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2023

Dear Colleague Letter: General Supervision Responsibilities (July 24, 2023)

Topic Areas: Free Appropriate Public Education
This Dear Colleague Letter accompanies guidance also released the same day that addresses the IDEA’s “general supervision” requirement, which necessitates states monitor local educational agencies as required by IDEA Part B, and early intervention service programs and providers as required by IDEA Part C to ensure children with disabilities and their families access their rights under IDEA. Read More

Guidance on State General Supervision Responsibilities under Parts B and C of the IDEA (July 24, 2023)

Topic Areas: Free Appropriate Public Education
This guidance and accompanying Dear Colleague Letter address the IDEA’s “general supervision” requirement, which necessitates states monitor local educational agencies as required by IDEA Part B, and early intervention service programs and providers as required by IDEA Part C to ensure children with disabilities and their families access their rights under IDEA. Read More

Carta a los queridos colegas: Responsabilidades de supervisión general (24 de julio de 2023)

Topic Areas: Free Appropriate Public Education

Resumen

La orientación que acompaña a esta carta tiene como objetivo proporcionar a los estados información accesible y práctica...

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Responsabilidades de Supervisión General Estatal bajo las Partes B y C del IDEA (24 de julio de 2023)

Topic Areas: Free Appropriate Public Education

Resumen

La Ley IDEA Parte B requiere que los niños con discapacidades, entre 3 y 21 años de edad, reciban...

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OSEP MEMO—Review of Obligation and Liquidation Timelines and Authority, and Process for Requesting Late Liquidations. May 17, 2023

Topic Areas: Allocations to States, Grants
OSEP's Memo to part C coordinators and state directors of special education reviews the obligation and liquidation timelines under the IDEA part B and part C grants. Read More

POLICY LETTER: March 17, 2023, to Nix

Topic Areas: Early Childhood Transition, Individualized Family Services Plan: Development/Review/Revision, Part B, Part C
Letter addresses early childhood transition requirements related to transition plan, transition notification, transition conference, referral and late referrals and reporting responsibilities. Read More

POLICY LETTER: March 2, 2023, to Oettinger

Topic Areas: Dispute Resolution, Graduation
Clarifies that a state educational agency must accept and resolve a state complaint filed on behalf of a child who has graduated, so long as the complaint meets IDEA complaint filing requirements Read More

2022

Policy Support 22-03: Guidance for Common Prior Approval Requests under IDEA Parts B and C (December 2022)

Topic Areas: Grants, Part B, Part C
Summary of the approval process and requirements for three common categories of direct costs for which state agencies must obtain prior approval before using federal funds under the IDEA Read More

POLICY LETTER 22-06: November 16, 2022, to Flanigan

Topic Areas: Private Schools—Parentally Placed Private School Children
Clarifies that any student found eligible under IDEA who is enrolled by their parent in a private elementary or secondary school must be counted when calculating the proportionate share of IDEA Part B funds that a local educational agency is required to spend on the provision of equitable services to parentally-placed private school children with disabilities enrolled in private schools in the LEA Read More

Letter to State Directors of Special Education on Ensuring a High-Quality Education for Highly Mobile Children. OSEP Policy Support 22-02 (November 10, 2022)

Topic Areas: Highly Mobile Children and Children Who are Homeless
Letter and list of resources to help ensure highly mobile children with disabilities receive required special education and related services Read More

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

Topic Areas: Child Find Procedures—Identify, locate, and evaluate children suspected of having a disability
Letter clarifies that IDEA does not provide specific requirements regarding the manner in which a request for an initial evaluation of a child suspected of having a disability must be made Read More

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

Topic Areas: Child Find Procedures—Identify, locate, and evaluate children suspected of having a disability, Free Appropriate Public Education, Least Restrictive Environment
Letter and accompanying guidance state that state and local education agencies and Head Start programs have responsibilities for implementing IDEA Read More

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

Topic Areas: Child Find Procedures—Identify, locate, and evaluate children suspected of having a disability, Free Appropriate Public Education, Least Restrictive Environment
Guidance and accompanying letter state that state and local education agencies and Head Start programs have responsibilities for implementing IDEA Read More

