State and Federal Special Education COVID-19 Guidance

Federal COVID-19 Guidance

• Long COVID under Section 504 and the IDEA: A Resource to Support Children, Students, Educators, Schools, Service Providers, and Families (July 26, 2021) – U.S. Department of Education
• Supplemental Fact Sheet Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities. - U.S. Department of Education
• ​Supporting Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Outbreak (PDF) - U.S. Department of Education
• Disaster Guidance: Flexibility and Waivers for Grantees and Program Participants Impacted by Federally Declared Disasters (PDF) - U.S. Department of Education
• Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities (PDF) - U.S. Department of Education
• Part B Procedural Safeguards in the COVID-19 Environment Q&A Document (June 30, 2020) (PDF) - U.S. Department of Education
• OSEP Q and A: IDEA Part B Service Provision
• Questions and Answers for K-12 Public Schools in the Current COVID-19 Environment (Office for Civil Rights 2020)
• OSEP Question and Answer: Return to School Roadmap - Child Find Under Part B of the IDEA from August 24, 2021 (PDF)
• OSEP Question and Answer: Return to School Roadmap - IEP Development and Implementation from September 30, 2021 (PDF)

State COVID-19 Guidance

Guidance from the CDE Exceptional Student Services

Special Education FAQ's in Response to COVID-19

Topics in the Special Education FAQ:

• Compensatory Services
• Extended School Year (ESY)
• Fiscal
• Individualized Education Program (IEP) Meetings
• Prior Written Notices
• Provision of Special Education and Related Services during Suspension of In-Person Learning
• Special Education Evaluations
• Waivers

Guidance from CDE

• Suspension and Extension of Standard Record Reviews for School Year 2019-20 (PDF) - CDE
• Joint Guidance on IDEA Part C and C to B Activities During COVID-19 - Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) and CDE
• Joint Guidance on Hearing & Vision Screening During COVID-19 (PDF) - From Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) and CDE