Policy Guidance

Letter to State Directors of Special Education on Ensuring a High-Quality Education for Highly Mobile Children (November 10, 2022)

POLICY LETTER: March 2, 2023, to Oettinger

OSEP Policy Letter 22-05 to Virginia Sharpless, November 1, 2022

POLICY LETTER 22-05: November 1, 2022, to Sharpless

Topic Areas: Child Find

SUMMARY

OSEP Policy Letter 22-05 to Virginia Sharpless clarifies that IDEA does not provide specific requirements regarding the manner in...

ED and HHS Letter on Collaboration on HeadStart and FAPE. Oct. 5, 2022 (PDF)

Dear Colleague Letter on IDEA Services in Head Start (Oct. 5, 2022)

Topic Areas: Child Find, Free Appropriate Public Education, Least Restrictive Environment

Summary

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’...

Guidance on Creating Effective MOU to Support Early Childhood Systems (Oct. 5, 2002)

Guidance on Creating an Effective Memorandum of Understanding to Support High-Quality Inclusive Early Childhood Systems (Oct. 5, 2022)

Topic Areas: Child Find, Free Appropriate Public Education, Least Restrictive Environment

Summary

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’...

MEMORANDUM: OSEP 22-01 -- Personnel Qualifications under IDEA (Oct. 4, 2022)

MEMORANDUM: OSEP 22-01 — Personnel Qualifications under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). (Oct. 4, 2022)

Topic Areas: Personnel Qualifications

Summary

OSEP Memorandum 22-01 affirming that IDEA includes the provision of special education and related services that meet the requirements...

Dear Colleague Letter on Implementation of IDEA Discipline Provisions (July 19, 2022) (PDF)

Dear Colleague Letter on Implementation of IDEA Discipline Provisions (July 19, 2022)

Topic Areas: Discipline Procedures

Summary
The Department is issuing this Dear Colleague Letter to address disparities in the use of discipline for children...

Questions and Answers on the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)

Long COVID under Section 504 & the IDEA: A Resource to Support Children, Students, Educators, Schools, Service Providers, and Families

Long COVID under Section 504 and the IDEA: A Resource to Support Children, Students, Educators, Schools, Service Providers, and Families

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services issued...

Fact Sheet: Section 2014 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (July 1, 2021) | OSEP Policy Support 21-02

Fact Sheet — Section 2014 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (July 1, 2021) | OSEP Policy Support 21-02

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
OSEP Policy Support 21-02

This document provides an overview of the major statutory and regulatory requirements for IDEA...

MEMO: Waiver Authority for the Period of Availability for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C Funds for Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2018 (Sept. 10, 2020)

POLICY LETTER: May 12, 2021 to Tymeson

Topic Areas: Adapted Physical Education, Physical Education

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
The Department of Education released a streamlined waiver that will allow for the use of IDEA Part C...

Waiver Form: Period of Accountability Part C (Sept. 10, 2020)

A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities (August 2020)

POLICY GUIDANCE: A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities (August 2020)

Topic Areas: Transition

OSERS published updates to "A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities, August 2020"...

Letter from RSA Commissioner and OSEP Director on the importance of collaboration between special education and vocational rehabilitation related to secondary transition

OSEP Tydings Template (CARES Act Waiver) June 8, 2020

Summary
The Department of Education released a streamlined waiver that will allow for the use of IDEA Part B...

MEMO: Waiver Authority for the Period of Availability for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B Funds for Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2018. June 8, 2020

POLICY LETTER: June 8, 2020 to Anonymous

POLICY LETTER: June 8, 2020 to Anonymous

Summary
Addresses the use of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B funds to pay hearing officers to...

POLICY LETTER: Nov. 22, 2019 to Breeskin

Summary
Addresses the role of parents in determining the educational placement of a child with a disability, including how...

POLICY LETTER: Nov. 22, 2019 to Breeskin

POLICY LETTER: Letter to Anonymous (Oct. 23, 2019)

POLICY LETTER: Oct. 23, 2019 to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Free Appropriate Public Education, State Complaints

Summary
Addresses questions regarding the provision of compensatory education after a family relocates to a new state.
Letter Read More

Increasing Postsecondary Opportunities and Success for Students and Youth with Disabilities

Q&A: Increasing Postsecondary Opportunities and Success for Students and Youth with Disabilities (Sept. 17, 2019)

Summary
The Department issued a Question and Answers document (Q&A), with an accompanying Appendix, on the dual enrollment of...

