FTCE ESE Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
IDEA Dates - ANS 1975, 1997, 2004
IDEA Components - ANS Child FindFAPE, LRE, IEP (3-21) and ISFP (under 3), due
process/procedural safeguards
Jane has placed her daughter, Abigail, in the Early Steps program for the past year. Now that
she is turning three, she needs to change her current placement. Under IDEA 2004, Part C, what
services may be available for Abigail in the school district?
A. VPK Education Program
B. Individual Education Services
C. Hospital Homebound Services
D. Vocational Services - ANS A. VPK program
Inclusion - ANS educating students with disabilities in the general education classroom
alongside students without disabilities (tied to LRE), gen ed classroom is the students primary
placement
Mainstreaming - ANS students with disabilities included in gen ed classroom, only when
achievement would be near grade level without support (contrast to inclusion)
Transition - ANS preparing students for life after K-12 education (tied to FAPE)
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,Transition Services - ANS help with identifying and applying to college or vocational school,
seeking employment, finding a place to live in the community, etc.
Confidentiality - ANS education records are subject to confidentiality in IDEA and Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Procedural Safeguards - ANS rules/procedures designed to protect the rights and interests of
parents and their children with disabilities, must be given in writing
Key Procedural Safeguards - ANS - Notice in writing of any evaluations, services, or activities
involving the child; parents can choose the language or mode of communication
- parental consent prior to actions involving the child
- parents are entitled to see child's records
- mediation will be provided to parents who have complaints; if unsuccessful, a due process
hearing will occur
Due Process - ANS refers to principles that attempt to guarantee the rights of citizens
IEP Team - ANS -parents
-SPED teacher
-Gen Ed teacher
-LEA
-person responsible to explain results of any testing or evaluation
Maria has a daughter who ha developmental delays and has completed the Early Steps
program. What type of paperwork is completed after the transition conference?
A. Individualized Education Plan
B. Transition Plan (Form I of the IFSP)
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, C. VPK education plan
D. Children's Medical Service Plan - ANS B. Transition Plan (Form I of the IFSP)
IEP Content - ANS -summary of levels and educational performance
-annual goals
-short term objectives
-list of services
-timing for related services
-participation with non-disabled children
-standardized testing
-how will progress be measured
IFSP - ANS Individualized Family Service Plan - Like IEP, but for children under 3 years old.
Targets family and natural environments.
Age of Majority - ANS age when a person becomes a legal adult. In Florida - 18.
IDEA Catergories - ANS - Infants and toddlers with disabilities-children between birth and 3
with delays in cognitive, physical, social/emotional, communication, or adaptive development
-autism
-deaf/blindness
-deafness
-emotional disturbance
-hearing impairment
-intellectual disability
-multiple disabilities
-orthopedic impairment
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Answers
IDEA Dates - ANS 1975, 1997, 2004
IDEA Components - ANS Child FindFAPE, LRE, IEP (3-21) and ISFP (under 3), due
process/procedural safeguards
Jane has placed her daughter, Abigail, in the Early Steps program for the past year. Now that
she is turning three, she needs to change her current placement. Under IDEA 2004, Part C, what
services may be available for Abigail in the school district?
A. VPK Education Program
B. Individual Education Services
C. Hospital Homebound Services
D. Vocational Services - ANS A. VPK program
Inclusion - ANS educating students with disabilities in the general education classroom
alongside students without disabilities (tied to LRE), gen ed classroom is the students primary
placement
Mainstreaming - ANS students with disabilities included in gen ed classroom, only when
achievement would be near grade level without support (contrast to inclusion)
Transition - ANS preparing students for life after K-12 education (tied to FAPE)
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,Transition Services - ANS help with identifying and applying to college or vocational school,
seeking employment, finding a place to live in the community, etc.
Confidentiality - ANS education records are subject to confidentiality in IDEA and Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Procedural Safeguards - ANS rules/procedures designed to protect the rights and interests of
parents and their children with disabilities, must be given in writing
Key Procedural Safeguards - ANS - Notice in writing of any evaluations, services, or activities
involving the child; parents can choose the language or mode of communication
- parental consent prior to actions involving the child
- parents are entitled to see child's records
- mediation will be provided to parents who have complaints; if unsuccessful, a due process
hearing will occur
Due Process - ANS refers to principles that attempt to guarantee the rights of citizens
IEP Team - ANS -parents
-SPED teacher
-Gen Ed teacher
-LEA
-person responsible to explain results of any testing or evaluation
Maria has a daughter who ha developmental delays and has completed the Early Steps
program. What type of paperwork is completed after the transition conference?
A. Individualized Education Plan
B. Transition Plan (Form I of the IFSP)
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, C. VPK education plan
D. Children's Medical Service Plan - ANS B. Transition Plan (Form I of the IFSP)
IEP Content - ANS -summary of levels and educational performance
-annual goals
-short term objectives
-list of services
-timing for related services
-participation with non-disabled children
-standardized testing
-how will progress be measured
IFSP - ANS Individualized Family Service Plan - Like IEP, but for children under 3 years old.
Targets family and natural environments.
Age of Majority - ANS age when a person becomes a legal adult. In Florida - 18.
IDEA Catergories - ANS - Infants and toddlers with disabilities-children between birth and 3
with delays in cognitive, physical, social/emotional, communication, or adaptive development
-autism
-deaf/blindness
-deafness
-emotional disturbance
-hearing impairment
-intellectual disability
-multiple disabilities
-orthopedic impairment
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