Special Education

Director's Corner

  2013 Special Education Legal Conference

Dates/Times:  Thursday, April 18, 2013, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Crowne Plaza, Denver International Airport,15500 E. 40th Ave., Denver

This conference is for Parents and Parent Advocates of children with disabilities, Special Education Directors and Educators from Colorado’s Administrative Units, and Special Education Legal Professionals.

Registration will be open March 4 – April 1, 2013. Please check back for the registration link!

• Registration Link
• Flyer (PDF)
• Conference Information (PDF)

 

  2013 Spring Special Education Directors’ Meeting

Dates/Times:  Friday, April 19, 2013, times to be determined
Location:  Crowne Plaza, Denver International Airport, 15500 E. 40th Ave., Denver

This meeting is for Special Education Directors from Colorado’s Administrative Units and their selected staff.

Registration will be open March 4 – April 1, 2013. Please check back for the registration link!

• Registration Link

 

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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