POLICY LETTER: Sept. 9, 2019 to Rowland

POLICY LETTER: Sept. 9, 2019 to Rowland

Topic Areas: Individualized Education Programs

Summary
Addresses a series of questions regarding the development of IEPs of children placed in certain preschool programs, including...

OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Wayne

POLICY LETTER: Sept. 9, 2019 to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Evaluation/Reeavluation, Individualized Education Programs

Topic Areas: Private School

Summary
Letter regarding further discussions on a local educational agency’s (LEA’s) obligation to a parentally placed private school child...

OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Zirkel

OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Zirkel

Topic Areas: Response to Intervention

Summary
Letter on a series of questions regarding the implementation of response to intervention (RTI) and multi-tiered systems of...

OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Nathan

OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Nathan

Topic Areas: Discipline Procedures

Summary
Clarification on a series of questions regarding the protections for children not yet determined eligible for special education...

OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Duncan

OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Duncan

Summary
Letter on whether the Florida Department of Corrections fails to provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) under...

OSEP Letter to Eiserman Dec. 20, 2018

2018

OSEP LETTER: Dec. 20, 2018 to William Eiserman

Topic Areas: Early Intervention

December 20, 2018

William Eiserman, Ph.D.
Director
Early Childhood Hearing Outreach Initiative
National Center for Hearing Assessment...

To States Regarding the Cap on the Percentage of Students who may be Assessed with an Alternate Assessment (Aug. 27, 2018)

POLICY MEMO: To States Regarding the Cap on the Percentage of Students who may be Assessed with an Alternate Assessment (Aug. 27, 2018)

Memo to States Regarding the Cap on the Percentage of Students who may be Assessed with an Alternate Assessment from...

OSEP LETTER: Aug. 23, 2018 to Devin Fletcher

OSEP LETTER: Aug. 23, 2018 to Devin Fletcher

Topic Areas: Due Process Hearings

August 23, 2018

Devin Fletcher
Associate Attorney
Cuddy Law Firm, PLLC
8723 Shoal Creek Boulevard
Suite...

OSEP LETTER: Aug. 23, 2018 to Anonymous

OSEP LETTER: Aug. 23, 2018 to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Independent Educational Evaluation, Individualized Education Programs

August 23, 2018

REDACTED

Dear XXXXXX:

This letter responds to your electronic mail correspondence to Lisa Pagano, Policy Specialist in...

OSEP LETTER: Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Lawrence Sigel, Esq.

OSEP LETTER: Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Lawrence Sigel, Esq.

Topic Areas: Child Find

August 2, 2018

Lawrence Siegel, Esq.
101 Lucas Valley Road
Suite 265
San Rafael, California 94903

Dear...

OSEP LETTER: Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Linda McDowell, Ph.D.

OSEP LETTER: Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Linda McDowell, Ph.D.

Topic Areas: Related Services

August 2, 2018

Linda McDowell, Ph.D.
Director
National Center on Deaf-Blindness
The Research Institute/Western Oregon University
...

OSEP Letter: Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Anonymous

OSEP Letter: Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Evaluation/Reeavluation, Individualized Education Programs

August 2, 2018

REDACTED

Dear XXXXXXX:

This letter responds to your electronic mail (email) correspondence to the Office of Special...

OSEP LETTER: July 27, 2018 Letter to Carrie Mason

OSEP LETTER: July 27, 2018 Letter to Carrie Mason

Topic Areas: Discipline Procedures

July 27, 2018

Carrie Mason
Education Attorney
Metro Defender Juvenile Division
Education Rights Project
100 Woodland...

Requirements for the Cap on the Percentage of Students who may be Assessed with an Alternate Assessment Aligned with Alternate Academic Achievement Standards (May 16, 2017)

OSEP LETTER: June 28, 2018 Letter to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Independent Educational Evaluation, Individualized Education Programs

REDACTED

Dear XXXXXXX:

Requirements for the Cap on the Percentage of Students who may be Assessed with an Alternate Assessment Aligned with Alternate...

OSEP LETTER: April 18, 2017 to Ruthie-Marie Beckwith

POLICY GUIDANCE: A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities (May 2017)

NOTE: View the August 2020 version of the guide for updated information.

OSERS is pleased to publish A Transition Guide to...

OSEP LETTER: April 18, 2017 to Ruthie-Marie Beckwith

OSEP Letter to TASH

This letter addresses questions regarding OSEP’s 84.325K grant priority: Interdisciplinary Preparation in Special Education, Early Intervention,...

