SAC Student Services & Special Education 3

Question 1

A student's IEP team is determining placement. Which factor should be weighted most heavily?

Accepted Answer

The student's individual educational needs and LRE requirements

Answer

Placement decisions must be based on the student's unique educational needs and the least restrictive environment principle, not logistics or staff preferences.

Question 2

Which service delivery model places a special education teacher and general education teacher in the same classroom to serve all students?

Accepted Answer

Co-teaching

Answer

Co-teaching involves both a general and special education teacher sharing instructional responsibility in the same classroom to support diverse learners.

Question 3

What must a school do if a parent requests an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) after disagreeing with the school's evaluation?

Accepted Answer

Agree to fund the IEE or initiate a due process hearing to defend the school's evaluation

Answer

Under IDEA, when a parent requests an IEE, the school must either fund it at no cost to the parent or initiate a due process hearing to show its evaluation was appropriate.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a transition service required in an IEP for students age 16 or older?

Accepted Answer

Career exploration and job training linked to post-secondary goals

Answer

IDEA requires IEPs to include transition services beginning at age 16, focused on preparing students for post-secondary education, vocational training, employment, or independent living.

Question 5

A student with an IEP transfers to a new school within the same state. What must the receiving school do?

Accepted Answer

Provide comparable services until a new IEP is developed

Answer

When a student with an IEP transfers within the state, the receiving school must provide comparable services while reviewing the IEP and, if needed, developing a new one.

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SAC Student Services & Special Education 3