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United States Department of Education (ED.gov) – A Cabinet-level department of the United States government administered by the United States Secretary of Education.
It has 10 principle departments responsible for overseeing its programs:
- Federal Student Aid (FSA)
- Institute of Education Sciences (IES);
- Office of the Deputy Secretary (ODS);
- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE);
- Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA);
- Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII);
- Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE);
- Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS);
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS); and
- Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE).
Universal Design – A way of designing products and services so that they can be used by people with the widest range of abilities.
Universal Screening – A step taken by school personnel early in the school year to determine which students are “at risk” for not meeting grade level standards. Universal screening can be accomplished by reviewing a student’s recent performance on state or district tests or by administering an academic screening to all students in a given grade. Students whose scores on the screening fall below a certain cut-off point are identified as needing continued progress monitoring and possibly more intensive interventions.
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