Essential Questions and Answers

Q&A and MODEL STATE TIMELINE: Significant Disproportionality (Equity in IDEA) Essential Questions and Answers and a Model State Timeline (March 31, 2017)

**On May 22, 2019, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services posted the following to the department’s site:

...

Know Your Rights in Charter Schools (August 1, 2016)

This document is designed to help parents, students, and the charter school community better understand the rights of students with...

OCR Dear Colleague Letter (July 26, 2016)

OCR Dear Colleague Letter (July 26, 2016)

TOPIC: Obligation of schools to provide students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with equal educational opportunity under section 504 of the Rehabilitation...

OSEP Communication: IEP Translation. June 14, 2016. (PDF)

IEP Translation—Communication from OSEP (June 14, 2016)

This document is designed to help parents, students, and the charter school community better understand the rights of students with...

Attachment: Statement of Interest (PDF)

Extended Part C Option (34 CFR §303.211)

POLICY LETTER: May 9, 2016 to Martha Goodman

TOPIC: Extended Part C Option (34 CFR §303.211)

IEP Team Meetings and Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE)

TOPIC: IEP Team Meetings and Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE)

2015

POLICY LETTER: December 13, 2015 to Colleen A. Snyder

TOPIC: Due process hearings

Due process hearings

POLICY LETTER: December 9, 2015 to Perry A. Zirkel on Due Process Hearings.

POLICY LETTER: December 9, 2015 to Perry A. Zirkel

Topic Areas: Due Process Hearings

TOPIC: Due process hearings

Attachments provided to OSEP from the Office of General Council (OGC):

G.L.; Mr. G.L., Mrs. E.L.,...

Court Decision: G.L.; Mr. G.L., Mrs. E.L., in their own right v. Ligonier Valley School District Authority, Appellant

On July 27, 2015, OSEP issued Memorandum 15-10 that provides a question and answer document (Q&A) on the final...

Q&A Regarding Local Educational Agency (LEA) Maintenance of Effort (MOE) (MS Word)

Q&A Regarding Local Educational Agency (LEA) Maintenance of Effort (MOE) (PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions

POLICY LETTER: November 3, 2014 to Atlee Reilly

TOPIC: State Complaints

POLICY LETTER: September 29, 2014 to Sam Sutton and David Rubel

TOPIC: Parentally-placed Private School Students

POLICY LETTER: July 10, 2014 to Kim Wedel

TOPIC: Part C finance

POLICY LETTER: February 10, 2014 to Jennifer Pardus. (PDF)

Summary
TOPIC: Prior Written Notice

Letter
February 10, 2014
Jennifer Pardus
Department of Social Services
Reimbursement...

POLICY LETTER: February 10, 2014 to Jennifer Pardus. (MS Word)

MS WORD (.docx)

POLICY LETTER: February 10, 2014 to Diana M. Savit, Esq.

TOPIC: Observation and Recording Meetings

POLICY LETTER: September 10, 2013 to Dr. Perry Zirkel (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: February 7, 2014 to Gene Lenz

TOPIC: Progress Reports

TOPIC: RTI

POLICY LETTER: September 10, 2013 to Dr. Perry Zirkel (PDF)

POLICY LETTER: September 5, 2013 to Vicky McKinney

TOPIC: Medicaid

POLICY LETTER: September 3, 2013 to W. Kelly Dude

TOPIC: Transition

POLICY LETTER: August 1, 2013 to Michael I. Inzelbuch

TOPIC: Evaluation

Ms Word

OSEP Dear Colleague Letter on Bullying (MS Word)

OSEP DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER on Bullying (August 20, 2013)

OSEP Dear Colleague Letter on Bullying (PDF)

TOPIC: LRE

POLICY LETTER: June 21, 2012 to Edward Sarzynski

TOPIC: Discipline Procedures

Rescinded Oct. 2017

Rescinded Oct. 2017 OSEP Dear Colleague Letter on Preschool (LRE)

Rescinded Oct. 2017 OSEP Dear Colleague Letter on Preschool (LRE)

POLICY LETTER: February 16, 2012 to Brenda Cassellius

TOPIC: Impartial Due Process Hearings

POLICY LETTER: June 30, 2010 to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Division of Special Education Assistant Commissioner Heidi Atkins-Lieberman (PDF)

POLICY LETTER: February 9, 2012 to Amy Goetz and Atlee Reilly

TOPIC: Impartial Due Process Hearings

A report released in 2010 by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), GAO-10-519, revealed that, despite legislation...

