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COVID-19 and Special Education
Overview
These Exceptional Student Services Unit (ESSU) webpages are continuously expanding to support educators who serve, and families of Colorado children with disabilities through the provision of Special Education-specific information and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic.
State & Federal Guidance
This section organizes guidance provided from the U.S. Department of Education, State Of Colorado Agencies including the CDE Exceptional Student Services Unit.
Learning Supports for Students With Disabilities
This section provides resources across a wide multitude of disability topics.
Resources for Families of Students with Disabilities During COVID-19
This section provides access to resources for families and caregivers of children with disabilities, as they support their children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Disability & Topic Specific Information
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Brain Injury & Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Enrich IEP System
Facility Schools Information
IEP Tele-Facilitation
Serious Emotional Disability, Social Emotional Learning, Mental Health & Behavior
Significant Support Needs
Speech & Language
Transition Age
Visual Impairment, Including Blindness
Virtual Office Hours
During this time of remote instruction, the Office of Special Education has been fielding many phone and email questions regarding how best to support the accessibility, behavior, learning, social-emotional, and transition needs of learners with disabilities. In response to requests from the field, the following office hours will continue throughout the summer, with all others resuming in the fall.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Mary Ann Fleury will be offering office hours in support of virtual IEP meetings. ADR office hours will be every Tuesday, from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM.
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Brooke Carson will be offering ASD office hours on Fridays from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
**Office hours will not be held on November 13 or November 27**
Join the ASD
Zoom Meetings
Meeting ID: 824 4878 0431
Passcode: 578387
Blind/Visually Impaired (B/VI)
Tanni Anthony will offer blind/visually impaired office hours on the following Wednesdays from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM:
- December 2, 2021
The following Wednesdays office hours will be from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM:
- January 13 & 27, 2021
- February 10 & 24, 2021
- March 10 & 24, 2021
- April 7 & 21, 2021
- May 5 & 19, 2021
Register for B/VI
Office Hours
*Registrations must be completed by 10:00 am the day before (Tuesday) each Wednesday office hours session.
Brain Injury & Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Heather Hotchkiss will be offering monthly office hours from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM on the following days:
- December 16, 2020
- January 13, 2021
- February 24, 2021
- March 31, 2021
- April 28, 2021
BI/FASD Registration Links
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Shauna Moden will be offering office hours on the following Thursdays from 3:15 - 5:00 PM:*
- August: 27th
- September: 3rd, 17th & 24th
- October: 1st & 22nd
- November: 5th & 19th
- December: 3rd & 17
Join the
Deaf/HH Meeting
Meeting ID: 941 4459 1153
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The DH/H office hours for October 1 has been cancelled.
School Based Mental Health and Special Education
Krista Klabo will be offering weekly office hours beginning August 11th on Tuesdays from 3:00 - 4:30 PM.
Secondary Transition
Gail Lott will offer monthly office hours on the following Wednesdays from 3:00 - 4:00 PM. Meeting ID: 966 6616 7898Join the
Transition Meeting
Passcode: 091388
Significant Support Needs
Gina Herrera will offer significant support needs office hours on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:00 PM, beginning August 26.
Social/Emotional/Behavior
Bill Brown will be offering weekly office hours beginning August 11th on Tuesdays from 8:00 - 9:30 AM.
Register for Social/
Emotional/Behavior
Office Hours
Meeting ID: 824 4878 0431
Passcode: 578387
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November 25, 2020
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