Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-120.38 - Other definitions used in this chapter
The following terms apply to this chapter:
(1)
Area education agency .
"Area education agency " or "AEA" is a political subdivision of the state
organized pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 273.
(2)
Board . "Board " means the
Iowa state board of education.
(3)
Community partners . "Community partners " means local providers
of signatory agencies, as well as other public or private community programs or
agencies, including Early Head Start, child care providers, early childhood
Iowa areas, and health programs, that work with Early ACCESS, as described in
rule
281-120.803
( 34CFR303 ).
(4)
Department . "Department " means the Iowa department of
education.
(5)
Director of
education . "Director of education " means the state director of the
Iowa department of education.
(6)
Early childhood Iowa area . "Early childhood Iowa area " means a
partnership in a local community with broad representation to lead
collaborative efforts involving education, health, and human services programs
and services on behalf of children, families and other citizens residing in the
local community's geographic area. An early childhood Iowa area mobilizes
individuals and their communities to achieve desired results in order to
improve the well-being and quality of life for families with young children
from birth through the age of five years.
(7)
Early childhood special
education . "Early childhood special education " or "ECSE" means special
education and related services under Part B of the Act for those individuals
with disabilities younger than the age of six.
(8)
Eligible child .
"Eligible child " is a synonym for "infant or toddler with a disability," as
defined in rule
281-120.21
( 34CFR303 ).
(9)
Family . "Family " means the persons who are primarily
responsible for the care and nurturing in a child's daily life, including
biological or adoptive parents, grandparents, guardians, persons acting as
parents, siblings, stepparents, or unmarried partners of parents.
(10)
GEPA . "GEPA " is an
acronym for the General Education Provisions Act.
(11)
Grantee . "Grantee "
means a recipient of funds under Part C of the Act or state funds designated
for Early ACCESS that has the fiscal and legal obligation to ensure that the
Early ACCESS system is implemented regionally. The term "grantee " shall not be
construed in a manner that conflicts with the Act.
(12)
Individualized family service
plan team. "Individualized family service plan team" or "IFSP team"
includes the members described in subrule 120.343(1).
(13)
Informed clinical
opinion . "Informed clinical opinion " means the integration of the
results of evaluations, direct observations in various settings, and varied
activities with the experience, knowledge, and skills of qualified
personnel.
(14)
School
year . "School year " means the period during which students who are 3
years of age through 21 years of age attend school.
(15)
Signatory agency .
"Signatory agency " means the departments of education, public health, and human
services and the child health specialty clinics.
(16)
Signature . "Signature "
has the meaning given the term in Iowa Code section
4.1(39).
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