POLICY LETTER: June 28, 2010 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted) MS Word

POLICY LETTER: June 28, 2010 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted)

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Maintenance of Effort
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities; Section 613—Local...

POLICY LETTER: June 28, 2010 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted) PDF

October 27, 2009 to National Association of Private Special Education Centers Executive Director and CEO Sherry L. Kolbe (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: October 27, 2009 to National Association of Private Special Education Centers Executive Director and CEO Sherry L. Kolbe

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Use of Funds |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities; Section...

June 19, 2009 to New York Department of Health, Bureau of Early Intervention Director, Bradley Hutton (MS Word)

June 19, 2009 to New York Department of Health, Bureau of Early Intervention Director, Bradley Hutton (PDF)

OSEP LETTER: Nov. 4, 2008 to Montana Office of Public Instruction Department of Special Education Services Assistant Superintendent Robert Runkel (PDF)

GUIDANCE: Procedural Safeguards and Due Process Procedures for Parents and Children with Disabilities (June 1, 2009) RESCINDED

Rescinded Oct. 2017

Topic Areas: Significant Disproportionality

Summary
TOPIC ADDRESSED: Disproportionality
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities; Section 618—Program Information

Letter Read More

OSEP LETTER: Nov. 4, 2008 to Montana Office of Public Instruction Department of Special Education Services Assistant Superintendent Robert Runkel (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: October 31, 2008 to Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center Director John Copenhaver. (PDF)

POLICY LETTER: October 31, 2008 to Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center Director John Copenhaver.

Summary
TOPIC ADDRESSED: Correction of Noncompliance
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities; Section...

POLICY LETTER: October 31, 2008 to Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center Director John Copenhaver. (MS Word)

July 1, 2008 to Decatur, Georgia Attorney Jonathan A. Zimring (MS Word)

TOPIC ADDRESSED: State Educational Agency General Supervisory Authority
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With...

July 1, 2008 to Decatur, Georgia Attorney Jonathan A. Zimring (PDF)

POLICY LETTER: July 27, 2007 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted) MS Word

Topic Areas: Evaluation/Reeavluation

Topic Areas: Individualized Education Programs

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Evaluations and Reevaluations
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 614—Evaluations,...

POLICY LETTER: July 27, 2007 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted) PDF

Rescinded Oct. 2017

February 7, 2007 to Chief State School Officers.
TOPIC ADDRESSED: Assessment and Accountability
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters...

POLICY LETTER: February 7, 2007 to Chief State School Officers HTML

File

POLICY LETTER: February 6, 2007 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted)

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Evaluations and Reevaluations
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 614—Evaluations,...

POLICY LETTER: February 6, 2007 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted) MS Word

POLICY LETTER: February 6, 2007 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted) PDF

POLICY LETTER: February 2, 2007 to Pennsylvania Department of Education Staff Member Gerald L. Zahorchak MS Word

POLICY LETTER: February 2, 2007 to Pennsylvania Department of Education Staff Member Gerald L. Zahorchak

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Maintenance of Current Educational Placement
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities...

POLICY LETTER: February 2, 2007 to Pennsylvania Department of Education Staff Member Gerald L. Zahorchak PDF

POLICY LETTER: January 23, 2007 to Volusia County, Florida Superintendent of Schools Margaret A. Smith MS Word

POLICY LETTER: January 23, 2007 to Volusia County, Florida Superintendent of Schools Margaret A. Smith

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Methods of Ensuring Service
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section...

POLICY LETTER: February 2, 2006 to Pennsylvania Department of Education Assistant Counsel Karen S. Feuchtenberger

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Confidentiality of Education Records |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters that Do Not Interpret the IDEA but...

February 2, 2006 to Pennsylvania Department of Education Assistant Counsel Karen S. Feuchtenberger (MS Word)

February 2, 2006 to Pennsylvania Department of Education Assistant Counsel Karen S. Feuchtenberger (PDF)

October 25, 2005 to Texas Education Agency IDEA Coordinator Kathy Clayton

2005

POLICY LETTER: October 7, 2005 to Virginia Attorney B. Alan McGraw, Esq. (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: October 21, 2005 to Chief State School Officers

TOPIC ADDRESSED: No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters That Do Not Interpret...

POLICY LETTER: October 12, 2005 to Iowa Department of Education Program Consultant-Medicaid Dann Stevens

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Confidentiality of Education Records |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities;...

POLICY LETTER: October 7, 2005 to Virginia Attorney B. Alan McGraw, Esq.