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

Topic Areas: Personnel Qualifications
Affirms the IDEA includes the provision of special education and related services that meet IDEA Part B requirements Read More

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

Topic Areas: Discipline/Behavioral Supports
Letter and accompanying Q&A and Stakeholder Guide address disparities in the use of discipline for children with disabilities and the implementation of IDEA's discipline provisions Read More

Carta de estimado colega sobre la implementación de las disposiciones de disciplina de IDEA (19 de julio de 2022)

Topic Areas: Discipline/Behavioral Supports
(en español) Letter and accompanying Q&A and Stakeholder Guide address disparities in the use of discipline for children with disabilities and the implementation of IDEA's discipline provisions Read More

Positive, Proactive Approaches to Supporting Children with Disabilities: A Guide for Stakeholders (July 19, 2022)

Topic Areas: Discipline/Behavioral Supports
Stakeholder Guide and accompanying letter and Q&A address disparities in the use of discipline for children with disabilities and the implementation of IDEA's discipline provisions Read More

Enfoques positivos y proactivos para apoyar a los niños con discapacidades: Una guía para las partes interesadas (19 de julio de 2022)

Topic Areas: Discipline/Behavioral Supports
(en español) Stakeholder Guide and accompanying letter and Q&A address disparities in the use of discipline for children with disabilities and the implementation of IDEA's discipline provisions Read More

Questions and Answers: Addressing the Needs of Children with Disabilities and IDEA’s Discipline Provisions (July 19, 2022)

Topic Areas: Discipline/Behavioral Supports
Q&A and accompanying letter and Stakeholder Guide address disparities in the use of discipline for children with disabilities and the implementation of IDEA's discipline provisions Read More

Preguntas y respuestas: Abordar las necesidades de los niños con discapacidades y las disposiciones disciplinarias de IDEA. (19 de julio de 2022)

Topic Areas: Discipline/Behavioral Supports
(en español) Q&A and accompanying letter and Stakeholder Guide address disparities in the use of discipline for children with disabilities and the implementation of IDEA's discipline provisions Read More

POLICY LETTER 22-04: April 15, 2022 to Zirkel

Topic Areas: Dispute Resolution
Addresses requirements related to IDEA’s due process and state complaint procedures Read More

POLICY LETTER: April 7, 2022 to Tymeson

Topic Areas: Least Restrictive Environment, Physical Education and Adapted Physical Education
Addresses requirements related to the provision of physical education, including adapted physical education, to children with disabilities Read More

Letter to Educators and Parents Regarding New CDC Recommendations and their Impact on Children with Disabilities (March 24, 2022)

Topic Areas: COVID-19
Updated guidance and resources to aid COVID-19 mitigation efforts in schools and address the needs of students with disabilities as the U.S. moves to a new phase of pandemic response Read More

Carta a los educadores y padres sobre las nuevas recomendaciones de los CDC y su impacto en los niños con discapacidades (24 de marzo de 2022)

Topic Areas: COVID-19
Guía y recursos actualizados para ayudar a los esfuerzos de mitigación de COVID-19 en las escuelas y abordar las necesidades de los estudiantes con discapacidades a medida que los Estados Unidos avanzan hacia una nueva fase de respuesta a la pandemia Read More

POLICY LETTER: March 2, 2022 to Marshall

Topic Areas: Part B, Part C, Significant Disproportionality (Equity in IDEA)
Letter addresses Significant Disproportionality Reporting Form states are required to submit to OSEP, implementation timeline, status of the Significant Disproportionality State Survey announced in May 2019, and the technical assistance provided to states to assist in implementation of the new standard methodology Read More

Questions and Answers on Serving Children with Disabilities Placed by Their Parents in Private Schools (rev. Feb 2022)

Topic Areas: Private Schools—Parentally Placed Private School Children
Q&A provides guidance regarding the IDEA requirements applicable to children with disabilities placed by their parents in private schools, who are not enrolled in the local educational agency and for whom the provision of FAPE is not at issue Read More

