1. For a student to be eligible for a 504 Plan, the school must conduct an evaluation that determines all of the following, except which statement?
a) the student has a physical or mental impairment
b) the student’s impairment results in a substantial limitation to a major life activity
c) the student’s eligibility for an community activities program
d) what educational programming is required to ensure the student receives a free appropriate public education?
2. Which of the following correctly lists the individuals who must be in attendance at the IEP meeting, according to the IDEA, 2004?
a) Student, parent(s), special education teacher, general education teacher, and an evaluation specialist
b) Parent(s), special education teacher, general education teacher, and evaluation specialist
c) Special education teacher, general education teacher, LEA representative, & others at the discretion of school administrators
d) Parent(s), special education teacher, general education teacher, LEA representative, evaluation specialist, & others at the discretion of parents or school.
3. Introduced by a Congressional report stating that 43 million Americans had either physical or mental disabilities, the ADA was passed into law in year 2000. Purposes of the ADA include all but which of the following?
a) Provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate
b) Provide clear, strong, consistent, enforceable standards established by the federal government
c) Ensure that local and state governments enact legislation or ordinances requiring disability accommodations for their respective citizenry
d) Invoke Congressional authority in order to address the one of the remaining areas of discrimination, via its authority to extend the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment
4. Based on the statements below, which one is not protected under the ADA:
a) My sister who is hearing impaired;
b) My elderly grandmother who is diagnosed with obesity;
c) My brother who works as a business accountant, and lost his legs in the Vietnam War;
d) My nephew who cannot work due to his diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
5. Under the ADA, which of the following is not a reasonable accommodation?
a) Part-time or modified work schedules;
b) Making existing facilities readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities;
c) Acquiring or modifying equipment or devices;
d) Creating grants that companies use to fund individuals with disabilities who pursue additional training;
e) Providing qualified readers or interpreters to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities.
6. If a Court finds that a company violated the ADA, which of the following remedies are not available for the individual who brought the case:
a) The Court orders the discrimination to cease;
b) The company loses their business license and is unable to continue to operate;
c) The Court orders back wages to the employee;
d) The Court orders the company to reinstate the individual.
7. In this class-action suit in 1972, seven children represented those students with who were denied or excluded from public education in Washington, D.C. The court held that their exclusion from public education was unconstitutional, AND ordered the school district to provide the children access to an education and due process safeguards. The title of the case was:
a) Mills v. Board of Education.
b) PARC v. Board of Education.
c) Brown v. Board of Education.
d) Section 504 and the EAHCA.
8. Per the IDEIA Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) must meet the standards developed in NCLB; therefore, HQT special education teachers are required to:
a) obtain a master’s degree, be state-certified as a special education teacher, and demonstrate competency of subject matter.
b) obtain a bachelor’s degree, be state-certified as a special education teacher, demonstrate competency of subject matter, and teach one year as a provisional educator.
c) obtain a bachelor’s degree, achieve state-certification as a special education teacher, demonstrate competency of subject matter by passing an academic competency test at their students’ level of instruction
e) achieve state-certification as a special education teacher by way of a bachelor’s degree in special education, or by way or alternative certification processes in the state.
9. For a student with a disability who is being disciplined for a behavioral infraction, the Interim Alternative Education Setting (IAES) meets the requirements of which provision of the (IDEA 2004);
a) Early Intervening Services.
b) Dispute Resolution.
c) Manifestation Determination.
d) Stay-Put.
10. The National Center on Special Education Research (NCSER) was established by Congress to fulfill a mission that includes all the following, except:
a) expanding the knowledge base in special education
b) improving services under the IDEA
c) improving services that are required by 504 Plans
d) evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of special education