Special Education

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• 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.

• Special Education Complaint Summaries

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

• Special Education Eligibility Documents

  Bureau of Special Education guidelines, resources and tools to assist in determining student eligibility for special education and related services.

• Special Education Fiscal, RFPs and Grants

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

• Special Education Guidance and Resources for COVID-19

  Information for special education leaders, school personnel, and families about Coronavirus (COVID-19) and special education.

• Special Education Guidance Documents and Topic Briefs

  Bureau of Special Education guidance on varied special education-related topics including related service areas and ancillary staff.

• Special Education Hearing Decisions

  View Special Education Hearing Decisions from current year back to 1998.

• Special Education Legal and Due Process Resources

  Resources including complaint resolution, procedural safeguards, parent information and Connecticut special education regulations

• Special Education Procedures and Practices Manual

  A model special education procedures and practices manual template created by the Connecticut State Department of Education Bureau of Special Education.

• Special Education Resources for Educators

  Best practice resources

• Special Education Resources for Families

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

• Special Education Updates

  Archived topical special education memoranda, articles from the Bureau of Special Education’s trade periodical, and the state of the art Web-based Bureau Bulletin.

• 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 Performance Plan (SPP) and Annual Performance Report (APR)

  Connecticut’s SPP/APR is a multi-year plan that describes and reports on the state’s performance on 17 compliance-based and results-based indicators in special education.

• 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.