Special Education Resource Library
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The Special Education Resource Library is intended to provide guidance and professional development resources on behalf of students with disabilities.
Disclaimer:
The resources on this website are supplemental materials. They are not a substitute for agency bulletins and accompanying documents; chapter 392-172A WAC; 34 CFR Part 300; and, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Posted presentations and materials are for guidance and are not intended as legal advice.
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Accommodations
- Guidelines on Tools, Supports, and Accommodations for State Assessments
- Smarter Balanced Accessibility and Accommodations
- Testing Students in Washington State
- Try Out Speech-to-Text
Accessibility
- iNACOL's Access and Equity for All Learners in Blended and Online Education
- Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
- Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT)
- National Center on Accessible Educational Materials (AEM)
- National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE)
- National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
- Section 504 and Students with Disabilities
Accountability
- Accountability Index -Washington SBE
- Federal Data Collection Forms
- State Performance Plan (SPP)/Annual Performance Report (APR) Data Sources
Annual Determinations
Assessment
- 1% Alternate Assessment Cap
- A Guide to Assessment in Early Childhood: Infancy to Age Eight
- Guidelines for Statewide Accountability Assessments
- Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
- State Testing - OSPI
- WA-Access to Instruction & Measurement (WA-AIM)
Assistive Technology
- Assistive Technology in the IEP
- Special Education Technology Center (SETC) Services (State Needs Project)
- Washington Assistive Technology Act Program
Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Connie Wong, Samuel L. Odom, Kara Hume, Ann W. Cox, Angel Fettig, Suzanne Kucharczyk, Matthew E. Brock,
- Joshua B. Plavnick, Veronica P. Fleury, and Tia R. Schultz
Autism Evidence-Based Practice Review Group
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Trastornos del Espectro Autista
Behavior
- Best Practices Guide to Intervention: Teaching Students with Severe Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (OSPI Connecting IDEAS Project)
- Classroom Management (Part1) (IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module)
- Dear Colleague Letter: Restraint and Seclusion of Students with Disabilities from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights; December 2016
- Early Childhood Behavior Management: Developing and Teaching Rules (IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module)
- Fact Sheet: Restraint and Seclusion of Students with Disabilities from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights; December 2016
- Office of the Education Ombuds (OEO): Limitations on the Use of Restraint and Isolation in Washington State Public Schools
- Oficina de Educación y Resolución de Quejas: Limitaciones en el Uso de Restricción y Aislamiento en las Escuelas Públicas del Estado de Washington
- OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
- U.S. Department of Education Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document
Blind/Visually Impaired
- American Foundation for the Blind
- Braille Access Center/Instructional Resource Center Website
- Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
- College Accessibility for Visually Impaired Students
- Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
- Washington Sensory Disabilities Services (WSDS)
- Washington State School for the Blind (WSSB)
- Washington State Department of Services for the Blind
- Washington Talking Book & Braille Library
Certification
Child Count
Child Find
- Child Find Public Awareness Requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Technical Assistance Specific to Child Find (Indicators 11 & 12)
Common Core Essential Elements (CCEE)
- CCEE/CCSS side by side for English Language Arts
- CCEE/CCSS side by side for Mathematics
- WA-AIM Access Point Frameworks linked to CCSS and CCEE in mathematics, English Language Arts and Science
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
- CCSS: English Language Arts
- CCSS: Mathematics
- Common Core and Special Education Presentation
- Common Core State Standards Initiative
- Common Core State Standards - Washington
- The Hunt Institute CCSS videos
- WA-AIM Access Point Frameworks linked to CCSS and CCEE in mathematics, English Language Arts and Science
Data
- Federal Data Collection Forms
- OSPI School Report Card
- Special Education Child Count and Placement Data
- Special Education Data
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
- Center for Deaf & Hard of Hearing Youth (CDHY)
- NASDSE's Optimizing Outcomes for Students who are Deaf of Hard of Hearing: Educational Service Guidelines
- Washington School for the Deaf (WSD)
- Washington Sensory Disabilities Services (WSDS)
Directory
Disabling Conditions
- Categories of Disability under IDEA
- WAC 392-172A-01035 Child with a disability or student eligible for special education
Discipline
- Behavior and Discipline - Guidance for Families
- OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
- TAP #2: Discipline Requirements for Students Who Receive Special Education Services
Disproportionate Representation
- Determining Special Education Eligibility for the Bilingual Exceptional Student
- Disproportionality and Program Review
Dispute Resolution
- Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
- CADRE's IDEA Dispute Resolution Parent Guide and Companion Videos
- CADRE's IDEA Early Intervention Family Guides
- Dispute Resolution in Washington
- Legal Assistance List for Special Education Disputes
- Resolution Session Information Sheet with Forms (2019)
- Special Education Parent Liaison
Dyslexia
Early Childhood
