Calendar of Important Due Dates for Special Education Directors
Resources/Guidance
- Child Find Directory
- Data Reports
- Guidelines/Handbooks
- READ Plans and Students with Disabilities (PDF)
- Standard Record Review (DOC)
- Uploading Documents for Review
- Uploading Documents for Review - Enrich Users (PDF)
- Uploading Documents for Review - Non Enrich Users (PDF)
- Writing Standards-Aligned Advanced Learning Plans (ALPs) and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs): A Supplemental Guidance Document for Designing Effective Formal Educational Plans, December 2014 (PDF)
This guidance document is a collaborative effort of the Offices of Special Education, Gifted Education and Family/School Partnerships to provide information for the field about designing effective formal educational plans aligned with the Colorado Academic Standards.
Federal Application Narrative Process
HB11-1277
- 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
Educational Surrogate Parent (ESP) Rules and Requirements
- ESP Guidance Memo, July 2014 (PDF)
- ESP Rules, 1 CCR 301-8, 2220-R-6.02(8) (PDF)
- Assignment of an ESP Form 2014-2015 (PDF)
- Fast Fact - Educational Surrogate Parents (ESP) General Q & A (PDF)
Director's Meetings
- Directors' Meetings Handouts
- Fall Director's Meeting, September 11-12, 2014
- Spring Director's Meeting , April 25, 2014
- New Director's Orientation Meeting Handouts
- August, 2013
- August, 2014
OSEP Visit and Letters
Results Driven Accountability FAQs
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)
Contacts
- Special Education Staff
- Colorado Special Education Directors
- ESSU Responsibility List, Updated 8/29/2014 (PDF)
Other Useful Links
