- Least restrictive environment (Correct answer)
- Due process
- Nondiscriminatory evaluation
Correct answer: Least restrictive environment
The least restrictive environment (LRE) principle requires educating students with disabilities alongside non-disabled peers to the greatest extent appropriate.
Question 5: A parent disagrees with the school's evaluation and requests an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE). What is the school generally required to do?
- Refuse the request
- Either provide an IEE at public expense or file for a due process hearing to defend its evaluation (Correct answer)
- Automatically change the student's placement
- Conduct a new evaluation only after one year
Correct answer: Either provide an IEE at public expense or file for a due process hearing to defend its evaluation
When a parent requests an IEE, the school must either fund it at public expense or initiate a due process hearing to show its own evaluation was appropriate.
Question 6: Which document is the legally binding plan that outlines specialized instruction and related services for a student with a disability?
- 504 Plan
- IEP (Correct answer)
- Behavior Intervention Plan
- Response to Intervention plan
Correct answer: IEP
The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is the legally binding document detailing a student's specialized instruction and related services under IDEA.
Question 7: What does the 'stay-put' provision in IDEA require during a dispute over a child's placement?
- The child must be removed from school
- The child remains in the current placement until the dispute is resolved (Correct answer)
- The child is moved to a more restrictive setting
- The IEP is suspended
Correct answer: The child remains in the current placement until the dispute is resolved
The stay-put provision keeps the child in their current educational placement until the disagreement or due process proceeding is resolved.
PECT Professional & Legal Responsibilities 2
Under IDEA, within what timeframe must an initial evaluation be completed after parental consent is obtained, unless the state sets a different timeline?