EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) PROCESS/TIMELINE Plan Developed Team Meeting: Development of the IEP & Recommendation 60 calendar days, not to include days in between terms or vacations beyond 5 days As soon as possible IMPLEMENTATION Approval of IEP by Parents Student Placement and Program Initiation Annual Program Review & revision Re-evaluation at G D N T
Mediation Following a Request for Hearing If you request a hearing, your case will be assigned to a mediator unless you indicate that you wish to waive mediation. The mediation process is the same as described above, except both you and the district may utilize attorneys in the mediation conference. You may choose to skip the steps of conflict resolution panel and mediation; however, these processes are typically very successful in resolving disputes. At these conferences, you retain a greater degree of control in designing a resolution to your disagreement than you have when you submit the matter to a hearing for a decision. Due Process Hearing A hearing is a formal procedure before a hearing officer, which includes documentary evidence and witnesses. The hearing officer makes a final decision on the issues submitted to him or her for resolution. You may request a hearing by writing to the Special Education Hearing Office at the address above. The school district also has the right to request a hearing. During the hearing procedures you and the district have the following rights: To obtain a due process hearing date within a specific time after a written request is received. To be represented by an attorney. To present evidence, question, cross- examine, and require the attendance of witnesses. To obtain a word-for-word record of the proceedings at the hearing. To obtain a written report of the findings of the hearing and the decision reached. To appeal the final administrative decision by the hearing officer in court. Legal Adviser or to the Director, Special Education at the district’s Administration Building or to the Special Education Division at the California Department of Education. Further information on parent rights and procedural safeguards is contained in a separate document produced by the district, Special Education Parent Rights and Procedural Safeguards. You may request this document from your child’s school or from the Office of Special Education. Complaints If you believe the district has violated a state or federal law or regulation, you may file a complaint. Complaints are resolved through the district’s Uniform Complaint Procedures. These procedures are available from the district’s Legal Adviser. Complaints will be investigated either by the district or by the California Department of Education. Complaints are filed by writing to the district’s
IEP Check List for Parents: REQUIREMENTS QUESTIONS Present Levels of Educational Performance: What areas are covered? Does it describe how your child’s disability affects his/her involvement and progress in the general curriculum? Is it based on current information and states more than test scores? Do the assessment results correspond to your knowledge of your child’s ability? Do the results describe your child’s abilities as well as specific areas of need? Annual Goals: What is your student’s based line for area of need? Are they based on assessment of your child’s performance? What changes are expected in your child’s behavior? (If applicable) Are positive behavioral supports included? (If applicable) Given your knowledge of your child, are the goals appropriate? Short-term Instructional Objectives: Will they help your child reach the stated goals? Can your child’s progress on each objective be measured? Could you tell if your child has mastered an objective or reached a benchmark? Evaluation and Review Date: How will your child’s program be measured? How will you be informed of progress? When will the IEP Team meet to review the IEP? Placement What makes this placement appropriate to your child’s needs? How will your child participate in the general education curriculum? What program modifications are included? Special Education and Related Services: What services does your child need? Where will they be provided? Who is responsible for providing the services? When will the services begin and end? How often will they be provided? Does your child need extended school year services? Participation in Assessment: Will your child participate in statewide/district-wide assessments? Where will they be provide? If so, how will the assessment be modified? If your child will not participate, how will his/her progress be assessed? Statement of Needed Transition Services: What transition services are necessary? Are interagency linkages needed? Who will provide transition services? Reporting of Progress: When and how will your child’s goals and objectives be reviewed? How will progress be reported to you? Is progress sufficient to achieve goals by the end of the year?
