IEP
- Individualized Education
Program
This
is the program that is written
by a team of people who have
an educational interest in
a child who is considered
to have an educational handicap.
Each IEP is written for an
individual child considering
his or her strengths and
weaknesses. An IEP must be
reviewed at least annually.
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MFE
- Multifactored Evaluation
This
is the evaluation process used to determine if
a child
is to be considered as a child with an educational
handicap. This process gathers information from
a variety of people and then combines that information
in a team meeting. The team then determines if
the child "qualifies" for special education
services. An MFE must be reevaluated at least
every three years. |
IFP
- Individualized Family Program
The
IFP
is
a plan
developed
for
working
with
families
with
children
who
are
under
the
age
of
3 and
considered
handicap/disabled. |
FBA
- Functional Behavior Assessment
An
FBA
is
developed
by
the
IEP
team
if
a child
with
a disability
demonstrates
behavior
concerns.
The
team
gathers
to
analyze
the
behavior
of
concern
and
determine
the
function
of
that
behavior.
The
team
then
determines
if
they
need
to
develop
a Behavior
Intervention
Plan. |
BIP
- Behavior Intervention Plan
A
BIP
is
developed
for
a student
who
has
demonstrated
a behavior
concern.
The
IEP
team
develops
a BIP
after
completing
an
FBA
and
deciding
that
a student
needs
to
have
specific
goals
and
supports
in
order
to
develop
appropriate
behaviors
in
a school
environment. |
MD
- Manifestation Determination
An
MD
is
a procedure
an
IEP
team
goes
through
when
a child
has
been
suspended
for
a total
of
11
school
days
or
has
been
suspended
and
recommended
for
expulsion.
The
IEP
team
meets
to
complete
the
MD
process
before
the
expulsion
hearing
and
determine
if
the
behavior
which
the
chid
demonstrated,
that
caused him
or
her
to
be
removed
from
school,
was
manifested
by
their disability. |
IAT
- Intervention Assistance Team
An
IAT
is
a group
of
people
who
gather
to
brainstorm
and
develop
interventions
to
support
a student
when
a request
for
assistance
has
been
initiated.
The
team
meets
to
discuss
the
area
of
concern
with
the
child,
interventions
already
attempted
and
results,
and
then
develop
new
interventions
that
may
help
the
student
demonstrate academic
or
behavioral
success.
This
process
is
done
before
a child
is
referred for
testing
for
a disability.
If
after
implementing
interventions
at
progressively
more
restrictive
levels,
the
child
still
does
not
demonstrate
educational
or
behavioral
success,
the
IAT
information
will be
used
in
the
determination
of
the
request
for
a meeting
to
suspect a disability. |
IBA
- Intervention Based Assessment
This
is
an
evaluation
process
that
looks
at
interventions
for
a child
until
a successful
intervention
is
developed.
It
is
an
alternative
to
traditional "test
and
place" methods
and
is
frequently
used
in
Fairfield
City
Schools. |
PBS
- Positive Behavior Supports
This
refers
to
supports
for
negative
or
inappropriate
student
behaviors
that
emphasize
positive
aspects
of
the
child
and
positive
behaviors. |
