Special Education Publications
Please note: With
the exception of the Procedural Safeguards Notice, Sample Due Process
Complaint Form, and Sample Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for
preschool and school-age, the New York State special education publications and
policy memoranda on this web site have not yet been revised to reflect
the
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA) 2004 changes. Beginning July 1, 2005, school districts must
implement the new requirements of IDEA as found in PL 108-446 and
applicable federal regulations. In addition, existing State law and
regulations must continue to be implemented to the extent consistent
with federal requirements.
The most-requested publications relating
to Special Education are available on-line. Publications are listed
in the following categories:
Commonly Requested Publications:
New Requirements
for the Provision of Special Education Services to Home-Instructed
(“Home-Schooled”) Students - July 2008
Application for Exception to the One Percent
Cap on Proficient or Above Scores Based on Alternate Achievement
Standards
2007–08 - February 2008
Provision of Special Education
Services to Students with Disabilities who are Instructed at Home
by Their Parents - January 2008
Parts
200 and 201 of the Commissioner's Regulations (Updated 10/07)
Burden of Proof for an Appeal in an
Impartial Due Process Hearing - September 2007
Chapter
378 of the Laws of 2007 - Guidance on Parentally Placed Nonpublic
Elementary and Secondary School Students with Disabilities Pursuant
to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004
and New York State (NYS) Education Law Section 3602-c - September
2007
Revised
New York State Procedural Safeguards Notice: Rights for Parents of
Children with Disabilities, Ages 3-21 - August 2007 - Available
in Spanish
Child-Specific
Allowance to Temporarily Exceed an Approved Special Class Size for
Preschool Students with Disabilities – Revised
8/07
Important
New Information Affecting How Your Child Will Receive Special Education
Services - July 2007
Sample State Complaint Form - December 2006
FINAL Federal Regulations to Implement IDEA - 34 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 300 and
301
Test Access & Accommodations
for Students with Disabilities - Policy and Tools to Guide
Decision-Making and Implementation - May 2006
Student Exit Summary as Required by IDEA 2004
Application for Exception to the One Percent Cap on Proficient or
Above Scores Based on Alternate Achievement Standards for the 2005–06 School
Year - January 2006
Child-Specific Allowance to Temporarily Exceed an Approved Special Class
Size for Preschool Students with Disabilities – Revised 12/05
Revised Sample
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) - December 2005
Emergency Adoption
of Amendment of Section 100.2 and Parts 101, 200 and 201 of the Regulations
of the Commissioner of Education to Conform to the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 – Effective September 13, 2005
(September 9, 2005)
Revised Proposed Amendment of Section 100.2 and
Parts 101, 200 and 201 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education to
Conform to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 –
Public Comment Period
Brochure: Resolving Concerns About
Your Child's Special Education Services? (updated
6/04)
Brochure: Are you the parent of a Child with a Disability? (updated
6/04)
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