Technical Assistance (TA) for the Office of Special Education

 Behavior

• Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)

 Disabilities

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Developmental Delay
• Specific Learning Disabilities
  • SLD: Evaluation and Eligibility
  • Cultural and/or Linguistic Diversity and SLD
  • Gifted and SLD (Twice Exceptional)
  • Triennial Reevaluation and Continued Eligibility

Gifted Education

• Gifted Education

 Health

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (Being Revised)
• Confidentiality and Colorado Public School Health Records
• Emergency Medications on the Bus
• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
• Medical Marijuana in Colorado Schools (Being Revised)
• Role of the School Nurse: Students with Special Needs

 IDEA

• 11th Grade Alternate Assessment
• The Consideration of Clinical Diagnoses in the Educational Identification of Disabilities in Accordance with IDEA 2004
• Consideration of Special Factors: "Unique" Communication Needs
• District Alternate Assessment
• Making Least Restrictive Environment Placement Decisions for Preschoolers

 Learning

• Implementing CALLA: Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach
• Critical Questions Regarding the Special Education Process for Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse Learners
• Cultural Mediators, Translators, and Interpreters
• Dynamic Assessment
• Reading and Math Interventionists in Special Education
  New codes that allow flexibility for the use of interventionists in Special Education

 Mental Health

• Anger Management & Violence Prevention
• Anxiety
• Bipolar Disorder
• Bully Prevention and Intervention
• Depression
• Introduction
• Social Skills
• Suicide Prevention
• Youth Gambling

 Related Services

• School Occupational Therapists (OTR)
• School Physical Therapists (PT)

 Transition

• Adult and Community Agencies
• Important Ages and Milestones
• Concurrent Enrollment
• Grading and Transcripts
• Graduation and Diplomas
• ICAP and the IEP
• SWAP (English)
• SWAP (Spanish)
• Student Count Requirements for 18-21 Year Old Students
• Transfers for Students Receiving 18-21 Transition Services
• Transition Services for 18-21 Year Olds
• Transition Planning
• Voting Rights

 Other

• Adapted Physical Education
• Educational Surrogate Parent
• Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
• Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA)