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Technical Assistance (TA) for the Office of Special Education
Behavior | Disabilities | Gifted Education | Health | IDEA | Learning | Mental Health | Related Services | Transition | Other
Behavior
Disabilities
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (PDF)
- Developmental Delay (PDF)
- Specific Learning Disabilities
Gifted Education
Health
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (Being Revised)
- Confidentiality and Colorado Public School Health Records (PDF)
- Emergency Medications on the Bus (PDF)
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) (PDF)
- Medical Marijuana in Colorado Schools (Being Revised)
- Role of the School Nurse: Students with Special Needs (PDF)
IDEA
- 11th Grade Alternate Assessment (PDF)
- The Consideration of Clinical Diagnoses in the Educational Identification of Disabilities in Accordance with IDEA 2004 (PDF)
- Consideration of Special Factors: "Unique" Communication Needs (PDF)
- District Alternate Assessment (PDF)
- Making Least Restrictive Environment Placement Decisions for Preschoolers (PDF)
Learning
- Implementing CALLA: Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach (PDF)
- Critical Questions Regarding the Special Education Process for Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse Learners - Coming Soon!
- Cultural Mediators, Translators, and Interpreters - Coming Soon!
- Dynamic Assessment (PDF)
- Reading and Math Interventionists in Special Education (PDF)
New codes that allow flexibility for the use of interventionists in Special Education
Mental Health
- Anger Management & Violence Prevention (PDF)
- Anxiety (PDF)
- Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
- Bully Prevention and Intervention (PDF)
- Depression (PDF)
- Introduction (PDF)
- Social Skills (PDF)
- Suicide Prevention (PDF)
- Youth Gambling (PDF)
Related Services
Transition
Adult and Community Agencies
Voting Rights and Responsibilities
- TA: Voting Rights and Responsibilities (English) (PDF)
- TA: Voting Rights and Responsibilities (Spanish) (PDF)
Transition Planning
Transition Services for 18-21 Year Olds
- TA: Transition Services for 18-21 Year Olds (English) (PDF)
- TA: Transition Services for 18-21 Year Olds (Spanish) (PDF)
Transfer for Students Receiving 18-21 Transition Services
- TA: Transfer for Students Receiving 18-21 Transition Services (English) (PDF)
- TA: Transfer for Students Receiving 18-21 Transition Services (Spanish) (PDF)
Student Count Requirements for 18-21 Year Old Students
- TA: Student Count Requirements for 18-21 Year Old Students (English) (PDF)
- TA: Student Count Requirements for 18-21 Year Old Students (Spanish) (PDF)
School to Work Alliance Program
- TA: School to Work Alliance Program (SWAP) (English) (PDF)
- TA: School to Work Alliance Program (SWAP) (Spanish) (PDF)
Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP)
- TA: Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) (English) (PDF)
- TA: Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) (Spanish) (PDF)
Graduation and Diplomas
Grading and Transcripts
Concurrent Enrollment
Important Ages and Milestones
Other
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