Summary
TOPIC ADDRESSED: Protection of Education Records
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters That Do Not Interpret the IDEA But...

September 26, 2005 to Hawaii Department of Education Special Education Director Dr. Paul Ban (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: September 26, 2005 to Hawaii Department of Education Special Education Director Dr. Paul Ban

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Charter Schools
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 613—Local Educaitonal...

September 26, 2005 to Hawaii Department of Education Special Education Director Dr. Paul Ban (PDF)

September 21, 2005 letter to Honorable Cecil J. Picard in Response to Louisiana's Requests for Flexibility.

POLICY LETTER: September 21, 2005 to Louisiana Superintendent of Education Cecil J. Picard

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Maintenance of State Financial Support |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With...

September 21, 2005 Letter to Honorable Shirley Neeley in Response to Texas's Requests Following Hurricane Katrina.

POLICY LETTER: September 21, 2005 to Texas Commissioner of Education Shirley Neeley

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Evaluation |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 612—State Eligibility

Rescinded Oct. 2017

December 20, 2004 to New Jersey Commissioner of Public Education William L. Librera (MS Word)

POLICY LETTERS: January 28, 2005 Memorandum to Chief State School Officers

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Extension of Liquidation Periods for Grantees under State Administered Programs |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters that...

POLICY LETTER: December 20, 2004 to New Jersey Commissioner of Public Education William L. Librera

TOPIC ADDRESSED: State Educational Agency General Supervisory Authority |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children...

December 20, 2004 to New Jersey Commissioner of Public Education William L. Librera (PDF)

December 15, 2004 to Utah State Director of Special Education Karl A. Wilson (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: December 15, 2004 to Utah State Director of Special Education Karl A. Wilson

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Individualized Education Programs |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section...

December 15, 2004 to Utah State Director of Special Education Karl A. Wilson (PDF)

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With...

September 13, 2004 to Ohio Department of Education Associate Director of Federal and State Grants Management Jeffrey M. Jordan (MS Word)

September 13, 2004 to Ohio Department of Education Associate Director of Federal and State Grants Management Jeffrey M. Jordan (PDF)

August 25, 2004 to Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Commissioner of Education Rita Hocog Inos (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: August 30, 2004 to U.S. Congressman Maurice Hinchey and other members of Congress

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Captioning |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part D—National Activities to Improve Education of Children With Disabilities; Subpart 2—Coordinated...

POLICY LETTER: August 25, 2004 to Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Commissioner of Education Rita Hocog Inos

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Use of Funds |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part A—General Provisions; Section 605—Acquisition of Equipment; Construction or Alteration...

August 25, 2004 to Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Commissioner of Education Rita Hocog Inos (PDF)

August 24, 2004 to Washington, D.C. Attorney Leigh M. Manasevit (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: August 24, 2004 to Washington, D.C. Attorney Leigh M. Manasevit

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Schoolwide Programs |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 613—Local...

August 24, 2004 to Washington, D.C. Attorney Leigh M. Manasevit (PDF)

August 17, 2004 to Washington Office of Public Instruction Director of Agency Financial Services Renée Lewis (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: August 17, 2004 to Washington Office of Public Instruction Director of Agency Financial Services Renée Lewis

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Use of Funds |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section...

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Accountability |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters that Do Not Interpret the IDEA but May Be of...

POLICY LETTER: March 1, 2004 OSEP memorandum 04-07

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Distribution of Funds |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section...

March 1, 2004 OSEP memorandum 04-07 (MS Word)

March 1, 2004 OSEP memorandum 04-07 (PDF)

February 20, 2004 to California Department of Education Assistant Superintendent Alice D. Parker (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: February 25, 2004 Pennsylvania Department of Education Assistant Counsel Amy C. Foerster

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Confidentiality of Education Records |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities;...

POLICY LETTER: February 25, 2004 to Alabama Department of Education State School Nurse Consultant Martha Holloway

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Confidentiality of Education Records |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities;...

POLICY LETTER: February 20, 2004 to California Department of Education Assistant Superintendent Alice D. Parker

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Independent Educational Evaluations |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section...

Summary
TOPIC ADDRESSED: Child with a Disability
SECTION OF IDEA: Part A—General Provisions; Section 602—Definitions

Letter
February 2, 2004 Read More

POLICY LETTER: February 2, 2004 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted). (PDF)

POLICY LETTER: February 2, 2004 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted). (MS Word)

January 28, 2004 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted) (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: January 28, 2004 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted)

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Free Appropriate Public Education |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities;...

