Special Education Directors' Corner

What's New

Changes in reporting educational environments for 5-year-old kindergartners

• 5-year-old kindergartners must be reported with school-age educational environment categories starting in December Count 2020 (School Year 2020-21). Please see the memo below for details.
• Memo – 5-year-old Educational Environment (PDF)

Everybody Reads! Structured Literacy Pilot Application Open

• A two-year training and coaching series for rural elementary special educators and SLP/SLPAs supporting students identified with or suspected of having an SLD in reading including dyslexia.
• Everybody Reads! Program Flyer

New or Reorganization Application & Checklist

• New or Reorganization AU Application (Word Doc) - PDF Version Coming Soon
• Fact Sheet - Applications for or Reorganized Administrative Units (PDF)
• Instructions for Third Party Report (PDF)

Update your Special Education Director and Special Education Fiscal Contact Information.

• Special Education Director and Special Education Fiscal Contact Submission Form

Meetings and Conferences

Special Education Directors' Meeting

• Fall Director's Meeting, September 16 - 18, 2019
• Spring Directors' Meeting, April 29 - May 1, 2020

Excellence and Equity Conference

• 2017 Conference - Expand Your Equity Toolkit
• 2016 Conference - Theory to Practice

Memos to AU and Special Education Directors

Potential Impact of the Family First Prevention Services Act on Special Education Students (PDF)

• Questions and Answers On Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), Evaluations, and Reevaluations (PDF)
• Letter to State Directors of Special Education (PDF)
• Non-Regulatory Guidance: Ensuring Educational Stability for Children in Foster Care U.S.

Resources

• 2019 Standard Record Review including Early Childhood and Transition Age Students (PDF) Please contact Cindy Petersen if an alternate version of this document is needed.
• Standard Record Review Instructions 2019 (PDF) Please contact Cindy Petersen if an alternate version of this document is needed.
• CDE's Strategic Goals, AU Continuous Improvement Plan, and Part B Indicators, June 2015 (PDF)
• Comprehensive Plan Documents:
  • Model Comprehensive Plan (Revised March 2015) (DOC)
  • Directions for Submitting Assurances and Comprehensive Plan (Aug., 2015) (DOC)
  • Assurance Statement (August 2015) (DOC)
• Example: How many IEPs to review in SY2017-18 (PDF)
• Uploading Documents for Review
  • Uploading Documents for Review - Enrich Users (PDF)
  • Uploading Documents for Review - Non Enrich Users(PDF)

New Special Education Director

• Special Education Directors' Handbook (PDF)
• Special Education Directors' Companion Guide (PDF)