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Special Education

Special Education Publications

  A Guide to Assessment in Early Childhood Infancy to Age Eight (click here); color version (zip - 27 mgs)
  Annual Report of Special Education Services in Washington State (11/05)  pdf
  Best Practices Guide to Intervention: Teaching Students with Severe Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (pdf) (January 2005) A joint venture with Clover Park School District and Child Student and Treatment Center and Seattle University School of Education
  Coordinated Services Agreement for 2008-09 between the OSPI Special Education Section and ESDs (pdf)
  Special Education Consolidated Program Review Final Report for the 2000-01, 2001-02 and 2002-03 cycle pdf
  Directory: Special Education and Institutional Directory 2009-10 (pdf) (Revised February 2010)
  Dispute Resolution Mechanisms: Information About Dispute Resolution Mechanisms for Special Education Students: Mediation, Citizen Complaints, and Due Process doc | pdf
  The Educational Aspects of Autism Spectrum Disorders (November 2008)

The link to the Governor’s task force manual is http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/mch/Autism/Autism.htm.   The official title of the task force was Governor Gregoire’s Caring for Washington Individuals with Autism Washington State Task Force.

  Educational Interpreter Recommendations (doc) February 2008
  Evaluation and Assessment in Early Childhood Special Education: Children Who Are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse doc | pdf
Evaluation Module
Evaluation of Services for Improving Outcomes for Students with Sensory Disabilities in Washington State (pdf) (August 2008)
Evaluation/Reevaluation Technical Assistance Paper (Questions and Answers about Initial Evaluations and Reevaluations) (TAP #5) (11/04) pdf
  Final Report to the Legislature on Special Education Rules and Regulations (December 1998)
  Guide to Functional and Vocational Evaluation (link to Center for Change in Transition Services site)
  IDEA: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: A Review of the Basics (TAP #1)

 

Identification of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities - State of Washington Severe Discrepancy Tables (December 2007)  doc | pdf

SLD FAQ Document doc | pdf

  Information Regarding How the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Affects School Districts When Requesting Medical Records (TAP #4) (9/03)
  Interagency Agreements between OSPI and other state agencies:
  Legal Assistance List for Special Education Disputes (09/09) pdf
  Mediation in Special Education     (link to brochure on Sound Options website)
  Non-Public Agency Information
  Orientation Level Training for School Employees Who Administer Oral Medications to Students  --  Appendix AAppendix B
  Post-School Status Report, 2005 Special Education Graduates (July 2006) linked to Center for Change in Transition Services

Post-School Status Report, 2004 Special Education Graduates (July 2005) linked to Center for Change in Transition Services

  Post-School Status Report, 2003 Special Education Graduates (May 2004)
View the Executive Summary: doc
View the Full Report: doc
NEW: Examining the Data : doc
  Post-School Status Report, 2002 Special Education Graduates (May 2003)
View the Executive Summary: doc | pdf
View the Full Report: doc | pdf
  Post-School Status Report, 2001 Special Education Graduates (May 2002)
View the Executive Summary: doc | pdf
View the Full Report: doc | pdf
  Post-School Status Report, 2000 Special Education Graduates (April 2001)
View the Executive Summary: html | doc
View the Full Report: html | doc
View PDF: Full Report l Appendix A l Appendix B, C, D
Post-School Status Report, 1999 Special Education Graduates (May 2000)
  Post-School Status Report, 1998 Special Education Graduates (January 1999)

Procedural Safeguards Also available in Braille.

English (doc) | (pdf) --Straight text to edit into your customized safeguards (Revised August 2009)

Booklet -- English Only (doc)  |  (pdf) (Revised August 2009)

Revised August 2009 Version available in the following languages:

Cambodian (PDF)
Korean (PDF)
Russian (PDF)
Spanish (PDF)
Vietnamese (PDF)
Somali (PDF)
Ukrainian (PDF)

Productive Learning in a Safe Environment for Each Child doc | Cover
  Records Retention Schedule - Office of Secretary of State pdf (The sections regarding special education records are S-84 and S-85, or pages 91 and 92 of the pdf file.)
  Report for Behaviorally At-Risk Students doc
  Response to Intervention (RTI) Manual: Using Response to Intervention (RTI) for Washington’s Students (July 2006)
  • Entire manual including Appendices doc--(View in Print Layout)  l pdf

Individual Appendices:

  • Appendix A doc--(View in Print Layout)  l pdf

  • Appendix B doc--(View in Print Layout)  l pdf

  • Appendix C doc--(View in Print Layout)  l pdf

  • Appendix D doc--(View in Print Layout)  l pdf

  • Appendix E doc--(View in Print Layout)  l pdf

  • Appendix F doc--(View in Print Layout)  l pdf

  • Appendix G doc--(View in Print Layout)  l pdf

  • Appendix H doc--(View in Print Layout)  l pdf

  • Appendix I doc--(View in Print Layout)  l pdf

  • Appendix J doc--(View in Print Layout) | pdf

  Secondary Transition- (link to Center for Change in Transition Services)
  Special Education and the Law: A Legal Guide for Families and Educators--What Parents and Educators Should Know About the Laws and Court Decisions That Affect the Education of Students with Disabilities in Washington State (2/98) reprinted October 2002
 

Successful Assistance in the Classroom: A Teacher's Guide to Working with Paraeducators (9/02)

 

State Forms (Model Forms for Services to Students in Special Education Washington State Implemented for the 2008-09 School Year) August 2008 Revisions Added 1/09

  State of Washington Annual Performance Report for FFY 2007 (with Attachments | without Attachments) (pdf) posted 2/2/09

State of Washington Annual Performance Report for FFY 2006 (pdf) posted 1/31/08

State of Washington Annual Performance Report for 2005-06 (pdf)

State of Washington Performance Plan for 2005-2010 (pdf) updated Feb 2009 | Appendix and Data Tables (pdf)

OSEP Verification Letter from September 2004 visit (pdf)

State of Washington Annual Performance Report for 2003-04 (pdf)

State of Washington Annual Performance Report for 2002-03 (pdf)

  Task Force on Behavioral Disabilities Final Report June 1999
  Technical Assistance Papers (TAPS) - provides help to districts and others who are new to special education or would like technical assistance in special education issues
  Transition Guide (link to Center for Change in Transition Services)
  The Transition from School to Supported Employment: Information for Teachers about Supported Employment and the Adult Service System April 1999
  WAC 392-172a  Special Education Regulations  (updated 06/07) Also available in Braille.

Informational Special Education Publications (Not published by OSPI)

Resolution Meetings: A Guide for Parents  http://www.taalliance.org/publications/CADREResolution.pdf
The FERPA tool kit was written to help school and local education agency staff to better understand and apply FERPA, a federal law that protects privacy interests of parents and students in student education records. The URL is:<http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006805>
Special Education Program Audit
Summary Report to the State Special Education Oversight Committee for the Washington State Auditor's Office

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