Special Education

Director's Corner

  Federal Application Narrative Process

• IDEA Part B and pre-school federal application narrative forms and supporting documents

 

SAVE THE DATE - 2013 Fall Special Education Directors’ Meeting

Dates:  October 17-18, 2013 - More Details to Come

 

 

Adoption and Implementation of HB11-1277 (Statutory Changes to Disability Categories)

For more information about the HB11-1277 and its key activities, including training guidance on new eligibility categories and their criteria:  Training for ECEA Eligibility Categories

 

Comprehensive Plan Documents

• Anticipated Date of AU Adoption of HB11-1277 (DOC)
• Comprehensive Plan - Appendix A (DOC)
• Model Comprehensive Plan (DOC)
• Directions for Submitting Assurances and Comprehensive Plan (DOC)
• Assurances Statement (DOC)
• Assurance Statement of Changed Plan (DOC)
• AU Request for Approval to Change the Model Comprehensive Plan (DOC)
• Side by Side ECEA to support Comprehensive Plan (PDF)
• AU Comprehensive Plan Webinar (PDF)
• Checklist for Appendix B AU Specific Information (PDF)
• Optional Guiding Questions (PDF)
• Questions from the Field, Updated June 2012 (PDF)

 

General Information

• Colorado Special Education Directors (See Left-side Under Frequently Requested Pages)
• ESSU Responsibility Contacts, March 2013 (PDF)
• Educational Surrogate Parent Rules and Requirements
  • Educational Surrogate Parent Assignments Memo to Special Education Directors (PDF)
  • Educational Surrogate Parent Responsibilities and Contact Authorization Memo (PDF)
  • Fast Fact - Educational Surrogate Parents (ESP) General Q & A (PDF)
    • Educational Surrogate Parent Rules, 1 CCR 301-8, 2220-R-6.02(8) (PDF)
    • Assignment of an Educational Surrogate Parent (ESP) Form 2012-2013 (PDF)
• Child Find Guidebook

 

Laws & Regulations

• IDEA 2004
• Procedural Safeguards
• State Complaint Process
• Mediation Services for Children with Disabilities and Their Families
• Request for Due Process Hearing/Mediation
• Restraint Rules and Guidelines
• Rules for the Administration of the Exceptional Children's Educational Act - ECEA

 

Related Services Resources

• Related Services
• Guidelines/Handbooks
  • Colorado Options:  A Handbook of Post-Secondary Education Services for Students with Disabilities (PDF)
  • Cooperative Services Handbook for Youth in Transition (PDF)
  • Developmental Disabilities:  Cooperative Planning Handbook for Youth (PDF)
  • Assistive Technology
    • Assistive Technology for Infants, Toddlers, Children and Youth with Disabilities:  Colorado Guidelines for Health Professionals, Educators and Administrators (PDF)
  • Audiology
    • Audiology Services - Standards of Practice for Education (PDF)
    • Colorado FM Loan Bank - Policies and Procedures (PDF)

 

Specific Disability Resources

• Specific Disabilities
• Guidelines/Handbooks
  • SIED
    • Guidebook for Determining the Eligibility of Students with Significant Identifiable Emotional Disabilities (PDF)
  • SLD
    • Guidelines for Identifying Students with Specific Learning Disabilities (PDF)
  • Speech-Language
    • Colorado K-12 Speech or Language Impairment Guidelines for Assessment and Eligibility:  K-12 SLI Guidelines (PDF)

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