Cognitive assessments -answer test how well an individual solves problems, interprets information, and recalls information, which are all part of
... [Show More] intellectual ability and can give an IQ score.
Manifestation Determination -answer School personnel may remove a student with a disability who violates the district code of student conduct from his or her current placement to an appropriate interim alternative educational setting, another setting or suspension, for not more than 10 days in a school year. After the student has been removed for 10 days in the school year and the student again violates the code of student conduct, a Manifestation determination meeting must be held to determine if the conduct in question was caused by, or had a direct and substantial relationship to the child's disability or if the conduct was the direct result of the LEA's failure to implement the student's IEP. If the violation was deemed a manifestation of the student's disability, a Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plan must be conducted, or revised if already in place, and the student should be returned to the placement from which the student was removed. If the student's violation was not a manifestation of his/her disability, the student may be suspended, but the IEP team must determine appropriate services needed to provide FAPE so as to enable the student to continue to participate in the general education curriculum in the same setting, another setting or interim alternative educational setting.
Mild Intellectual Disability -answer A mild intellectual disability is defined by the GADOE as intellectual functioning ranging between an upper IQ limit of approximately 70 to a lower IQ limit of approximately 55; deficits in adaptive behavior that significantly limit a child's effectiveness in meeting the standards of maturation, learning, personal independence or social responsibility, and especially school performance that is expected of the individual's age level and cultural group.
Low Incidence Classes - Mild (MID), Moderate (MOID), Severe (SID), and Profound (PID): -answer Students with intellectual disabilities are usually served in a small group classroom for a part of or majority of the school day. Students are integrated into designated general education classes whenever possible for enrichment depending on cognitive and achievement levels and areas of interest. Instruction is aligned to the GA Performance Standards (GPS), based on the Curriculum Guide for Students with Intellectual Disabilities and specialized to meet the cognitive and developmental needs of students with emphasis on daily living skills.
Moderate Intellectual Disability -answer A moderate intellectual disability is defined by the GaDOE as intellectual functioning ranging from an upper IQ limit of approximately [Show Less]