- CADRE's IDEA Early Intervention Family Guides
- Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems
- Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO)
- Child Outcomes
- Early Childhood Behavior Management: Developing and Teaching Rules (IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module)
- Enhancing Recognition of High-Quality, Functional IFSP Outcomes and IEP Goals
- Guide to Assessment in Early Childhood: Infancy to Age Eight
- National Early Childhood Transition Center
- Pre-K Early Literacy - Action Research Project Brochure
- Preschool LRE (Indicator 6)
- Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF)
Eligibility
Equity and Discrimination
Evaluation
Evidence-Based Practices
- Evidence-Based Practices (Part 1): Identifying and Selecting a Practice or Program (IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module)
- Evidence-Based Practices (Part 2): Implementing a Practice or Program with Fidelity (IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module)
- Evidence-Based Practices (Part 3): Evaluating Learner Outcomes and Fidelity (IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module)
Family Engagement
- Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR)
- Family Engagement
- Improving Relationships and Results: Building Family/School Partnerships
- Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
- Serving on Groups Guidebook
- Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)
- Washington PAVE
- Washington State PTA
Forms
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Funding
- Unlocking Federal and State Program Funds to Support Student Success
- How Special Education is Funded in Washington State
- How to Apply for Safety Net Funding
- School Apportionment and Financial Services
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Individualized Education Programs (IEP)
- All About the IEP
- Assistive Technology in the IEP
- Evaluation and IEP Technical Assistance Module
- IEP: Documenting Your Student's Educational Needs and Services
- IEP Definition, Membership, Review, and Revision (WAC 392-172A-03090-03110)
- IEP/IFSP facilitation: Practical Insights and Programmatic Considerations from CADRE
- IEP Model Forms
- IEP Training Modules (CPIR)
- Parent's Guide to Developing Your Child's IEP
- Module: Evaluation and IEP Technical Assistance Module
- Virtual IEP Meeting Tip Sheet
Instructional Materials
- Building the Legacy: A Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004
- Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
- FAQ - NIMAS/NIMAC
- National Center on Accessible Educational Materials (AEM)
- National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
- Procedures Matrix
- Text Alternatives
- Washington NIMAS/NIMAC Flowchart
Instructional Strategies
- Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
- Florida Center for Reading Research
- IRIS Center: Online Learning Modules, Case Studies and More, Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs
- National Center on Universal Design for Learning
- Text Alternatives
Interagency Agreements (between OSPI and other state agencies)
- DEL and OSPI Interagency Agreement on IDEA Part C to B Transition (7/2017 - 6/2022) (PDF)
- DSHS Agency Agreement (10/2011-9/2021)
- DSHS Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery Agreement (4/16-3/21)
- OSPI, DSHS-DVR, and DSB Program Agreement (10/17-9/20)
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Mediation/Due Process/Resolution Implementation
- Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
- Dispute Resolution
- Legal Assistance List for Special Education Disputes
- Mediation in Special Education
- Sound Options Group
Medicaid
Medication Administration
Mental Health
- HEARD Alliance: K-12 Toolkit for Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention
- MHTTC Network: National School Mental Health Projects
- MHTTC Network: Supporting Student Mental Health: Resources to Prepare Educators
- National Center for School Mental Health (NCSMH): Advancing Comprehensive School Mental Health Systems
Monitoring
Monthly Update
National Information and Technical Assistance Centers
- Active Implementation Hub
- American Foundation for the Blind
- American Psychiatric Association Telepsychiatry Toolkit
- Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
- Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
- Center for Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes
- Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems
- Center for Parent Information and Resources
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA)
- IDEA Partnership: Collaborative Work of Technical Assistance Providers, and National, State and Local Organizations
- IRIS Center: Online Learning Modules, Case Studies and More, Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
- National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc. (NASDSE)
- National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials (NIMAS)
- National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE)
- National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
- National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) at American Institutes for Research
- National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
- National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
- National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)
- National Deaf Center
- National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)
- National Post-School Outcomes Center (NPSO)
- National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)
- OSEP Ideas that Work
- OSEP's Results Driven Accountability (RDA)
- Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Effective Schoolwide Interventions (OSEP Technical Assistance Center)
- PowerUp What Works
- State Implementation and Scaling Up of Evidence-Based Practice Center
- Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network
