Special Education

Serious Emotional Disabilities (SED)

Definition:  A child with a Serious Emotional Disability shall have emotional or social functioning which prevents the child from receiving reasonable educational benefit from general education.

 

Professional Development Opportunities

Name of Training, Registration Link, Dates and Locations	Flyer
ECEA Eligibility Training - Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) / Serious Emotional Disability (SED) / Intellectual Disability (ID) / Multiple Disability (MD) Registrations via SurveyMonkey: Grand Junction: February 26, 2013 Westminster: March 5, 2013 Colorado Springs: April 9, 2013 Denver Metro: April 11, 2013

 

Guidebook for Determining Eligibility of Students with Serious Emotional Disabilities (Available February 2013)

 

Guidebook for Determining the Eligibility of Students with SIED
(for use by districts that have not adopted SED criteria - can be used until July 2016)

The purpose of this guidebook is to help parents, teachers, administrators and mental health professionals become knowledgeable about the special education eligibility process for students with emotional disabilities.

• Guidebook for Determining the Eligibility of Students with Significant Identifiable Emotional Disability (SIED) (PDF)

For more information about Serious Emotional Disabilities, please contact:

Barb Bieber
Phone: (303) 866-6933

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