Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 343.495

• Early childhood special education: means instruction that is:

  (a) Free, appropriate and specially designed to meet the unique needs of a preschool child with a disability;

  (b) Provided from three years of age until the age of eligibility for kindergarten; and

  (c) Provided in any of the following settings:

  (A) The home, a hospital, an institution, a special school, a classroom or a community child care setting;

  (B) A preschool; or

  (C) A combination of a setting described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and a preschool. See Oregon Statutes 343.035

• Early intervention services: means services for preschool children with disabilities from birth until three years of age that are:

  (a) Designed to meet the developmental needs of children with disabilities and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child's development;

  (b) Selected in collaboration with the parents; and

  (c) Provided:

  (A) Under public supervision;

  (B) By personnel qualified in accordance with criteria established by rules of the State Board of Education; and

  (C) In conformity with an individualized family service plan. See Oregon Statutes 343.035

• Other services: means those services that may be provided to preschool children with disabilities and to their families that are not early childhood special education or early intervention services and are not paid for with early childhood special education or early intervention funds. See Oregon Statutes 343.035
• Special education: includes instruction that:

  (a) May be conducted in the classroom, the home, a hospital, an institution, a special school or another setting; and

  (b) May involve physical education services, speech-language services, transition services or other related services designated by rule to be services to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability. See Oregon Statutes 343.035