Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 226 - SPECIAL EDUCATION › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 226.75 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Behavioral intervention" means an intervention based on the
				  methods and empirical findings of behavioral science that is designed to
				  positively influence a child's actions or behaviors.
"Business day" means Monday through Friday, except for
				  federal and State holidays.
"Common languages" means the five most commonly spoken
				  languages other than English that are used in the State of Illinois, based on
				  the most recent Home Language Survey results; and for a given school district,
				  any language that is spoken by more than 20 total families in that school
				  district.
"Day" means a calendar day.
"Disability" means the 13 disabilities identified in the
				  federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for special education and
				  related services. These disabilities (autism, deaf-blindness, deafness,
				  emotional disability, hearing impairment, intellectual disability, multiple
				  disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, specific learning
				  disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, and visual
				  impairment) shall be defined as set forth in
				  34 CFR
				  300.8(c). In addition, for
				  purposes of this Part, "autism" shall include, but not be limited to, any
				  Autism Spectrum Disorder that adversely affects a child's educational
				  performance.
"Domain" means an aspect of a child's functioning or
				  performance that must be considered in the course of designing an evaluation.
				  The domains are health, vision, hearing, social and emotional status, general
				  intelligence, academic performance, communication status, and motor
				  abilities.
"Equipment" has the meaning ascribed to that term under
				  34 CFR
				  300.14.
"Evaluation" has the meaning ascribed to that term under
				  34 CFR
				  300.15.
"Extended school year services" has the meaning ascribed to
				  that term under 34 CFR
				  300.106(b).
"Functional behavioral assessment" means an assessment
				  process for gathering information regarding the target behavior, its
				  antecedents and consequences, controlling variables, the student's strengths,
				  and the communicative and functional intent of the behavior, for use in
				  developing behavioral interventions.
"General curriculum" means the curriculum adopted or used by
				  a local school district or by the schools within a district for nondisabled
				  students; the content of the program, as opposed to the setting in which it is
				  offered.
"Individualized education program team" or "IEP team" has the
				  meaning ascribed to that term under
				  34 CFR
				  300.23.
"Independent educational evaluation" has the meaning ascribed
				  to that term under 34 CFR
				  300.502(a)(3)(i).
"Individualized education program" or "IEP" has the meaning
				  ascribed to that term under 34 CFR 300.22. An IEP shall be
				  considered "linguistically and culturally appropriate" if it addresses the
				  language and communication needs of a student as a foundation for learning, as
				  well as any cultural factors that may affect the student's education.
"Individualized Family Service Plan" or "IFSP" means
				  20 U.S.C.
				  1401(15).
"Interpreter" means a person fluent in English and in the
				  necessary language of the parent and who can accurately speak, read, and
				  readily interpret the necessary second language, or a person who can accurately
				  sign and read sign language.
"Interpretation services" means the verbal interpretation of
				  English into another language and of the other language into English.
				  "Interpretation services" may also include sight translations of written text
				  into spoken word.
"Least Restrictive Environment" or "LRE" has the meaning
				  ascribed in 34 CFR
				  300.114.
"Less common language" means any language that is not
				  considered a common language, as defined in this Section.
"Limited English proficient" has the meaning ascribed to that
				  term under 34 CFR
				  300.27.
"Native language" has the meaning ascribed to that term under
				  34 CFR
				  300.29.
"Parent" has the meaning ascribed to that term under
				  34 CFR
				  300.30.
"Personally identifiable" has the meaning ascribed to that
				  term under 34 CFR
				  300.32.
"Preferred language" means a parent's or guardian's native
				  language or any other language with which both parents or guardians are fluent
				  and have agreed upon. "Preferred language" does not include artificial or
				  constructed languages, including, but not limited to, Klingon, Dothraki,
				  Elvish, or Esperanto.
"Qualified bilingual specialist" means an individual who
				  holds the qualifications described in Section
				  226.800(f).
"Qualified interpreter" means a school staff member or other
				  personnel who is:
bilingual and demonstrably qualified and competent to
				  interpret;
trained in providing the interpretations requested and
				  sufficiently knowledgeable in both languages and of any specialized terminology
				  needed; and
trained in ethics of interpretation.
"Qualified personnel" means staff members or other
				  individuals who hold the certificate, educator or professional license,
				  registration, or credential that is required for the performance of a
				  particular task.
"Qualified specialist" means an individual who holds the
				  applicable qualifications described in Subpart I.
"Related services" has the meaning ascribed to that term
				  under 34 CFR
				  300.34.
"School Code" or "Code" means
				  105 ILCS
				  5.
"School day" means any day, including a partial day, that
				  children are in attendance at school for instructional purposes.
"School district" means a public school district established
				  under Article 10 or Article 34 of the School Code or a charter school
				  established under Article 27A of the School Code.
"Special education" has the meaning ascribed to that term
				  under 34 CFR
				  300.39.
"State Board" means the Illinois State Board of
				  Education.
"Student record" has the meaning ascribed at 23 Ill. Adm.
				  Code 375.10 (Student Records).
"Supplementary aids and services" has the meaning ascribed to
				  that term in 34 CFR
				  300.42.
"Transition services" has the meaning ascribed to that term
				  in 105 ILCS
				  5/14-8.03.
"Vital Documents List" includes the IEP, Parent/Guardian
				  Notification of Conference, Parent/Guardian Notification of Conference
				  Recommendations, Notice of Procedural Safeguards for Parents/Guardians of
				  Students with Disabilities, Parent/Guardian Consent for Initial Evaluation,
				  Parent Consent for Reevaluation, Evaluation Reports, Eligibility Determination,
				  Manifestation Determination Review documents, IEP Progress Reports, and
				  Medicaid Consent Forms.