POLICY LETTER: January 10, 2022 to Wolfram and Mandlawitz

Topic Areas: COVID-19, Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision
Follow-up letter to the Council of Administrators for Special Education in response to a meeting with OSEP staff and follow-correspondence, both in October 2021, regarding ED's Return to School Roadmap: Development and Implementation of IEPs Read More

2021

POLICY LETTER: November 17, 2021 to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Dispute Resolution, Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision, Parent Consent, Placement
Addresses whether a local educational agency may file a due process complaint to request a due process hearing against a parent to override the parent’s refusal to consent to a change in the child’s individualized education program or placement Read More

POLICY LETTER: November 15, 2021 to Boals

Topic Areas: English Learners with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision, Personnel Qualifications
Addresses whether IDEA requires inclusion of language development goals in a child’s IEP if the child is an Englisher learner and discusses best practices that districts, schools, and teachers can use to ensure they provide appropriate instruction to English learners with disabilities throughout the school day Read More

POLICY LETTER: November 10, 2021 to IDEA Part C Coordinators

Topic Areas: COVID-19, Free Appropriate Public Education, Individualized Family Services Plan: Development/Review/Revision, Least Restrictive Environment, Part C
Letter affirms ED’s priority to monitor states as they meet their general supervision obligations under Part C of IDEA Read More

POLICY LETTER: November 10, 2021 to IDEA Part B State Directors

Topic Areas: COVID-19, Free Appropriate Public Education, Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision, Least Restrictive Environment, Part B
Letter affirms ED’s priority to monitor states as they meet their general supervision obligations under Part B of IDEA Read More

Return to School Roadmap: Provision of Early Intervention Services (Oct. 29, 2021)

Topic Areas: COVID-19, Free Appropriate Public Education, Individualized Family Services Plan: Development/Review/Revision
Addresses the provision of Early Intervention Services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families under Part C of the IDEA Read More

Hoja de ruta de regreso a la escuela: Prestación de servicios de intervención temprana (29 de octubre de 2021)

Topic Areas: COVID-19, Free Appropriate Public Education, Individualized Family Services Plan: Development/Review/Revision
Este documento de preguntas y respuestas aborda la prestación de servicios de intervención temprana para bebés y niños pequeños con discapacidades y sus familias, según la Parte C de la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades (IDEA). Read More

Return to School Roadmap: Child Find, Referral, and Eligibility Under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Oct. 29, 2021)

Topic Areas: Child Find Procedures—Identify, locate, and evaluate children suspected of having a disability, Coordinated Early Intervening Services, COVID-19, Free Appropriate Public Education, Least Restrictive Environment
Q&A document highlights that under IDEA Part C, each state lead agencies and its early intervention service providers are responsible for implementing a child find system that identifies, locates, and evaluates all infants and toddlers with disabilities, birth to age three, who may require early intervention services Read More

Hoja de ruta para el regreso a la escuela: búsqueda, derivación y elegibilidad de niños (29 de octubre de 2021)

Topic Areas: Child Find Procedures—Identify, locate, and evaluate children suspected of having a disability, Coordinated Early Intervening Services, COVID-19, Free Appropriate Public Education, Least Restrictive Environment
Este documento de preguntas y respuestas destaca que, según la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades (IDEA), cada agencia estatal líder y sus proveedores de servicios de intervención temprana son responsables de implementar un sistema de búsqueda de niños que identifique, ubique y evalúe, lo antes posible, a todos los bebés y niños pequeños con discapacidades, desde el nacimiento hasta los tres años, que pueden requerir servicios de intervención temprana. Read More

Return to School Roadmap: Development and Implementation of Individualized Education Programs (Sept. 30, 2021)

Topic Areas: COVID-19, Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision, Least Restrictive Environment
Q&A document highlights certain IDEA requirements related to the development and implementation of IEPs and other information that state educational agencies and local educational agencies, regular and special education teachers, related services providers, and parents should consider. Read More

