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Important Dates Coming Up

Year-at-a-Glance for SY 2023-2024 (PDF)

November 2023

1st    SPED December Count Student and Staff Snapshot open for 2023-2024

December 2023

1st    December Count Date

1st    2022-23 High-Cost Reimbursement Application Window (targeted) Open (dependent upon CDE capacity) Must be open by February 1


Educational Surrogate Parent (ESP)

Address Educational Surrogate Parent (ESP) questions to:

Katherine Rains
Rains_k@cde.state.co.us                  

Submit form via FAX to:

303-866-6767

Mail form to:

Colorado Department of Education
Exceptional Student Services Unit, ESP Assignments
1560 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver CO 80202


New Special Education Director

 


 

AU Special Education Director of Record and Fiscal Contact Information

ESSU must have current contact information for all state-level Special Education Directors and Special Education Fiscal Contacts. Our office communicates important updates and information through our listserv, please be sure that we have accurate, updated information. Communications from this listserv will come from CDE_SPED.

ESSU Newsletter

The ESSU e-newsletter is our office's primary form of communication with the field. It is published once a month and contains information from the Office of Gifted and Talented, Office of Facility Schools, and Office of Special Education.


What's New

Update on Educational Surrogate Parent and Counsel for Youth Fact Sheet (PDF)

This memo updates and replaces guidance issued by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) in March of 2023 to address the impact of HB22-1038 on the responsibility of Administrative Units (AU) to assign an Educational Surrogate Parent (ESP) to any IDEA-eligible student who needs one.


Meetings and Conferences

Upcoming – ESSU Meetings

  • Coming Soon


Memos to AU and Special Education Directors



Resources


Supporting Displaced Special Education Students

There are many ways that children and families can be displaced. There are floods, fires, and other types of natural disasters that can destroy homes or make them uninhabitable for periods of time. Families can also experience hardships that result in major home life changes.


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Dr. Paul Foster
Executive Director

Email Paul Foster
Phone: 720-926-4033


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