- The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder
- U.S. Department of Education's IDEA
Nonpublic Agency
Online Learning for Students with an IEP (including ALE)
- Alternative Learning Experience Guide to Serving Students with Disabilities
- iNACOL's Access and Equity for All Learners in Blended and Online Education
- SETC's Equitable Online Learning
Paraeducators
- TAP #6: Paraeducators and Students Eligible to Receive Special Education Services
- Washington State Paraeducator Guidelines and Core Competencies
Parent Participation
- Center for Parent Information and Resources
- Family Engagement
- Improving Relationships and Results: Building Family/School Partnerships
- Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
- Parents and Families
- Washington PAVE
- Washington State PTA
Placement
Pre-endorsement
Priority Areas
- OSPI's Priorities for Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
- OSPI's Priorities for Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities - Arabic Translation
- OSPI's Priorities for Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities - Chinese Simplified Translation
- OSPI's Priorities for Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities - Russian Translation
- OSPI's Priorities for Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities - Spanish Translation
Privacy
Prior Written Notice
- Understanding Prior Written Notice
- Prior Written Notice About Your Student's Special Education Program
Private Schools
Procedural Safeguards
Professional Development
- Online Professional Development Opportunities – updated March 16, 2020
- eLearning for Educators
- Haring Center at the University of Washington's College of Education
- Intensive Intervention in Mathematics Course Content from the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII)
- IRIS Center: Online Learning Modules, Case Studies and More, Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs
- Learning Forward
- Special Education State Needs Projects
- Special Education Support Center
- Special Education Technology Center
- Teacher Certification in Washington State
- WASA Special Education Director Academy
- Washington State Teacher/Principal Evaluation Project
Program Improvement
Records Retention
Reevaluation
Safety Net
Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)
Secondary Transition
- Center for Change in Transition Services
- Indicator B-13 Data Collection Changes
- National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)
- Aligning High School and Beyond Plans (HSBP) and IEP Transition Plans Webinars
- HSBP 101: Increasing Engagement webinar recording(link is external) | PPT Slides
- HSBP 201: Aligning HSBP and IEP Transition Plans webinar recording(link is external) | PPT Slides
- Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) Webinar: Supporting Students' Transition-Aligning HSBP's and IEP Transition Plans(link is external)
- Guidelines for Aligning High School & Beyond Plans and IEP Transition Plans:
Special Education Teacher Certification/Endorsement
- Adding an Endorsement
- eLearning for Educators
- Pre-endorsement Waivers
- Teacher Certification in Washington State
Specific Learning Disability
- Specific Learning Disabilities: Recommendations for Evaluation Policy and Practice
- Phasing Out Severe Discrepancy for Identification of SLD: Implementation Timeline
- Identification of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities - State of Washington Severe Discrepancy Tables
State Forms
State Needs Projects
State Agencies and Organizations
- Association of Washington School Principals
- Braille Access Center/Instructional Resource Center Website
- Learning Disabilities Association of Washington
- Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB)
- Special Education Support Center (SESC)
- Special Education Technology Center
- State Board of Education (SBE)
- Washington ASCD
- Washington Assistive Technology Act Program
- Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA)
- Washington Education Association (WEA)
- WA Learning Forward
- Washington PAVE
- WA Speech and Language Association
- Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF)
- Washington State Department of Services for the Blind
- Washington State Medical Home Partnerships Project
- Washington State PTA
- Washington State School Directors' Association (WSSDA)
Surrogate Parent
- Appointment, Training, and Role of Surrogate Parents
- The Role of the Surrogate Parent - Template for School Districts
Technical Assistance Papers
- TAP #1: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: A Review of the Basics
- TAP #2: Discipline Requirements for Students Who Receive Special Education Services
- TAP #4: Information Regarding How the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Affects School Districts When Requesting Medical Records
- TAP #5: Evaluation Procedures Under Part B of IDEA
- TAP #6: Paraeducators and Students Eligible to Receive Special Education Services
Technical Assistance and Helpful Links
- Evaluation and IEP Technical Assistance Module
- See National Information and Technical Assistance Centers
- Technical Assistance by Indicator
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Brain Injury Alliance Washington (BIAWA)
- Return to School - WA
- The Teach TBI Project Final Report: Washington State Needs-Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury in Public Schools
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- The Center for Universal Design in Education
- Novak Education
- OSPI's UDL webpage
- The UDL Guidelines from CAST
Washington Access to Instruction & Measurement (WA-AIM)
- 1% Alternate Assessment Cap
- WA-AIM
- WA-AIM Access Point Frameworks linked to CCSS and CCEE in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science
Washington Administrative Code (WAC)
- Rules and Regulations of the State Board of Education (Title 180 WAC)
- Rules for the Provision of Special Education (WAC Chapter 392-172A)