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Office of Special Education
About the Office of Special Education
This office administers both the state's Exceptional Children’s Educational Act (ECEA) and the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for children with disabilities. This website is a resource for teachers, administrators, and parents of students with exceptional educational needs due to disability, or learners who are culturally and/or linguistically diverse or have some other special need. The Office of Special Education is one of three offices within the Exceptional Student Services Unit (along with the Office of Facility Schools and the Office of Gifted Education).
Does your district have a new Special Education Director? Update your information here.
What's New
First Annual Deaf and Hard of Hearing Transforming Transition Conference
In order for Deaf and Hard of Hearing adolescents to graduate feeling confident in their future goals, supported, and self-determined to pursue next steps as productive young adults, a collaborative strategic individualized transition plan is essential. Connect with other high school students, parents, and professionals around the state for inspiration, information and action steps to use right away for successful transition planning.
Date(s): August 3, 2019
Visit the Professional Development Portal for more information and to register
Quick Links
- ESSU Responsibility List (Updated 12/2018)
- Find Your Special Education Director
- Topic Index - alphabetical list of areas within the Office of Special Education
- Technical Assistance Documents
- Guidance Documents
- CDE Professional Development
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Ways to Search this Site
- You can use the Google Search box (only searches CDE) at the top right side of the webpage and type in what you are looking for.
- You can use our Topic Index - alphabetical list of topics for the Office of Special Education.
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If you have problems with broken links or accessing the content on this page, please contact our web content coordinator Amanda Timmerman at Timmerman_A@cde.state.co.us. Please copy the URL link for this page into the email when referencing the problem you are experiencing.
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June 18, 2019
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