Hoja de ruta para el regreso a la escuela: Desarrollo e implementación de programas de educación individualizada en el entorno menos restrictivo conforme a la ley de educación para personas con discapacidades

Topic Areas: COVID-19, Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision, Least Restrictive Environment
Este documento de preguntas y respuestas destaca ciertos requisitos de la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades (IDEA) relacionados con el desarrollo y la implementación de programas de educación individualizados (IEP) y otra información que las agencias educativas estatales y las agencias educativas locales, los maestros de educación regular y especial, los proveedores de servicios relacionados y los padres deben considerar. Read More

POLICY LETTER: September 24, 2021 to Frumkin

Topic Areas: Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision
Addresses establishing a timeline for providing access to a child’s IEP to teachers and service providers Read More

Return to School Roadmap — Child Find Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Aug. 24, 2021)

Topic Areas: Child Find Procedures—Identify, locate, and evaluate children suspected of having a disability, COVID-19, Free Appropriate Public Education, Part B
Q&A document on Child Find Under Part B of the IDEA reaffirms the importance of appropriate implementation of IDEA’s child find obligations Read More

Hoja de ruta para el regreso a la escuela: Child Find según la Parte B de la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades (24 de agosto de 2021)

Topic Areas: Child Find Procedures—Identify, locate, and evaluate children suspected of having a disability, COVID-19, Free Appropriate Public Education, Part B
Este documento de preguntas y respuestas sobre Child Find según la Parte B de la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades (IDEA) reafirma la importancia de la implementación Read More

Return to School Roadmap under IDEA (Aug. 24, 2021)

Topic Areas: COVID-19, Free Appropriate Public Education
OSERS sent a letter to its state and local partners reiterating its commitment to ensuring children with disabilities and their families have successful early intervention and educational experiences in the 2021–2022 school year. Read More

Hoja de ruta de regreso a la escuela según IDEA: Carta a los socios estatales y locales (24 de agosto de 2021)

Topic Areas: COVID-19, Free Appropriate Public Education
OSERS envió una carta a sus socios estatales y locales reiterando su compromiso de garantizar que los niños con discapacidades y sus familias tengan experiencias educativas y de intervención temprana exitosas en el año escolar 2021–2022 Read More

Questions and Answers on the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) (Aug. 9, 2021)

Topic Areas: Accessibility - Instruction and Materials
This Q&A provides states, state educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies, and other interested parties with information to facilitate implementation of the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard and coordination with the National Instructional Materials Access Center. NIMAC assists states in meeting the needs of students with disabilities who require accessible formats for instructional materials. Read More

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

Topic Areas: COVID-19
Resource for all stakeholders in the education community provides information about the obligations of schools, public agencies, and postsecondary institutions to students and children with long COVID Read More

POLICY LETTER: May 12, 2021 to Tymeson

Topic Areas: Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision, Physical Education and Adapted Physical Education
Addresses requirements related to the provision of physical education, including adapted physical education, to children with disabilities under IDEA, including personnel qualifications and licensure to provide specially designed physical education Read More

2020

Part C Provision of Services in the COVID-19 Environment Q&A Document (Oct. 21, 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19, Individualized Family Services Plan: Development/Review/Revision

Summary
Addresses inquiries concerning implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C provision of service in...

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Parte C Provisión de servicios en el documento de preguntas y respuestas del entorno COVID-19 (21 de octubre de 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19, Individualized Family Services Plan: Development/Review/Revision

Resumen
Aborda las consultas relacionadas con la implementación de la Ley de Educación para Personas con Discapacidades (IDEA), Parte...

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Part B Implementation of IDEA Provision of Services in the Current COVID-19 Environment Q&A Document (Sept. 28, 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
Addresses inquiries concerning implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B provision of services in the...

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POLICY LETTER: July 31, 2020 to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Dispute Resolution

Summary
Addresses whether a parent may be required to sign a confidentiality agreement in order to participate in mediation...

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Part C Evaluation and Assessment Timelines in the COVID-19 Environment Q&A Document (July 6, 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
Addresses inquiries concerning the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C evaluation and assessment...

