WGU D639 TASK 3 TEACHING IN A BLENDED
ENVIRONMENT COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
◉ What are the 3 categories of requirements of No Child Left Behind
(2002)?
Answer: 1. Development of state education standards with high
expectations for all students. (Challenging, high expectations apply
to ALL students, outlining what students need to know and do at
various grade levels.)
2. Statewide assessment testing. (measure student proficiency in
meeting content standards. Special Education services and
accommodations assist in areas covered in statewide assessment.)
3. Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) (Bachelor's degree, licensure or
certification, and proven competency in area providing education.)
◉ Describe the significance of Brown vs Topeka Board of Education
(1954)
Answer: In this case, the court declared that education must be
made available to all children and must be on equal terms. This case
was foundational for future court decisions regarding discrimination
against students with disabilities.
,◉ Describe Change of Placement
Answer: A change of placement due to disciplinary removal occurs if
a child with a disability is removed from their current educational
placement for more than 10 consecutive school days, or the has
series of removals constituting a pattern because:
(1) the removals total more than 10 school days in a school year;
(2) the child's behavior is substantially similar to previous incidents
that resulted in the series of removals; and
(3) additional factors such as the length of each removal, the total
amount of time the child has been removed, and the proximity of the
removals to one another constitute a pattern.
◉ What is Interim alternative educational setting (IAES)?
Answer: This is a disciplinary placement that is not the same as the
child's current placement as defined in his/her IEP.
◉ What is Manifestation Determination?
Answer: A determination (made by the student's Team) whether:
1) conduct in question was caused by the child's disability
2) conduct in question was the direct result of failure to implement
the student's IEP
◉ What happens if the Team determines the behavior was a
manifestation of a disability or the failure to implement an IEP?
, Answer: 1) The school must conduct a functional behavior
assessment and develop and implement a behavioral intervention
plan to address the behavioral issues
2) The district may not impose further discipline for the incident
and must return student to placement removed from.
3) If due to failure to implement IEP, must immediately remedy the
deficiencies.
◉ What is considered a "special circumstance" when considering
disciplinary conduct?
Answer: • carries a weapon to or possesses a weapon at school, on
school premises, or at school function
• knowingly possesses or uses illegal drugs, or sells or solicits the
sale of a controlled substance, while at school, on school premises,
or at school function
• inflicts serious bodily injury upon another person while at school,
on school premises, or at school function
◉ True or False
Students with emotional disabilities cannot be suspended from
school for more than 10 days as a consequence for inappropriate
behavior or discipline issues that occurred at school.
Answer: True.
The Honig v. Doe decision set the standard of 10 days as the dividing
line between short-term discipline and a long-term consequence
ENVIRONMENT COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
◉ What are the 3 categories of requirements of No Child Left Behind
(2002)?
Answer: 1. Development of state education standards with high
expectations for all students. (Challenging, high expectations apply
to ALL students, outlining what students need to know and do at
various grade levels.)
2. Statewide assessment testing. (measure student proficiency in
meeting content standards. Special Education services and
accommodations assist in areas covered in statewide assessment.)
3. Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) (Bachelor's degree, licensure or
certification, and proven competency in area providing education.)
◉ Describe the significance of Brown vs Topeka Board of Education
(1954)
Answer: In this case, the court declared that education must be
made available to all children and must be on equal terms. This case
was foundational for future court decisions regarding discrimination
against students with disabilities.
,◉ Describe Change of Placement
Answer: A change of placement due to disciplinary removal occurs if
a child with a disability is removed from their current educational
placement for more than 10 consecutive school days, or the has
series of removals constituting a pattern because:
(1) the removals total more than 10 school days in a school year;
(2) the child's behavior is substantially similar to previous incidents
that resulted in the series of removals; and
(3) additional factors such as the length of each removal, the total
amount of time the child has been removed, and the proximity of the
removals to one another constitute a pattern.
◉ What is Interim alternative educational setting (IAES)?
Answer: This is a disciplinary placement that is not the same as the
child's current placement as defined in his/her IEP.
◉ What is Manifestation Determination?
Answer: A determination (made by the student's Team) whether:
1) conduct in question was caused by the child's disability
2) conduct in question was the direct result of failure to implement
the student's IEP
◉ What happens if the Team determines the behavior was a
manifestation of a disability or the failure to implement an IEP?
, Answer: 1) The school must conduct a functional behavior
assessment and develop and implement a behavioral intervention
plan to address the behavioral issues
2) The district may not impose further discipline for the incident
and must return student to placement removed from.
3) If due to failure to implement IEP, must immediately remedy the
deficiencies.
◉ What is considered a "special circumstance" when considering
disciplinary conduct?
Answer: • carries a weapon to or possesses a weapon at school, on
school premises, or at school function
• knowingly possesses or uses illegal drugs, or sells or solicits the
sale of a controlled substance, while at school, on school premises,
or at school function
• inflicts serious bodily injury upon another person while at school,
on school premises, or at school function
◉ True or False
Students with emotional disabilities cannot be suspended from
school for more than 10 days as a consequence for inappropriate
behavior or discipline issues that occurred at school.
Answer: True.
The Honig v. Doe decision set the standard of 10 days as the dividing
line between short-term discipline and a long-term consequence
