Free Appropriate Public Education means special education and related services that 1) Are provided at public expense, under public supervision and direction, and without charge; 2) Meet the standards of the Illinois State Board of Education; 3) Include preschool, elementary school, or secondary school education; and 4) Are provided in conformity with an Individualized Education Program (IEP). 

Home School is the school a child would attend if he did not have a disability. It is the school the child's brothers, sisters and neighbors attend. For preschoolers, it is the preschool, community center or other community environment. 

Inclusion usually means placing a child in the neighborhood school with appropriate supports, aides and curriculum adaptations so that he can participate in classes with children without disabilities. 

Individualized Education Program (IEP) IDEA requires each student with a disability to be provided with an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The IEP is the blueprint for a child's daily school program and is reviewed each year by the child's caregiver, teachers and the specialists involved in his or her education. Caregivers, as the educational surrogates, are strongly urged to be involved in this process. 

Individualized Family Service Plan is a written plan for children from birth through two years of age who are eligible for early intervention services under IDEA. 

Integration involves taking a child out of a special education environment and placing him or her in a general education classroom for part of the school day. 

Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) IDEA states that each student with a disability be placed in the "Least Restrictive Environment" (LRE). This means the student should participate in the general education setting with their typical peers during academic, nonacademic and extra curricular activities, with services and supports. The general education setting is preferred and the starting point for discussions on the student's needs for services and supports. Because of individual needs, some students may need a more restrictive environment. Considerations discussed at each IEP meeting should include the supports and services a student would need to be successful in the general education curriculum. 

Mainstreaming means placing a student in a general education academic classroom. 

Supplementary Aids and Services are defined by IDEA as supports a student requires in a general education classroom. They can be as simple as moving a child's desk so he can see the blackboard better or as complex as providing a student with an electronic communication system.