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Part B Procedural Safeguards in the COVID-19 Environment Q&A Document (June 30, 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
Address inquiries concerning the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B procedural safeguards in...

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Part C Procedural Safeguards in the COVID-19 Environment Q&A Document (June 30, 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
Addresses inquiries concerning implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C procedural safeguards in the...

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Flexibility on IDEA Part B Fiscal Requirements in the COVID-19 Environment Q&A Document (June 26, 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
Response to inquiries concerning flexibility in the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B...

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Part B Use of Funds in the COVID-19 Environment Q-&-A Document (June 25, 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
Addresses inquiries concerning the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B use of funds...

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Part C Use of Funds in the COVID-19 Environment Q-&-A Document (June 25, 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
Addresses inquiries concerning the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C use of funds...

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Part B Dispute Resolution in COVID-19 Environment Q-&-A Document (June 22, 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19, Part B

Summary
This Questions-and-Answers document addresses inquiries concerning the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B...

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Part C Dispute Resolution in COVID-19 Environment Q-&-A Document (June 22, 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
This Questions-and-Answers document addresses inquiries concerning the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C...

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POLICY LETTER: June 9, 2020 to State Directors

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
Addresses the requirements to request a waiver for the 2020–21 school year (SY) from the one percent cap...

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POLICY LETTER: June 8, 2020 to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Dispute Resolution, Part B

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

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Supplemental Fact Sheet Addressing the Risk of COVID-19 in Preschool, Elementary and Secondary Schools While Serving Children with Disabilities (March 21, 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
The Department released new information clarifying that federal law should not be used to prevent schools from offering...

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Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak (March 2020)

Topic Areas: COVID-19

Summary
This Questions and Answers document outlines states’ responsibilities to infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities and their families,...

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2019

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...

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

Topic Areas: Secondary and Postsecondary Transition

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

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POLICY LETTER: Sept. 9, 2019 to Rowland

Topic Areas: Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision

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

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POLICY LETTER: Sept. 9, 2019 to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Evaluation and Reeavluation, Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision

Summary
Addresses questions regarding:

the participation of children with disabilities in IEP Team Meetings and other meetings held...

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POLICY LETTER: July 3, 2019 to Zirkel

Topic Areas: State Complaints

Summary
Addresses a series of questions regarding a state educational agency’s (SEA’s) complaint procedures process, in particular, about enforcement...

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POLICY LETTER: May 13, 2019 to Zirkel

Topic Areas: Dispute Resolution

Summary
Addresses a series of questions regarding the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) state complaint...

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POLICY LETTER: May 2, 2019 to Haller

Topic Areas: Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision

Summary
Addresses whether a school district may invite an observer to an individualized education program (IEP) Team meeting.
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POLICY LETTER: May 2, 2019 to Mills

Topic Areas: Evaluation and Reeavluation, Parents' Rights and Procedural Safeguards, Visual Impairment Including Blindness

Summary
Addresses a series of questions resulting from a functional vision assessment by an optometrist.
Letter
May...

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POLICY LETTER: May 2, 2019 to Zirkel

Topic Areas: Independent Educational Evaluation

Summary
Addresses a parent’s right to an IEE when the child has been evaluated and found not to be...

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POLICY LETTER: March 28, 2019 to States

Topic Areas: Assessment - State and Districtwide Assessments

Summary
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information regarding the implications for States not meeting the requirement,...

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POLICY LETTER: Feb. 22, 2019 Letter to Olex

Topic Areas: Secondary and Postsecondary Transition

Summary
Letter regarding the Michigan Department of Education’s policy addressing transition assessments administered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act...

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POLICY LETTER: Feb. 21, 2019 Letter to Siegel

Topic Areas: Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision

Summary
Letter regarding a child with a disability who transfers to a new local educational agency (LEA) during the...

