EDSP MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Major themes of IDEA 2004 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Improving results for students in special education,
streamlining the special education process, and enhancing the quality of special education programs
provided by public schools
How many days do you have from referral to deciding whether someone has a disability? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔60 days
What ages are covered under IDEA? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔3-21
How many school days do you have to determine an alternative setting, due to student's discipline? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔45 SCHOOL days
How many days are you allowed to exclude a child from school? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔10; If you are
going to exclude someone for 10 days you have to go through a manifestation determination. If you
have already excluded the child for 10 days, the 11th day they must be providing services
How long does a parent or agency have to request an impartial due process hearing? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔2 years
How many days from the date of the decision of the hearing officer does a party have to bring the action
to the courts? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔90
How many days do you have to develop an IEP from the time a student is verified as having a disability?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔30
6 principles of Education For All Handicapped Children Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Zero reject principle,
non-discriminatory assessment (testing, classification, placement), individualized and appropriate
education (FAPE), LRE, procedural due process, parent participation and shared decision making (Think:
ZNFLPP)
, What determines eligibility under IDEA? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Must meet criteria for one or more of
the 13 listed disabilities
What is included in the IEP? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Present levels of academic achievement and
functional performance
Measurable annual goals
Special education and related services
Progress monitoring
**Provide service based on peer reviewed research/evidence based instruction
Difference between ADA and section 504? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ADA expands coverage to the private
sector
What new section was added under "major life activities" in ADA 2008? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Bodily
functions; including but not limited to, functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive,
bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions.
Under ADA, what title covers public institutions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Title 2
What entity is exempt under ADA? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Private clubs and religious institutions
No Child Left Behind? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Concern about low performing students
Strict accountability measures → Most unique thing about the law
Have to measure performance and have to meet AYP across subgroups, if not there are consequences.
Major tenants of NCLB? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Highly qualified teachers
AYP, accountability measures
Scientifically based instruction
Major themes of IDEA 2004 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Improving results for students in special education,
streamlining the special education process, and enhancing the quality of special education programs
provided by public schools
How many days do you have from referral to deciding whether someone has a disability? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔60 days
What ages are covered under IDEA? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔3-21
How many school days do you have to determine an alternative setting, due to student's discipline? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔45 SCHOOL days
How many days are you allowed to exclude a child from school? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔10; If you are
going to exclude someone for 10 days you have to go through a manifestation determination. If you
have already excluded the child for 10 days, the 11th day they must be providing services
How long does a parent or agency have to request an impartial due process hearing? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔2 years
How many days from the date of the decision of the hearing officer does a party have to bring the action
to the courts? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔90
How many days do you have to develop an IEP from the time a student is verified as having a disability?
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔30
6 principles of Education For All Handicapped Children Act? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Zero reject principle,
non-discriminatory assessment (testing, classification, placement), individualized and appropriate
education (FAPE), LRE, procedural due process, parent participation and shared decision making (Think:
ZNFLPP)
, What determines eligibility under IDEA? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Must meet criteria for one or more of
the 13 listed disabilities
What is included in the IEP? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Present levels of academic achievement and
functional performance
Measurable annual goals
Special education and related services
Progress monitoring
**Provide service based on peer reviewed research/evidence based instruction
Difference between ADA and section 504? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ADA expands coverage to the private
sector
What new section was added under "major life activities" in ADA 2008? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Bodily
functions; including but not limited to, functions of the immune system, normal cell growth, digestive,
bowel, bladder, neurological, brain, respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive functions.
Under ADA, what title covers public institutions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Title 2
What entity is exempt under ADA? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Private clubs and religious institutions
No Child Left Behind? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Concern about low performing students
Strict accountability measures → Most unique thing about the law
Have to measure performance and have to meet AYP across subgroups, if not there are consequences.
Major tenants of NCLB? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Highly qualified teachers
AYP, accountability measures
Scientifically based instruction