January 28, 2004 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted) (PDF)

January 20, 2004 to Bureau of Indian Affairs Special Education Director Keith Neves (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: January 20, 2004 to Bureau of Indian Affairs Special Education Director Keith Neves

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Distribution of Funds Provided to the Secretary of the Interior |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for...

January 20, 2004 to Bureau of Indian Affairs Special Education Director Keith Neves (PDF)

POLICY LETTER: October 31, 2003 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted). (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: January 14, 2004 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted)

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Captioning |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part D—National Activities to Improve Education of Children With Disabilities; Subpart 2—Coordinated...

Summary
TOPIC ADDRESSED: Confidentiality of Education Records
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities;...

POLICY LETTER: October 27, 2003 to California State Director of Special Education Alice Parker. (PDF)

POLICY LETTER: October 27, 2003 to California State Director of Special Education Alice Parker.

Summary
TOPIC ADDRESSED: Procedural Safeguards
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 612—State...

File

POLICY LETTER: October 27, 2003 to California State Director of Special Education Alice Parker. (MS Word)

File

POLICY LETTER: October 24, 2003 to Connecticut Part C Coordinator Linda Goodman

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Eligibility Criteria |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part C—Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities; Section 635—Requirements for Statewide System

October 24, 2003 to Connecticut Part C Coordinator Linda Goodman (MS Word)

October 24, 2003 to Connecticut Part C Coordinator Linda Goodman (PDF)

October 24, 2003 to New Jersey Commissioner of Education William L. Librera (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: October 24, 2003 to New Jersey Commissioner of Education William L. Librera

TOPIC ADDRESSED: State Educational Agency General Supervisory Authority |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children...

October 24, 2003 to New Jersey Commissioner of Education William L. Librera (PDF)

POLICY LETTER: October 24, 2003 to New Jersey Statewide Parent Advocacy Network Executive Director Diana MTK Autin. (PDF)

POLICY LETTER: October 24, 2003 to New Jersey Statewide Parent Advocacy Network Executive Director Diana MTK Autin.

Summary
TOPIC ADDRESSED: State Educational Agency General Supervisory Authority
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children...

POLICY LETTER: December 17, 2002 to Washington Department of Social and Health Services Indian Policy Advisory Committee Chair Marilyn M. Scott

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Distribution of Funds Provided to The Secretary of the Interior |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for...

December 17, 2002 to Washington Department of Social and Health Services Indian Policy Advisory Committee Chair Marilyn M. Scott (MS Word)

December 17, 2002 to Washington Department of Social and Health Services Indian Policy Advisory Committee Chair Marilyn M. Scott (PDF)

November 21, 2002 to U.S. Congressman Dennis Moore (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: November 21, 2002 to U.S. Congressman Dennis Moore

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Individualized Education Programs |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section...

November 21, 2002 to U.S. Congressman Dennis Moore (PDF)

November 20, 2002 to New Mexico Department of Health Program Manager Andrew Gomm (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: November 20, 2002 to New Mexico Department of Health Program Manager Andrew Gomm

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Administration of Part C Funds |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part C—Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities; Section 643—Allocation...

Summary
TOPIC ADDRESSED: State Participation
SECTION OF IDEA: Part C—Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities; Section 634—Eligibility

Letter
August...

POLICY LETTER: August 13, 2002 to individual, (personally identifiable information redacted). (PDF)

POLICY LETTER: August 13, 2002 to individual, (personally identifiable information redacted). (MS Word)

August 8, 2002 to House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Boehner (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: August 8, 2002 to House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Boehner

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Captioning |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part D—National Activities to Improve Education of Children with Disabilities; Subpart 2—Coordinated Research,...

August 8, 2002 to House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Boehner (PDF)

July 30, 2002 to Pennsylvania Assistant Director of Special Education John Tommasini (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: July 30, 2002 to Pennsylvania Assistant Director of Special Education John Tommasini

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Confidentiality of Education Records |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section...

July 30, 2002 to Pennsylvania Assistant Director of Special Education John Tommasini (PDF)

July 30, 2002 to individual, (personally identifiable information redacted) (MS Word)

POLICY LETTER: July 30, 2002 to individual, (personally identifiable information redacted)

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Natural Environments
SECTION OF IDEA: Part C—Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities; Section 636—Individualized Family Service Plan

July 30, 2002 to individual, (personally identifiable information redacted) (PDF)