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OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Wayne

Topic Areas: Private Schools—Parentally Placed Private School Children

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

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OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Zirkel

Topic Areas: Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) and Response to Intervention (RTI)

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

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OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Nathan

Topic Areas: Discipline/Behavioral Supports

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

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OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Duncan

Topic Areas: Correctional Education, Eligibility Determination, Free Appropriate Public Education

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

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2018

OSEP LETTER: Dec. 20, 2018 to William Eiserman

Topic Areas: Evaluation and Reeavluation, Individualized Family Services Plan: Development/Review/Revision, Part C
Addresses the evaluation process for an infant or toddler suspected of being deaf or hard of hearing to determine eligibility for early intervention services, including the role of screening as part of an evaluation, the corresponding evaluation timelines and the required procedures. Read More

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

Topic Areas: Assessment - State and Districtwide Assessments, Significant Disproportionality (Equity in IDEA)

SUMMARY
Addresses the process for applying for states applying or re-applying for a waiver from the one percent cap...

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OSEP LETTER: Aug. 23, 2018 to Devin Fletcher

Topic Areas: Dispute Resolution
Addresses the required timeline for expedited due process hearing when there are fewer than 20 school days left in the school year or if the request is filed during the summer or other times when school is not in session.  Read More

OSEP LETTER: Aug. 23, 2018 to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Independent Educational Evaluation, Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision, Natural Environments

SUMMARY
Addresses an independent evaluator’s access to observe a child’s educational setting as part of an Independent Educational Evaluation...

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

Topic Areas: Child Find Procedures—Identify, locate, and evaluate children suspected of having a disability

SUMMARY
Addresses State and Local Education Agency (LEA) responsibilities and required procedures regarding Child Find. 
LETTER
August...

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

Topic Areas: Related Services

Summary
Addresses qualifying characteristics for Related Services included in the Individualized Education Program (IEP). 
Letter
August 2,...

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OSEP Letter: Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Evaluation and Reeavluation, Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision

Summary
Addresses the evaluation process for a child with disabilities who transfers to a new State within a school...

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OSEP LETTER: July 27, 2018 Letter to Carrie Mason

Topic Areas: Discipline/Behavioral Supports, Placement

Summary
Addresses the use of short-term disciplinary measures as a potential disciplinary removal and change in placement.  
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OSEP LETTER: June 28, 2018 Letter to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Dispute Resolution, Independent Educational Evaluation, Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision, Parents' Rights and Procedural Safeguards, Placement

Summary
Addresses procedures for continuation of services after an IEE request for a student whose special education eligibility has...

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OSEP LETTER: May 10, 2018 to Perry A. Zirkel

Topic Areas: Eligibility Determination, Specific Learning Disability

SUMMARY

Addresses methods for determining eligibility for Specific Learning Disability. 

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OSEP LETTER: April 19, 2018 to Perry A. Zirkel

Topic Areas: Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision

Summary
Addresses handling of differing opinions amongst Individualized Education Programs Team Members. 

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OSEP LETTER: April 19, 2018 to Marcie Lipsitt

Topic Areas: Dispute Resolution, Part B

Summary

Addresses the use of compensatory services in resolving state complaints. 

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OSEP LETTER: April 19, 2018 to Brian Carroll

Topic Areas: Early Childhood, Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision, Related Services

Summary
Addresses the impact of school attendance on the duration, frequency, and location of preschool Individualized Education Program (IEP)...

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OSEP LETTER: April 18, 2018 to David Kane

Topic Areas: Free Appropriate Public Education, Related Services

Summary
Addresses missed Individualized Education Program (IEP) services due to participation in State or districtwide assessment programs. 

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2017

Q&A: Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District Case Q&A (Dec. 7, 2017)

Topic Areas: Free Appropriate Public Education, Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision

Summary
Provides an overview of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, in which...

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OSEP LETTER: September 8, 2017 to Brian Radziwill

Topic Areas: Private Schools—Parentally Placed Private School Children

Summary
Addresses the procedures for meaningful consultation between LEAs, SEAs, and private schools including the inclusion of representatives of...

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POLICY MEMO: Eligibility Determinations for Children Suspected of Having a Visual Impairment under IDEA (May 22, 2017)

Topic Areas: Eligibility Determination, Visual Impairment Including Blindness

Summary
Addresses the eligibility criteria for the IDEA category “visual impairment including blindness” and clarifies that States may not...

