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2023 CT Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) – Application Deadline Extended to March 25, 2023
3/3/2023 by The Bureau BulletinApplications are open for the Connecticut Youth Leadership Project, Inc. (CT-YLP) - 2023 CT Youth Leadership Forum (YLF), scheduled for July 31 – August 3, 2023, at the University of Connecticut, Storrs campus. The CT-YLP Memorandum and 2023 CT YLF Stud...
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10/20/2022
by The Bureau Bulletin
As you are aware, 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 CSDE has required the use of this document for all new IEPs w...
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Bureau of Special Education releases memorandum regarding IDEA Requirements related
1/5/2022 by The Bureau BulletinOn January 5, 2021, the Bureau of Special Education released a memorandum to Directors of Special Education regarding IDEA Requirements related to Annual Reviews and Reevaluations. Please review this important guidance....
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Glossary of Early Special Education Terminology
3/30/2021 by The Bureau BulletinAs a result the CT Preschool Special Education Needs Assessment completed by the National Institute for Early Education Research several action items were recommended. One of the recommendations was the development of a glossary of early special education term...
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Guidelines for the Practice of School Psychology Released
2/15/2021 by The Bureau BulletinThe CSDE is pleased and excited to announce the publication of the Guidelines for the Practice of School Psychology!The Guidelines were last revised/published in 2004. This document is the result of a collaborative process involving a dedicated group of outsid...
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Update Regarding IDEA Eligibility Extended Until Age 22
9/8/2020 by The Bureau BulletinOn September 4, 2020, the Connecticut State Department of Education issued an updated memorandum to Superintendents of Schools and Directors of Special Education and Pupil Services related to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) eligibility b...
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Special Education Guidance for Parents Related to School Reopening
9/3/2020 by The Bureau BulletinThe CT Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC) and the CT State Department of Education (CSDE) have compiled this three page document, Special Education Guidance for Parents Related to School Reopening, which describes the special education information found in Addendum...
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Reopening Guidance for Educating Students with Disabilities
8/13/2020 by The Bureau BulletinOn August 12, 2020, The CSDE, Bureau of Special Education issued new guidance to the field related to educating students with disabilities. This guidance is issued as Addendum 6 to The Connecticut State Department of Education's school reopening publication Ad...
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Updated Guidance Regarding IDEA Eligibility Extended Until Age 22
7/28/2020 by The Bureau BulletinOn July 24, 2020, the Bureau of Special Education issued a memorandum to School Superintendents and Directors of Special Education regarding the newest guidance related to IDEA eligibility being extended until age 22. This memorandum was an update to the June ...
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Updated Guidance for Children Turning Three During COVID-19
7/13/2020 by The Bureau BulletinThe Connecticut Department of Education’s Performance Office together with the Bureau of Special Education issued a July 9, 2020, update to the field related to children turning three years old during Covid-19....