A day program where staff members assist adults with disabilities with activities emphasizing community skill training (e.g., learning to use public transportation) and vocational skill development.

Someone who acts as a coordinator of a child's and family's services and works in partnership with the family and other service providers.

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A child's performance in academic areas (such as reading or language arts, math, science, and history).

Supports that are provided to a child throughout the school day that do not significantly alter what is being taught or how the child participates in school activities. Examples of accommodations are preferential seating, extended time on tests, daily communication logs to share information between school and home, use of spell check and/or compute [..]

A test that measures a student's level of development in academic areas such as math, reading, and spelling.

The extent to which an individual is able to adjust to and to apply skills to new environments, tasks, objects, and people.

A physical education program that has been modified to meet the specific needs of a student with disabilities; e.g., inclusion of activities to develop upper body strength in a student with limited arm movement.

A review process whereby disagreements between parents and school systems may be resolved by a committee of school system individuals not directly involved with the case. Also called a conciliatory conference.