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The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is an organization that is a major force in:
a. Developing innovative curriculum for persons with disabilities
b. Preservice and in-service teacher education
c. Policy making and lobbying efforts
d. All of the above
Briefly describe the funding mechanism of the IDEA.
A primary purpose of Part B of the IDEA is to
a. Justify the law and define terms used in the law.
b. Delineate the educational requirements of the law.
c. Extend the protections of the law to infants and toddlers with disabilities.
d. Fund activities that support the education of students with disabilities (e.g., teacher
training programs, research).
The stay put provision requires that a student remain in the current placement during
the time a due process hearing is being held.
a. True
b. False
In which of the following ways does Section 504 differ from the IDEA? (May be more
than one answer)
a. Section 504 protects all people with disabilities (regardless of age); the IDEA only
benefits eligible students with disabilities.
b. Section 504 is enforced by the Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of
Education. The IDEA is enforced by the Office of Special Education Programs of the
U.S. Department of Education.
c. Section 504 protects persons with disabilities from discrimination but provides no
federal money; the IDEA affords educational programming to students with disabilities
as well as providing federal money.
d. Section does not require that students be evaluated prior to receiving services; the
IDEA does require an evaluation.
e. Section 504 does not allow school personnel to take the needs of a student's
classroom peers into account when moving a disruptive student with disabilities into a
regular classroom; the IDEA does allow the IEP team to take the needs of a student's
classroom peers into account when moving a student with disabilities into a regular
classroom.
f. Section 504 does not require that schools develop an IEP for a student with a
disability; the IDEA does require that a team of persons develop an IEP for a student
with a disability.
Which agency is responsible for approving states' special education plans and releasing
IDEA funds accordingly?
a. Federal Disabilities Commission
b. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
c. Each applicant state's Department of Education
d. The Council for Exceptional Children
On what page of the court reporter does Daniel R.R. v. State Board of Education, 854
F.2d 1036 (5th Cir. 1989) begin?
a. 854
b. F. 2d
c. 1036
d. 5th
Teachers and schools can release themselves from damages by having parents sign
waivers or releases.
a. True
b. False
Contributory negligence is difficult to prove if students are between the ages of ___ and
___, unless they are quite intelligent and mature.
a. 7 and 14
b. 15 and 18
c. 19 and 24.
d. All of the above.
Section 504 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act only serve persons with
disabilities between the ages of three to 21.
a. True
b. False
The ADA does not extend civil rights and antidiscrimination protections to privately
owned businesses.
a. True
b. False
When making the determination regarding the least restrictive environment an IEP team
can use a student's effect on his or her peers in arriving at their determination.
a. True
b. False
As long as a school offers appropriate programming to students in special education, the
choice of educational methodology is up to the school district.
a. True
b. False
A school district may refuse to place a student in the least restrictive environment only
when it does not have the appropriate placement option.
a. True
b. False
NCLB delineated the duties that paraprofessionals might perform. These duties
included: (May be more than one answer)
a. Planning and providing one-to-one instruction.
b. Managing the classroom.
c. Assisting in computer instruction.
d. Evaluating the achievement of students.
e. Providing instructional support
Parental participation in the evaluation process is required.
a. True
b. False
The Education of All Handicapped Children Act was the first federal civil rights law to
protect persons with disabilities.
a. True
b. False
Compare and contrast Section 504 and the IDEA.
When the local educational agency proposes to assess a student for special education,
parents' consent must be obtained prior to the assessment.
a. True
b. False
According to the President's commission on Excellence, scientifically based
programming would mean that special educators would use instructional strategies and
methods that were based on solid evidence.
a. True
b. False
According to Zirkel, the matter of ______________ has been the subject of more Office
of Civil Rights investigations than any other requirement of Section 504.
a. Placement
b. Discrimination
c. Evaluation
d. Curriculum appropriateness
Under the IDEA, school wide discipline procedures may not be used. Rather, all the
procedures that are used with students with disabilities in public schools must be
changed to address their individual needs.
a. True
b. False
All states have educational mandates in their constitutions. -
a. True
b. False
Which of the following administrative agencies enforce LEA and SEA compliance with
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act?
a. The Institute of Education Sciences
b. The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
c. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Education
d. The National Dispute Resolution Center
The ESEA includes testing requirements and standards for students who attend private
school and also students who are home schooled.
a. True
b. False
NCLB specified three basic requirements that public school teachers had to meet to be
highly qualified. Which of the following is not one of these requirements?
a. Teachers had to hold a provisional or temporary license from the state department of
education.
b. Teachers had to hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree from a college or university.
c. Teachers must hold a full state teacher certification or licensure for the area in which
they teach.
d. Teachers must be able to demonstrate subject matter competency in the core
academic subjects in which they teach.
List and describe the publications for (a) federal district courts, (b) appellate decisions,
and (c) US Supreme court decisions.
Any teacher within a school district has access to all confidential records for any
student who is a student in that school district.
a. True
b. False
Student harassment or bullying of a student with disabilities is a violation of the IDEA
only when the bullying is based on the student's disability.
a. True
b. False
When using in-school suspension with students with disabilities, it is not necessary to
continue the student's FAPE.
a. True
b. False
Courts have been most inclined to hold educators liable for damages when
a. they identify but do not properly program for SPED children.
b. they use inappropriate disciplinary procedures.
c. their actions have led indirectly to emotional trauma.
d their failure to properly supervise students has led directly to personal injury.
When writing the IEP and determining special education and related services, the IEP
team may consider the student's needs with regard to the availability of services.
a. True
b. False
Briefly discuss the difference between procedural and substantive violations of FAPE.
Describe the IDEA's legally requirements regarding placing a student in his or her
neighborhood school. Does the IDEA guarantee that special education services must be
provided in a student's neighborhood school? Why or why not?
Discuss the four factors that should be considered when determining a student's LRE.
The IEP serves a number of important purposes. Discuss four of these purposes.
In certain situations, the IDEA provides protection against suspensions and expulsions
when students have not yet been determined to be eligible for special education. In what
situations could this occur?
Briefly describe the different purposes of the assessment process.
What is the child find requirement, and what does it mean that it is an affirmative duty?
What are the three essential components that make a general education teacher highly
qualified according to NCLB?
Explain the following statement: To be protected in employment by the ADA, a person
must have a disability that substantially limits a major life activity.
Explain Champagne's sequential model for determining placement.
Describe the Handicapped Children's Protection Act.
In conducting legal research, it is often easier to begin with secondary sources. What
are secondary sources and what are their primary functions?
Describe the primary components of a FAPE.
What does it mean that Title I is not an affirmative action mandate?
Explain the following statement: The IDEA requires the maximum integration that will
work for a student.
