Special Education Resources

• Test Accommodations Forms - CMT and CAPT 
• Alternative Test Accommodations Forms - CMT/CAPT (MAS) 
• Back-To-School Meeting  [PowerPoint] [PDF]
• CMT/CAPT (MAS) PPT Eligibility Determination and FAQs  [PDF] [Word] 
• Page 9A-Alternate Assessment-CMT/CAPT on Modified Assessment System (MAS) [PDF] [Word] 

• IEP Manual and SDE Forms  [PDF]  [Word] 

FOCUSED MONITORING

• Focused Monitoring Manual [PDF]
• Data Maps 2005-06 [PDF]
• Data Maps 2004-05 [PDF] 
• Data Maps 2003-04 [PDF]
• PowerPoint Presentations
  • Annual Performance Review/State Performance Plan/Focused Monitoring–10/19/06 ConnCASE Training [PowerPoint] [PDF]
  • Suspension and Expulsion–11/20/06 Conference [PowerPoint] [PDF]
  • CT's Focused Monitoring System–9/14/04 [PowerPoint] [PDF]

RFPs

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2008-2010 [PDF]  [DOC]

Purpose:  The purpose of these grant programs is to provide federal entitlement funds to eligible applicants to assist with the excess costs of providing special education and related services to children with disabilities. 

Deadline:  May 18, 2008
Posted:    March 2008
Contact:  brian.cunnane@ct.gov

Grant For Special Education Pilot Transportation Study [DOC]

Purpose: To assist eligible local and regional school districts and eligible agencies to provide direct services and in making systemic change to improve results for children with disabilities.

Posted:     April 16, 2008
Deadline:  May 30, 2008

Contact:    brian.cunnane@ct.gov
Bureau:     Special Education

SURROGATE PARENT APPOINTMENT SYSTEM

Letter to Prospective Surrogate Parent Applicant/Bidder (including DAS enclosure)

TOPIC BRIEFS

  IDEA-Policies and Procedures

  Secondary Transition 

• Summary of Performance (SOP) Frequently Asked Questions [PDF] 
• Transition IEP Checklist [PDF] [Word]
• Writing Transition Goals and Objectives [PDF] 

 LINKS OUTSIDE THE AGENCY

• Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• State Education Resource Center (SERC)
• US DOE-Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Contact

Anne Louise Thompson, Bureau Chief @ annelouise.thompson@ct.gov
Connecticut State Department of Education
Bureau of Special Education,  Room 360
P.O. Box 2219, Hartford, CT  06145-2219
(860) 713-6912, Fax (860) 713-7014

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Publications Related to Special Education

• A Guide to Comprehensive School Counseling Program Development (2008) [PDF]  New
• Guidelines for Assistive Technology (1999) [PDF]
• Guidelines for Developing Policies and Procedures for Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect  (2000) [PDF]
• Guidelines for Feeding and Swallowing Programs in Schools (2008) [PDF]  New
• Guidelines for Health Screenings: Vision, Hearing and Postural (2004) [PDF]
• Guidelines for Identification and Education of Children and Youth with Autism (2005) [PDF]
• Guidelines for Identifying and Educating Students with Serious Emotional Disturbance (1997) [PDF]
  • IEP Worksheet for SED [PDF] 43KB [Word]
• Guidelines for Identifying Children with Intellectual Disability - Executive Summary (2006) [PDF]
• Guidelines for Identifying Children with Intellectual Disability (2007) [PDF]
  • ID Eligibility Documentation Worksheet [PDF] 43KB [Word] 
• Guidelines for Identifying Children with Learning Disabilities (1999) [PDF]
• Guidelines for Occupational Therapy in Educational Settings (1999) [PDF]
• Guidelines for Physical Therapy in Educational Settings (1999) [PDF]
• Guidelines for Speech and Language Programs (2008) [PDF]  Revised
  • Speech-Language Eligibility Forms in PDF fill-in format (2008) 
    Early Intervening Services · Evaluation · Fluency · Language · Phonology · PPT Report · Reevaluation · Voice  Revised
• Guidelines for Training and Support of Paraprofessionals (2008) [PDF]  New
• Guide for the Training, Use and Supervision of Speech-Language Pathology Aides and Assistants in Connecticut (1999) [PDF]
• Report on Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (2005) [PDF]

• Complaint Resolution Process [PDF] 79KB [Word] (2007)
• Model Special Education Policy and Procedures Manual (2007) [PDF]
• Procedural Safeguards in Special Education [PDF]  Full Version  Spanish (2006)
• Special Education Regulations  (2005) [PDF]
• Forms: Administrative Complaint, Mediation, Hearing and Advisory Opinion [PDF] 

• Connecticut Agenda (1998) [PDF]
• Parent Survey Report (2005) [PDF]
• Parent Survey Key Findings 2005-2006 [PDF]
• Parent Survey Summary Report 2005-2006 [PDF]
• Parent Survey Summary Report 2006-2007 [PDF]
• Parent Survey District Report 2006-2007 [PDF]  
• State Personnel Development Grant: July 2006 [PDF]

• Best Practices for School Counseling in Connecticut (2001) [PDF]
• Connecticut's Framework for RTI - Using Scientific Research-Based Interventions (SRBI): Improving Education for All Students (Executive Summary)  [PDF] 
• Developing Quality Programs for Pupil Services: A Self-Evaluative Guide (1999) [PDF]
• Resource Directory of Educational Programs and Practices (2001) [PDF]
• Resource Directory of Specialists: Educating Students with an Intellectual Disability in the General Education Environment (2005) [PDF]

• Helpful CT Resources for Families (2008) [PDF]  Spanish
• Parent's Guide to Special Education in Connecticut (2007) [PDF]  Spanish
• [See Parent Surveys under Reports above]
• Students with Disabilities and Parental Choice in Connecticut (2003) [PDF]

• Building a Bridge:  A Transition Manual for Students (2001) [PDF]  Spanish
• Connecticut's Transition Training Manual and Resource Directory (2004) [PDF]
• Directory of Community Rehabilitation Providers for Youth in Transition and Adults with Disabilities in Connecticut (2005) [PDF]
  • Map of RESC areas
• Directory of Transition Programs in College, University and Community-based Settings in Connecticut (2005) [PDF]
• Educational Journey for Self-Discovery and Advocacy A Handbook for Students (2003) [PDF]  Spanish 
• Follow-Up Study Exiters of Special Education-2000/Transition Status Survey [PDF]
• Follow-Up Study Exiters of Special Education-2002/Transition Status Survey [PDF]
• Follow-Up Study Exiters of Special Education-2004/Transition Status Survey [PDF]
• Post School Outcomes Survey 2007 Report: 2005 Exiters of Special Education [PDF]
  • Executive Summary [PDF]
• Student Guide to Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities under IDEA [PDF]  Spanish (2003)

• State Performance Plan, updated February 1, 2008 [PDF] 
• State Performance Plan Brochure [PDF] 
• Annual Performance Report, 2006-07 data, submitted February 1, 2008 [PDF] 
• Annual Performance Report, 2005-06 data, submitted February 1, 2007 [PDF]
• Annual Performance Report 2005 (Reporting Period 2003-04) [PDF]
• Annual Performance Report 2004 (Reporting Period 2002-03) [PDF]