| 504 |
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADHD |
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| ALJ |
Administrative Law Judge |
| Assistive Technology Device |
Equipment used to maintain or improve the capabilities of a child with a disability |
| BD |
Behavior Disordered |
| Behavior Plan |
Plan of positive behavioral interventions that is part of an IEP for a child whose behaviors interfere with his/her learning or that of others |
| BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
| Case Law |
Judicial opinions issued by a court |
| CDE |
California Department of Education |
| DIS |
Designated Instruction and Services |
| Disability |
Under the ADA, an impairment that substantially affects one or more major life activities, record of having such impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment |
| Discovery |
Pre-trial process by which parties to a lawsuit exchange information with the other party |
| Due Process Hearing |
Administrative hearing before an impartial hearing officer |
| Early Intervention |
Special education and related services pursuant to the IDEA provided to children under the age of 5 years |
| ED |
Emotionally Disturbed |
| EI |
Early Intervention |
| ESY |
Extended School Year |
| Expert Witness |
Person called as a witness to testify because he/she has a recognized competence and expertise in a subject area |
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA |
Functional Behavior Assessment: process of identifying factors associated with the occurrence (and non-occurrence) of specific behaviors |
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. FERPA deals with confidentiality and access to student records |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
| Inclusion |
Educating children with special needs in regular education classrooms in their neighborhood schools |
| IQ |
Intelligence quotient. An IQ score is an artificial number that is used to indicate levels of mental development |
| LD |
Learning Disabled |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| Least Restrictive Environment |
Concept of educating children with disabilities in an educational environment that exposes the child to children without disabilities to the maximum extent possible |
| Mainstreaming |
Placing children with disabilities in regular education classrooms to the maximum extent possible |
| MDE |
Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation |
| MR |
Mentally Retarded |
| NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
| NPA |
Non Public Agency |
| NPS |
Non Public School |
| OAH |
Office of Administrative Hearings |
| Occupational Therapy |
Therapy to remediate motor skills |
| OHI |
Other Health Impaired: a category of eligibility pursuant to the IDEA |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy |
| Physical Therapy |
Therapy to remediate gross motor skills |
| PT |
Physical Therapy |
| Reasonable Accommodation |
Adoption of a facility or program for a child with a disability that can be accomplished without undue administrative or financial burden |
| Related Services |
Services provided pursuant to the IDEA to supplement special education, such as counseling services, occupational therapy, and physical therapy |
| Resource Room |
Special education placement that is provided in conjunction with or as a supplement to a child’s regular education program |
| Section 504 |
Part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that provides that program recipients of federal financial assistance may not discriminate on the basis of a child’s disability |
| SED |
Seriously Emotionally Disturbed |
| SEHO |
Special Education Hearing Office |
| Specially Designed Instruction |
Modification or changes to the general curriculum instruction necessary to implement the goals, benchmarks, and objectives of a child’s IEP |
| Special Education |
Educational programs and placements provided pursuant to the IDEA |
| Transition Services |
A component of the IDEA to facilitate movement from school to the workplace or high education |
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