Special Education Directors' Corner

What's New

1% Cap Justification Form

This is a reminder that justification forms for any school district that has been identified as exceeding the 1% participation rate on alternate assessments are due to CDE by Friday, November 30, 2018.  Please submit the signed form through the DMS under the Performance Tab.  District level data, instructions, and justification forms were uploaded to the DMS for each district on November 1^st under the Performance Tab.

If you have any questions, please email Gina Herrera

Stakeholders' Education/Feedback Meeting - Alternate Diploma

• Flyer for Stakeholders' Ed./Feedback Meeting - Alternate Diploma (PDF)
• Information and online feedback for state defined alternate diploma option

Does your district have a new Special Education Director?

• Special Education Director Change Submission Form

Meetings and Conferences

State Director Leadership Team Meeting

• SDLT Meeting Summary, January 2018 (PDF)
• SDLT Meeting Summary, March 2018 (PDF)
• SDLT Meeting Summary, June 2018 (PDF)

CESUG Meeting

• CESUG Meeting Summary, April 2018 (PDF)
• CESUG Meeting Summary, May 2018 (PDF)

Special Education Directors' Meeting

• 2018 Dates TBD

Excellence and Equity Conference

• 2017 Conference - Expand Your Equity Toolkit
• 2016 Conference - Theory to Practice

 

2018-2019 IDEA

• IDEA Timelines (PDF)
• IDEA Allocations - Letter from the Executive Director (PDF)

Resources

• 2018 Standard Record Review including Early Childhood and Transition Age Students (PDF)
• Standard Record Review Instructions 2018 (PDF)
• CDE's Strategic Goals, AU Continuous Improvement Plan, and Part B Indicators, June 2015 (PDF)
• Comprehensive Plan Documents:
  • Model Comprehensive Plan (Revised March 2015) (DOC)
  • Directions for Submitting Assurances and Comprehensive Plan (Aug., 2015) (DOC)
  • Assurance Statement (August 2015) (DOC)
• Example: How many IEPs to review in SY2017-18 (PDF)
• Uploading Documents for Review
  • Uploading Documents for Review - Enrich Users (PDF)
  • Uploading Documents for Review - Non Enrich Users(PDF)

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New Special Education Director

• Special Education Directors' Handbook (PDF)
• Special Education Directors' Companion Guide (PDF)