EDSP Test Questions with complete solutions 2023/2024 passed

EDSP Test QuestionsWhat standards do courts use in determining FAPE? - correct answers The Rowley 2 part test: 1. Procedural: Examine the procedural aspects of the IEP process 2. Substantive: Is the IEP providing the student with educational benefit Do procedural flaws in the IEP invalidate the IEP? - correct answers Not always Does IDEA require that schools maximize potential? - correct answers No How have the amendments to IDEA shaped FAPE? - correct answers -1997: students with disabilities would not be left out of general education curriculum (presence of gen ed teacher in IEP team) -2004: AYP expectations are the same for students with disabilities If a student is incapable of benefiting from special education and related services, should the school provide services? What case established this? - correct answers Yes; The Timothy W. case established this through the Zero Reject Principle Identify key teams and function in special education. - correct answers 1. Pre-referral Team-Goal to keep child in the general education classroom 2. Multidisciplinary Team-Goal to determine eligibility through verification 3. IEP Team-goal to determine placement What schools can do once parents refuse to give consent for testing for a child suspected of a disability? - correct answers Appeal to due process hearing Who determines the type and nature of information to be considered in verifying students? - correct answers The state through eligibility criteria What is the basic premise behind norm and criterion referenced tests? - correct answers Norm-compares to other peers Criterion-compared to a predetermined number or criteria What happens when the SEM gets larger? - correct answers The less accurate the score What's the relative use of norm tests and criterion referenced tests in special education? - correct answers Norm-to determine if achievement is affected (eligibility) Criterion-to develop and evaluate goals Can states impose the discrepancy model to verify students in LD? - correct answers Cannot do discrepancy model but can do RTI Can district "ignore" problems as long as they do not refuse services? What case clarified this issue? - correct answers No; Compton Should schools accommodate parents when they refuse to participate in the IEP meeting? - correct answers When parents refuse, we document and continue. If they want to participate but can't, then yes, we must accommodate How do courts view competing peer reviewed research? Case? - correct answers Do not necessarily have to use the best peer reviewed intervention; Ridley Can school officials decide on placement prior to an IEP meeting? Case? - correct answers No; Speilburg v. VA Can IEP teams excuse students from participating in state assessments? - correct answers No Who is eligible for alternate assessments? Who is eligible for short term objectives? - correct answers Alternate: students with significant intellectual disabilities (1% of school, 10% of Special Education) Short Term: Students with significant intellectual disabilities who take alternative assessments What is the course of action for schools once parents refuse placement in SPED? - correct answers Nothing How soon after the student is identified as IDEA eligible must the IEP meeting be convened? - correct answers 30 days Must the school district convene an IEP meeting prior to change of placement? - correct answers Yes Is the school district obligated to continue to provide service that was included in a prior year's IEP? - correct answers Possibly but not necessarily Must a school district provide a copy of the IEP to the regular education teachers who instruct a student with disabilities? - correct answers Yes Can a teacher refuse to provide a service the school district agrees to provide in an IEP? - correct answers No Should the placement decision be made before or after the IEP is developed? - correct answers After Must the IEP meetings be held in person? - correct answers Not necessarily Must a school district convene an IEP meeting to review the results of an independent evaluation? - correct answers Yes; must consider but not necessarily adapt it, and review annually as necessary Must a district provide a transcript of the IEP meeting to the parents? - correct answers Yes-if one exists Do parents have the right to tape-record the IEP meeting? - correct answers Yes, but the district can only tape-record if the parents feel comfortable Must the school district provide a copy of the IEP to parents? - correct answers Yes