School Psych Midterm - Acronyms/Jargon | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

A student was referred for special education services - describe the process with the timeline.

Too much to write!

List and describe the 4 types of assessments.

Screening, focused, diagnostic, curriculum based

3 eligibility requirements for 504 plan:

Physical or mental impairment, has record of impairment, is regarded as having such impairment

Name 3 important updates to the 2004 reauthorization of IDEA.

SLD procedures, components of IEP/IEP team, prevention/intervention, manifest determination, nondiscriminatory assessment, procedural safeguards, timelines

What does LEA stand for and why is it relevant?

Local education agency - need an LEA representative at every IEP meeting

What is SST?

Student Support Team - team that meets to provide interventions for struggling students

What is ESY?

Extended School Year - students are entitled to services over the summer if their academics are in severe jeopardy when they're out of school

Name the 14 eligibility categories

autism, blindness, deafness, ED, hearing impt, ID, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impt, OHI, SLD, speech/language impt, TBI, visual impt, dev delay

What are NASP and MSPA?

National Association of School Psychologists, Maryland School Psychologist Association

What is COMAR?

Code of Maryland Regulations - a compilation of all administrative regulations issued by agencies of the state of Maryland

What are the 4 key components of the Problem Solving Model?

problem identification, problem analysis, plan development, plan evaluation

What is FERPA?

family educational rights and privacy act - protects the privacy of student educational records and outlines parents' rights to the records

What happened at the Thayer Conference?

School psychology was defined, helped shape the field into what it is today

What did Brown vs. Board of Education establish?

Separate cannot be equal - segregation is unconstitutional

What is a 504 plan?

Formal plan to give people with disabilities the services/accommodations that they need to be access curriculum

What is an IEP?

Individualized Education Plan/Program - outlines a student's eligibility, performance, goals, accommodations and services

What does RIOT stand for and what is it used for?

record review, interviews, observations, tests - all of which you should use to evaluate eligibility as part of the multimethod approach

What is IDEA?

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - 1990 legislation that guarantees children with disabilities specialized instruction and procedural safeguards

What does LRE stand for and what is it?

Least restrictive environment - principle that says students should be educated with their peers in gen ed to the greatest extent possible

What does RTI stand for and what is it?

Response to intervention - a multitiered approach to identifying and supporting students with disabilities

What does MTSS stand for and what is it?

Multi tiered systems of support - model that uses data-driven problem-solving and incorporates system-level change to address student needs

What does FAPE stand for and what is it?

Free and Appropriate Public Education - right of all children (including those with disabilities) to a free public education with accommodations and services