COVID-19 and Special Education

Overview

These Exceptional Student Services Unit (ESSU) webpages are continuously expanding to support educators who serve, and families of Colorado children with disabilities through the provision of Special Education-specific information and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.

State & Federal Guidance

This section organizes guidance provided from the U.S. Department of Education, State Of Colorado Agencies including the CDE Exceptional Student Services Unit.

Special Education During
Covid 19

Learning Supports for Students With Disabilities

This section provides resources across a wide multitude of disability topics.

Learning Supports for
Students with Disabilities

Resources for Families of Students with Disabilities During COVID-19

This section provides access to resources for families and caregivers of children with disabilities, as they support their children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Resources for Families
of Students with Disabilities

Parent/Family
Frequently Asked Questions

Disability & Topic Specific Information

Serious Emotional Disability, Social Emotional Learning, Mental Health & Behavior

Remote Learning Resources for SEL, Mental Health and Behavior

Significant Support Needs

Significant Support Needs & COVID-19

Speech & Language

Speech & Language Resources

Transition Age

Providing Secondary Transition Services During COVID-19

Visual Impairment, Including Blindness

Visual Impairment, Including Blindness COVID-19 Resources

Top of Page

Virtual Office Hours

During this time of remote instruction, the Office of Special Education has been fielding many phone and email questions regarding how best to support the accessibility, behavior, learning, social-emotional, and transition needs of learners with disabilities. In response to requests from the field, the following office hours will continue throughout the summer, with all others resuming in the fall.

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Mary Ann Fleury will be offering office hours in support of virtual IEP meetings. ADR office hours will be every Tuesday, from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM.

Join the ADR
Office Hours

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Brooke Carson will be offering ASD office hours on following Fridays from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM:

December 4th, 11th &18th
January 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th
February 5th, 19th & 26th
March 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th
April 2th, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th
May 7th, 14th & 21st

Join the ASD
Zoom Meetings

Meeting ID: 932 1846 7451

Blind/Visually Impaired (B/VI)

Tanni Anthony will offer blind/visually impaired office hours on the following Wednesdays from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM:

December 2, 2021

The following Wednesdays office hours will be from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM:

January 13 & 27, 2021
February 10 & 24, 2021
March 10 & 24, 2021
April 7 & 21, 2021
May 5 & 19, 2021

Register for B/VI
Office Hours

*Registrations must be completed by 10:00 am the day before (Tuesday) each Wednesday office hours session.

Brain Injury & Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Heather Hotchkiss will be offering monthly office hours from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM on the following days:

December 16, 2020
January 13, 2021
February 24, 2021
March 31, 2021
April 28, 2021

BI/FASD Registration Links

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Shauna Moden will be offering office hours on the following Thursdays from 3:15 - 5:00 PM:*

August: 27th
September: 3rd, 17th & 24th
October: 1st & 22nd
November: 5th & 19th
December: 3rd & 17

Join the
Deaf/HH Meeting

Meeting ID: 941 4459 1153
Find your local Phone Number

The DH/H office hours for October 1 has been cancelled.

School Based Mental Health and Special Education

Krista Klabo will be offering weekly office hours on Tuesdays from 3:00 - 4:00 PM.

Register for the School Based
Mental Health Meeting

Secondary Transition

Gail Lott will offer monthly office hours on the following Wednesdays:

January 20, 2021 - 2:30pm to 4:30 pm
February 3, 2021 - 10:00 am to 12 pm
February 17, 2021 - 3:30 to 4:30 pm
March 3, 2021 - Cancelled
April 14, 2021 - 3:30 to 4:30 pm
April 28, 2021 - 3:30 to 4:30 pm

Register for the
Transition Meeting

Registrations must be completed by 10:00 am the day before (Tuesday) each Wednesday office hours session.

Significant Support Needs

Gina Herrera will offer significant support needs office hours the first Wednesday each month from 3:00 to 4:00 PM.

February 3 - Access to the EEOs
March 3 - Co-Alt: Assessment Information and Q&A
April 7 - Using the Quality Indicators to Improve Services for Students with SSN
May 5 - Collaboration - General Educators and Special Educators with focus on students with SSN