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- 504 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973
- 504 Plan A 504 Plan is an educational plan
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ADA See Americans with Disabilities Act.
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ADHD/ADD Attention Deficit Disorder/ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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AERC Anchorage Equal Rights Commission
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AHFC Alaska Housing and Finance Corporation
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Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil rights law passed in 1990 that prohibits schools from discriminating against individuals with disabilities.
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AMHB Alaska Mental Health Board
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Annual Goals describe what your child can reasonably be expected to accomplish in the next 12 months.
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APA Adult Public Assistance
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API Alaska Psychiatric Institute
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APS Adult Protective Services
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ASCHR Alaska State Commission of Human Rights
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ASD Anchorage School District
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Assistive Technology (AT) is a device or service used to improve the capabilities of a child with a disability to function in school.
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AT See Assistive Technology.
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Behavior Intervention Plan is a positive behavior intervention plan (also called BIP) created by the IEP team to modify a child’s behavior to enable the child to gain educational benefit.
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Benchmarks, also called short-term objectives, are objective, measurable steps that gauge a child’s progress towards achieving their annual goals.
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BPAO Benefits Planning, Assistance and Outreach
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Child Find is the obligation of the State and Local Education Agencies to “seek out and find” all children with disabilities in their jurisdiction.
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CLE Continuing Legal Education
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CSS Catholic Social Services
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DEED See Department of Education and Early Development
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Department of Education and Early Development is the state agency responsible for ensuring that school districts comply with state and federal regulations.
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Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is a state agency responsible for providing vocational services to students with disabilities in transition as well as adults with disabilities.
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DMHDD Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
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DOC Department of Corrections
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DPA Department of Public Assistance
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Due Process Hearing is a legal proceeding where parents and school districts present their case to an impartial hearing officer.
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DVR See Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
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ED Emotional Disturbance.
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EEO Alaska Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
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EHA Education for All Handicapped Children Act.
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ESY See Extended School Year.
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Evaluation is when the school district gathers information to determine if your child has a disability that interferes with his learning, if they need specially designed instruction, and to identify their educational needs.
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Expulsion is when a child is removed from school for at least one year due to a disciplinary action.
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Extended School Year is when a child’s IEP services are extended beyond the normal school year.
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- FAE Fetal Alcohol Effect
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FAPE See Free Appropriate Public Education.
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FAS Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
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FBA See Functional Behavior Assessment.
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FOCUS Family Outreach Center for Understanding Special Needs.
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Free Appropriate Public Education is education provided to all children with disabilities, which meets their individual needs at no cost to the parents.
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Functional Behavioral Assessment is when the school district gathers information on a child and their behavior to determine the reason for that behavior.
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HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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HSGQE High School Graduation Qualifying Exam
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HUD Housing and Urban Development
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IAES See Interim Alternative Educational Setting.
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IDEA See Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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IEE See Independent Education Evaluation.
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IEP See Individualized Education Program.
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IEP Team is the people who work together to develop the IEP, including the child (if appropriate), the parent, the regular and special education teachers, a school district representative, and evaluators or therapists as appropriate.
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IFSP See Individual Family Service Plan.
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ILP See Infant Learning Program.
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Independent Education Evaluation is an educational evaluation paid for by the school district conducted by a qualified professional who not employed by the district.
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Individualized Education Program is an education plan tailored to meet the needs of your child that lists the special education and related services your child needs to receive an appropriate education.
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Individualized Family Service Plan is a service plan of early intervention services tailored to meet the needs of a child with a disability under the age of 3.
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a federal law that provides federal funds to states who educate children with disabilities.
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Infant Learning Program is a state agency that provides early intervention services to children with disabilities under the age of 3.
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Initial Evaluation is when a child is first evaluated to see if they have a disability that is interfering with their learning and needs specially designed instruction.
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Interim Alternative Educational Setting is any place where a child who has been involved in a weapon or illegal drug offense receives the educational services listed on his IEP for up to 45 calendar days.
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LD/SLD Learning Disability/Specific Learning Disability.
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LRE See Least Restrictive Environment.
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Least Restrictive Environment is an IDEA mandate that requires schools to educate students with disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate with non disabled students while appropriately meeting their educational needs.
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Manifestation Determination is a decision made by the IEP Team as to whether a behavior is related to a child’s disability.
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Mediation is a voluntary process in which parents and school personnel use an impartial mediator to assist in resolving their differences.
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MD Multiple Disabilities.
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MDT Multi-Disciplinary Team.
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MH Mental Health.
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MHAA Alaska Mental Health Association.
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MOA Municipality of Anchorage.
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MR Mental Retardation.
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NAMI National Alliance of Mental Illness.
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NAPAS National Protection and Advocacy Systems, Inc.
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NCLB No Child Left Behind Act.
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NOSSCR National Organization of Social Security Representatives.
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OCR See Office for Civil Rights.
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Office for Civil Rights is the federal agency responsible for ensuring that school districts comply with federal laws regarding discrimination.
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OHI Other Health Impairment.
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OI Orthopedic Impairment.
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OPA Office of Public Advocacy.
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OT Occupational Therapy.
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PAAT Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology
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PABSS Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security
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PADD Protection and Advocacy for Developmental Disabilities
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PAIMI Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness
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PAIR Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights
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Placement is the exact classroom your child will be in and who the teacher will be.
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P.L. 94-142 The Education of Handicapped Amendments of 1986
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PLEP See Present Level of Educational Performance.
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POA Power of Attorney
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Positive Behavior Intervention Plan (See Behavior Intervention Plan).
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Present Level of Educational Performance is a summary of how your child’s disability affects his education including the academic areas and non-academic areas.
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PT Physical Therapist
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Related Services are support services required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education.
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SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Section 504 is the section of the Rehabilitation Act 1973 that specifically prohibits discrimination by entities that receive federal funds.
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"Seek out and find" is a federal mandate for all school districts to locate all children who need special education and related services.
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SESA See Special Education Service Agency.
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Short-Term Objectives, also called benchmarks, are objective, measurable steps that gauge a child’s progress towards achieving their annual goals.
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SI Speech Impairment.
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SILC State Independent Living Council
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SLP Speech and Language Therapist.
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SpEd See Special Education.
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Special Education is specially designed instruction that meets the unique needs of a child with a disability. It is not a specific program or classroom.
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Special Education Service Agency (SESA) is a state agency that provides trained staff who travel around Alaska to provide assistance to students in special education and their teachers.
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SSA Social Security Administration
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SSDI Social Security Disability Insurance
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SSI Social Security Income
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Stay Put is the educational placement a child is in when the parents file for a due process hearing or file a case in court. Typically, it is the last agreed upon placement unless the parties agree to an interim placement. The child must remain in this placement until the hearing issue is resolved.
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STO See Short-Term Objective.
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Supplementary aids and services means aids, services, and other supports provided in education related settings (including regular education classes) to enable children with disabilities to be educated with non-disabled children to the maximum extent appropriate.
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Supported Employment is employment for people with disabilities in the community which requires support services for them to be successful.
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Suspension is when a child is removed from school for a specific number of days due to a disciplinary action.
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TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
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Transition Services are a set of coordinated activities that address a child’s transition out of school and into the adult world beginning at age 14.
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Transportation includes transportation to and from school, in and around school buildings, between schools, or any equipment needed to provide this transportation.
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TWWIIA Ticket to Work & Work Incentives Improvement Act
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VI Visual Impairment
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Vocational Education can be both vocational instruction and actual employment experiences that prepare a child with a disability to become employed in the community.
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