ENGLISH SPANISH G Genetic Genético Grade equivalent Equivalente al grado Grade norms Normas al grado Grammatic closure Cierre grammatical Grand mal Gran mal Gross-motor test Prueba de motricidad gruesa Group test Prueba para grupo H Handicapped Discapacitado Haptic Háptico Hearing impaired Con impedimento auditivo Hemophilia Hemofilia Hydrocephalus Hidrocefalia Hyperactivity Hiperactividad Hyperkinesis Hipercinesia Hypertonicity Hipertonía Hypoactive Hipoactivo Hypoglycemia Hipoglucemia I Impulsivity Impulsividad Incidence Incidencia Individualized Education Program (IEP) Programa Educativo Individualizado (PEI) Individual test Prueba individual Informal test Prueba informal Innate response system Sistema innato de respuesta Inner language Lenguaje interior Integration Integración Intelligence Quotient (IQ) Cociente intelectual Intelligence test Prueba de inteligencia Intonation Entonación Inventory Inventario Itinerant teachers Maestros itinerantes J Jaundice Ictericia L Language disorder Trastorno del lenguaje Lateral confusion Confusión lateral Laterality Lateralización Learning disability Discapacidad del aprendizaje Learning handicapped Discapacitado en el aprendizaje Least restrictive educational environment Ambiente educativo menos restrictivo Listening comprehension Escuchar con comprensión Literal comprehension Comprensión literal Long-term memory Memoria a largo plazo
ENGLISH SPANISH Perceptual disorder Trastorno de la percepción Perinatal Perinatal Performance test Prueba de desempeño Perseveration Perseveración / Perseverancia Personality test Prueba de personalidad Petit mal Petit mal Pharynx Faringe Phenylketonuria (PKU) Fenilcetonuria Phonation Fonación Phoneme Fonema Phonetic Fonético Phonics Fonética Phonology Fonología Physical therapy Fisioterapia Placement Colocación Poliomyelitis Poliomielitis Position in space Posición en espacio Postnatal Postnatal Precision teaching Enseñanza específica Prenatal Prenatal Prevalence Predominio Prognosis Pronóstico Program Specialist Especialista del programa Protocol Protocolo Psycholinguistic Psicolingüístico Psychomotor epilepsy Epilepsia psicomotora Psychotic Psicótico R Random sample Muestra al azar Range Gama / Escala / Nivel Rapport Comunicación / Relación Raw score Puntaje en bruto Readability level Nivel de legibilidad Readiness test Prueba de apresto Receptive language Lenguaje receptivo Recessive trait Rasgos recesivos Recognition Reconocimiento Rehabilitation Rehabilitación Reinforcement Refuerzo Reliability Fiabilidad / Confiabilidad Remediation Programa para remediar las deficiencias Resonance Resonancia Resource Specialist Especialista de recursos instructivos Response Respuesta Perceptual motor development Desarrollo perceptivo motor
ENGLISH SPANISH S Sample Muestra Schema Esquema Schizophrenia Esquizofrenia School appraisal team Grupo escolar de evaluación School phobia Fobia escolar School social work service Servicio social escolar Score Puntaje Self-acceptance Autoaceptación Self-concept Concepto propio / Concepto de sí mismo Self-direction Autodirección Self-esteem Autoestima Sensorimotor Sensoriomotor Sensory Sensorial Sensory-neural hearing loss Pérdida auditiva sensorioneural Sensory perception Percepción sensorial Short-term memory Memoria de corto plazo Skills sequence approach Enseñanza de secuencia de destrezas Social integration Integración social Social perception Percepción social Social skills Destrezas sociales Soft neurological signs Signos neurológicos leves Sound blending Combinación de sonidos Spasticity Espasticidad Spatial perception Percepción espacial Spatial relations Relaciones espaciales Special class Clase de educación especial Special teacher Maestro de educación especial Speech Clinician Técnico del habla Standard deviation Desviación estándar Standardized test Prueba estandarizada State aid Ayuda estatal State institution Hospital del estado State plan Plan estatal Strauss Syndrome Síndrome de Strauss Stigma Estigma Stimulus Estímulo Stuttering Tartamudeo Support services Servicios de apoyo Surrogate parents Padres sustitutos Survey test Cuestionario Stanine Estanino Syndrome Síndrome Syntax Sintaxis Synthesis Síntesis