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

Topic Areas: Secondary and Postsecondary Transition

NOTE: View the August 2020 version of the guide for updated information.
Summary
Resource guide for school to...

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

Topic Areas: Grants, Individualized Family Services Plan: Development/Review/Revision, Part C

Summary
Addresses the Department’s discretionary 84.325K grant competition: Interdisciplinary Preparation in Special Education, Early Intervention, and Related Services for...

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

Topic Areas: Significant Disproportionality (Equity in IDEA)

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

On...

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POLICY LETTER: February 27, 2017 to Patrick Zacchini

Topic Areas: Confidentiality/FERPA, Education Record

Summary
Addresses the requirement that school districts must notify parents when their child’s personally identifiable information collected under IDEA...

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POLICY LETTER: February 27, 2017 to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Dispute Resolution, Education Record

Summary
Addresses the time period requirements for States to retain and make due process and State-level review findings and...

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POLICY LETTER: February 27, 2017 to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision, Secondary and Postsecondary Transition

Summary
Addresses the requirement for annual updating of postsecondary goals and transition services on the IEP in consideration of...

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POLICY GUIDANCE: Joint Statement on Collaboration and Coordination of the MIECHV and IDEA Part C Programs (January 19, 2017)

Topic Areas: Individualized Family Services Plan: Development/Review/Revision, Part C

Summary
Addresses opportunities and recommendations for collaboration between Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Awardees and IDEA Part...

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POLICY LETTER: January 18, 2017 to Lisa Pugh

Topic Areas: Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision, Secondary and Postsecondary Transition

Summary
Addresses periodic progress reporting on postsecondary goals on the IEP for students who are 16 or younger if...

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UPDATED DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER on Preschool Least Restrictive Environments (January 9, 2017)

Topic Areas: Least Restrictive Environment, Part B

Summary
Addresses the importance of inclusive early learning opportunities for young children with disabilities per IDEA requirements. Reaffirms the...

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POLICY LETTER: January 2, 2017 to Anonymous

Topic Areas: Dispute Resolution, State Complaints

Summary

Addresses whether a parent may file a due process complaint against a State Educational Agency.

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2016

DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER with the Office for Civil Rights on Charter Schools (December 28, 2016 )

Topic Areas: Charter School

Students with disabilities who are enrolled in public charter schools, like students with disabilities enrolled in other public elementary or...

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FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions on Early Childhood Privacy and Confidentiality (October 20, 2016)

The purpose of this FAQ is to assist early childhood programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with addressing privacy and confidentiality...

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POLICY LETTER: August 22, 2016 to Perry Zirkel

Topic Areas: Dispute Resolution

TOPIC: Due Process; RTI; General Supervision

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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...

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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...

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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...

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OSEP DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER on Children with Disabilities Residing in Nursing Homes (April 26, 2016)

Addresses the responsibilities of states, school districts, and other public agencies in addressing the special educational needs of children with...

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2015

OSEP DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER on Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) (November 16, 2015)

Clarifies that individualized education programs (IEP) for children with disabilities must be aligned with state academic content standards for the...

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OSEP DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER on IDEA/IEP Terms (October 23, 2015)

A policy guidance on IDEA/IEP terms to clarify that there is nothing in the IDEA that would prohibit the use of the...

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2014

POLICY LETTER: June 2, 2014 to Mark W. Voigt

TOPIC: Due Process Hearing Decision Implementation Timelines

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2013

POLICY LETTER: July 31, 2013 to Garth Tymeson

TOPIC: Applicability of Physical Education for Preschool Children with Disabilities

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OSEP Memo and Q&A on Dispute Resolution (July 23, 2013)

OSERS issued this Q&A document to provide parents, parent training and information centers, school personnel, state educational agencies (SEAs), local...

