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1342.12 Companion
July 12, 2017
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“Home-based instruction”
means services that are delivered in the home setting (or other agreed upon
setting) in accordance with the child’s individualized education program.
“Homebound instruction”
means academic instruction provided to students who are confined at home
or in a health care facility for periods that would prevent normal school attendance based upon
certification of need by a licensed physician or licensed clinical psychologist. For a child with a disability,
the IEP team shall determine the delivery of services, including the number of hours of services.
“Home schooling”
means instruction of a student or students by a parent(s), guardian or other person
having control or charge of such student or students as an alternative to attendance in a public or
private school.
“Illegal drug”
means a controlled substance, but does not include a controlled substance that is legally
possessed or used under the supervision of a licensed health-care professional or that is legally
possessed or used under any other authority under the Controlled Substances Act, 21 USC § 812(c), or
under any other provision of federal law. (34 CFR 300.530(i)(2))
“Impartial special education hearing officer”
means a person, selected by the Defense Office of
Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) to conduct a due process hearing.
“Independent educational evaluation”
(IEE) means an evaluation conducted by a qualified examiner
who is not an EDIS examiner or an examiner funded by the DoDEA school who conducted the evaluation
with which the parent is in disagreement.
“Individualized education program”
or
“IEP”
means a written statement for a student with a disability
that is developed, reviewed, and revised in a team meeting in accordance with DoDI 1342.12. The IEP
specifies the individual educational needs of the student and what special education and related
services are necessary to meet the student’s educational needs.
“Individualized family service plan (IFSP)”
means a written plan for providing early intervention services
to an infant or toddler with a disability eligible under Part C and to the child’s family.
“Initial placement”
means the first placement for the student to receive special education and related
services in either DoDEA or a local educational agency, other educational service agency, or other public
agency or institution for the purpose of providing special education or related services.
“Intellectual disability”
(ID) means significantly below-average general intellectual functioning, existing
concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior. This type of disability is manifested during the
developmental period and adversely affects a student’s educational performance.
“Inter-component”
means cooperation among DoD organizations and programs, ensuring coordination
and integration of services to infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and their families.
“Least restrictive environment”
(LRE) means that to the maximum extent appropriate, students with
disabilities, including students in public or private institutions or other care facilities, are educated with
students who are not disabled, and that special classes, separate schooling or other removal of students
with disabilities from the regular educational environment occurs only when the nature or severity of
the disability is such that education in regular classes with the use of supplementary aids and services
cannot be achieved satisfactorily.