Special Education

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• Resources for Students and Families

  This page contains secondary transition resources for students and families.

• School Nursing

  Guidance and resources for Connecticut’s school nurses.

• School Psychology

  Includes publications, resources and professional organizations for School Psychology.

• Secondary Transition - Planning from School to Adult Life

  This page contains information and resources to assist in Secondary Transition Planning, including age appropriate assessments, Post-School Outcome Goals Statements and Annual IEP Transition Goals/Objectives, Summary of Performance (SOP/ED635), 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 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 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.