Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 200 - Board of Education
Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education
Subchapter 30 - Student Supports
Part 6 - Regulations Governing the Education of Children with Disabilities
Section 200-RICR-20-30-6.4 - Definitions
Current through September 18, 2024
A. "Act" means the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in accordance with 34 C.F.R. § 300.4, incorporated by reference above.
B. "Assistive technology device" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300. 5, incorporated by reference above.
C. "Assistive technology service" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.6, incorporated by reference above.
D. "Charter school" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.7, incorporated by reference above.
E. "Child with a disability" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.8, incorporated by reference above; provided, however:
Included in the spectrum are: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Rett's Disorder, Asperger's Disorder and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences. The term does not apply if a child's educational performance is adversely affected primarily because the child has an emotional disturbance as defined herein.
F. "Consent" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.9, incorporated by reference above.
G. "Day; business day; school day" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.11, incorporated by reference above, provided, however:
H. "Educational service agency" or "ESA" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.12, incorporated by reference above.
I. "Elementary school" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.13, incorporated by reference above.
J. "Equipment" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.14, incorporated by reference above.
K. "Evaluation" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.15, incorporated by reference above.
L. "Excess costs" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.16, incorporated by reference above.
M. "Free appropriate public education" or "FAPE" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.17, incorporated by reference above.
N. "Homeless children" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.19, incorporated by reference above.
O. "Include" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.20, incorporated by reference above.
P. "Indian" and "Indian tribe" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.21, incorporated by reference above.
Q. "Individualized education program" or "IEP" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.22, incorporated by reference above.
R. "Individualized education program team" or "IEP team" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.23, incorporated by reference above.
S. "Individualized family service plan" or "IFSP" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.24, incorporated by reference above.
T. "Infant or toddler with a disability" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300. 25, incorporated by reference above.
U. "Institution of higher education" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300. 26, incorporated by reference above.
V. "Limited English proficient" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300. 27, incorporated by reference above.
W. "Local educational agency" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300. 28, incorporated by reference above.
X. "Native language" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.29, incorporated by reference above.
Y. "Parent" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.30, incorporated by reference above.
Z. "Parent training and information center" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.31, incorporated by reference above.
AA. "Personally identifiable" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.32, incorporated by reference above.
BB. "Public agency" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.33, incorporated by reference above.
CC. "Related services" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.34, incorporated by reference above, provided however:
DD. "Secondary school" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.36, incorporated by reference above.
EE. "Services plan" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.37, incorporated by reference above.
FF. "Secretary" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.38, incorporated by reference above.
GG. "Special education" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.39, incorporated by reference above, provided however:
HH. "State educational agency" or "SEA" means the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE) which is responsible for the general supervision of all education programs for children with disabilities in Rhode Island including all such programs administered by any other state or local agency.
II. "Supplementary aids and services" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.42, incorporated by reference above.
JJ. "Transition services" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.43, incorporated by reference above.
KK. "Universal design" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.44, incorporated by reference above.
LL. "Ward of the State" has the same meaning as used in 34 C.F.R. § 300.45, incorporated by reference above.
MM. "Vocational evaluation" is a strength-based, student-centered process, by which information is obtained to assist students in designing individualized education and vocational services to reach their career goals. This includes the use of formal and informal methods to collect information, including: Interest inventories, student interviews, parent interviews, skill and aptitude tests, on-campus and off-campus situational assessments, work samples, vocational evaluations, performance in career related courses and other methods. Vocational evaluation is an ongoing process, not a single test or procedure. The results of Vocational evaluation are shared at IEP meetings, and the information obtained through the Vocational evaluation should be infused into designing the student's educational services and in developing appropriate, measurable post-secondary goals.