ARD - Admission, Review, & Dismissal Meeting. In Texas, the meetings in which special education supports & services for a student are determined are referred to as ARD meetings. Other states call these meetings IEP Meetings.

 

BIP - Behavioral Intervention Plan. Plan to address behavioral programming across home, school, & community-based settings.

 

Child Find - The school’s duty to identify children who are suspected of having a disability that adversely impacts their education.

 

Due Process Hearing - An administrative remedy available to parents & school districts to resolve special education disputes. It is a court-like administrative hearing governed by the IDEA & other laws.

 

FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education.

 

Special education & related services are - 

1. provided at public expense, under public supervision & direction, & without charge;

2. meet the standards of the State educational agency;

3. include an appropriate preschool, elementary school, or secondary school education in the State involved; &

4. are provided in conformity with the individualized education program required under §1414(d) of IDEA.

 

FIE - Full Individual Evaluation. Evaluation conducted by the school to determine the student's eligibility for special education services. 

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FBA - Functional Behavioral Assessment. Behavioral assessment generally performed by the school involving the collection & analysis of behavioral data. 

 

IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The federal law that requires schools to serve the educational needs of eligible students with disabilities.

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IEP - Individualized Education Program. A written education plan designed to meet the needs of a student with a disability.  

 

LRE - Least Restrictive Environment. The IDEA requirement that - to the maximum extent appropriate - children with disabilities are educated alongside children who are not disabled.

 

MDR - Manifestation Determination Review. Process in response to disciplinary infraction in which the ARD committee determines the relationship between the student's disability and the behavior to ascertain appropriate punishment (if any).  

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Transition Plan - A outcome-oriented plan in an IEP to promote the transition of a student with a disability from school to post-school activities.