Special Education

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• School Nursing

  Guidance and resources for Connecticut’s school nurses.

• Connecticut Sensible Assessment System

  This page contains information and links about state summative assessments administered by the Connecticut State Department of Education

• Special Education Complaint Summaries

  Summaries of complaints about the provision of special education and related services to students and the corrective actions required.

• Surrogate Parent Program

  The Surrogate Parent Program is a federally mandated program that provides educational advocacy services for children and youth under the jurisdiction of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) (foster children) or an unaccompanied minor or homeless youth, who need or may need special education.

• Bureau of Special Education

• Special Education Fiscal, RFPs and Grants

  Includes resources for the IDEA Part B grant and other grants, SPDG, and other cost-related information.

• Secondary Transition - Planning from School to Adult Life

  This page contains information and resources to assist in Secondary Transition Planning, including age appropriate assessments, Postsecondary Outcome Goals Statements and Annual IEP Transition Goals/Objectives, Summary of Performance (SOP), Transition Resources and Services in CT, including other State Agencies and CT Transition Programs Offering Transition-Only Services for Students with Disabilities (18-21), as well as resources and tools related to IDEA Indicators 1: Graduation, 2: Dropout, 13: Secondary Transition, and 14: Post-School Outcomes.

• Approved Private Special Education Programs

  Special education programs in private facilities with Connecticut State Board of Education approval as private special education programs, including private day and residential schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and treatment centers.

• Special Education Resources for Families

  ADHD Resources, Parents Guide, Parent Surveys, PPT checklist and more.

• Specific Learning Disability and SLD/Dyslexia

  This page contains information on the identification/assessment, instruction/intervention, and resources for educating students with SLD, including SLD/Dyslexia.

• State Systemic Improvement Plan SSIP

  The State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) is part of OSEP’s Results-Driven Accountability (RDA) initiative to improve results for children with disabilities by improving educational services, including special education and related services.

• Early Childhood Special Education

  In Connecticut, special education and related services are available to eligible children by age 3 and are provided by local and regional school districts.

• National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) and National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)

  Information and resources on obtaining acccessible instructional materials.

• Connecticut IEP Manual

  The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) has developed a new Individualized Education Program (IEP) document with input from a representative group of stakeholders. The purpose of this manual is to assist planning and placement teams (PPTs) in creating high quality IEPs for students in Connecticut.

• Least Restrictive Environment

  LRE tools and information. Also includes PJ Settlement Agreement archives.