Overview

Guidance Documents/Topic Briefs

• Connecticut Technical Education and Career System Admissions Process
• IDEA Requirements Related to Annual Reviews and Reevaluations
• Special Education Procedures and Practices Manual
• Timeline for Initial Evaluation Memo
• Determination of Time with Non-Disabled Peers
• Technical Edits and the Individualized Education Program
• Technical Edits and the Individualized Education Program-IEP Document with Highlighted Sections
• Guidelines for Assistive Technology (Updated 2022)
  • Assistive Technology Resource Guide 
• Topic Brief: Extended School Year
• Guidelines for Feeding and Swallowing Programs in Schools (2008)
  • Feeding and Swallowing Forms in PDF fill-in format (2008)
    • Consultation Report · Plan · Referral Form Concerns · Referral Swallow Study · Services Questionnaire

• Guidelines for Health Screenings: Vision, Hearing and Postural (2004)

• 2017 Guidelines for Occupational Therapy in Schools (Revised June 2024)

• Guidelines for Training and Support of Paraprofessionals (2012)

• Guidelines for Adapted Physical Education (2012)

• Physical Therapy in Connecticut Schools - Best Practices and Resources (2018)

• Guidelines for Developing Policies and Procedures for Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect (2000)

• Comprehensive K-12 School Counseling Framework

• Guidelines for the Practice of School Psychology (2021)

• Guide for the Training, Use and Supervision of Speech-Language Pathology Aides and Assistants in Connecticut (1999)

• Topic Brief: Questions and Answers Regarding Parentally Placed Students in Private Schools

• Memo from Special Education Division Director - Section 11 of Public Act 12-173: Required Language and Communication Plan for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students