Functional behavio
Free appropriate public education” or “FAPE”
means special
education and related services that: (34 CFR 300.17)
1. Are provided at public expense, under public supervision
and direction, and without charge;
2. Meet the standards of the Virginia Board of Education;
3. Include an appropriate preschool, elementary school, middle
school or secondary school education in Virginia; and
4. Are provided in conformity with an individualized education
program that meets the requirements of this chapter.
“Functional behavioral assessment”
means a process to determine
the underlying cause or functions of a child’s behavior that impede
the learning of the child with a disability or the learning of the
child’s peers. A functional behavioral assessment may include a
review of existing data or new testing data or evaluation as
determined by the IEP team.
“General curriculum”
means the same curriculum used with children
without disabilities adopted by a local educational agency, schools
within the local educational agency or, where applicable, the
Virginia Department of Education for all children from preschool
through secondary school. The term relates to content of the
curriculum and not to the setting in which it is taught.