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OSEP DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER on Braille (June 19, 2013)

Topic Areas: Accessibility - Instruction and Materials, Visual Impairment Including Blindness
This Dear Colleague Letter provides guidance to states and public agencies to reaffirm the importance of Braille instruction as a literacy tool for blind and visually impaired students, to clarify the circumstances in which Braille instruction should be provided, and to reiterate the scope of an evaluation required to guide decisions of IEP Teams in this area. Read More

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2011

MEMO: OSEP Memo 11-07 Response to Intervention (RTI) (January 21, 2011)

Topic Areas: Evaluation and Reeavluation, Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) and Response to Intervention (RTI)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES
January 21, 2011
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2010

POLICY LETTER: February 12, 2010 to Alabama attorney James Irby

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Individualized Education Programs
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities; Section 614—Evaluations,...

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POLICY LETTER: January 7, 2010 to Texas attorney Nona Matthews

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Individualized Education Programs
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities; Section 614—Evaluations,...

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2009

POLICY LETTER: October 21, 2009 to Chief State School Officers and State Directors of Special Education

TOPIC ADDRESSED: State Determinations on the Performance of each Local Educational Agency |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for...

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POLICY LETTER: August 24, 2009 to New York Attorney Tara Moffett

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Evaluations, Parental Consent, and Reevaluations |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With...

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POLICY LETTER: August 21, 2009 to New Jersey attorney Rotimi Owoh

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Discipline Procedures |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 615—Procedural...

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Q&A on Disproportionality (June 25, 2009)

This Q&A document provides parents, parent training and information centers, school personnel, SEAs, LEAs, advocacy organizations and other interested parties...

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GUIDANCE: Discipline Procedures (June 2009)

TOPIC ADDRESSED: This Q&A document on discipline procedures provides parents, parent training and information centers, school personnel, state educational agencies...

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2008

MEMO: OSEP Memo 08-09 Coordinated Early Intervening Services (July 28, 2008)

Summary
TOPIC ADDRESSED: Early Intervening Services
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities Section 613—Local...

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POLICY LETTER: June 3, 2008 to Indiana Attorney Joseph Daniel Thomas

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

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POLICY LETTER: May 6, 2008 to New York Attorney Edward J. Sarzynski.

Topic Areas: Evaluation and Reeavluation

Summary
TOPIC ADDRESSED: Evaluations, Parental Consent, and Reevaluations
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities;...

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POLICY LETTER: May 1, 2008 to West Virginia Attorney James Gerl.

Topic Areas: Discipline/Behavioral Supports

Summary
TOPIC ADDRESSED: Student Discipline
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities; Section 615—Procedural Safeguards

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POLICY LETTER: April 8, 2008 to Lehigh University Professor Perry A. Zirkel

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Evaluations, Parental Consent, and Reevaluations
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children with Disabilities;...

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POLICY LETTER: March 17, 2008 to Utah At Risk and Special Education Services Director Nan Gray.

Topic Areas: Individualized Education Programs: Development/Review/Revision

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

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GUIDANCE: Homeless Children with Disabilities (February 2008)

This Q&A document provides state and local educational officials, early intervention services providers and homeless assistance coordinators with information to...

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POLICY LETTER: January 25, 2008 to U.S. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Children In Private Schools
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section...

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2007

POLICY LETTER December 26, 2007 to Dear Colleague

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Educational Placements |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters That Do Not Interpret the IDEA But May Be...

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POLICY LETTER: October 22, 2007 to U.S. Senator James M. Inhofe

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Prohibition on Mandatory Medication
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section...

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POLICY LETTER: August 24, 2007 to Disability Rights Advocate Pat Kelly

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

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POLICY LETER: August 7, 2007 to U.S. Representative Bill Shuster

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

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POLICY LETTER: May 10, 2007 to U.S. Representative Doris O. Matsui

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

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POLICY LETTER: March 16, 2007 to Dear Parent

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Transition to Postsecondary Education |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters that Do Not Interpret the IDEA But...

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POLICY LETTER: March 16, 2007 to Dear Colleague

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Transition to Postsecondary Education
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters That Do Not Interpret the IDEA But May...

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POLICY LETTER: March 6, 2007 to Texas Governor Rick Perry

TOPIC ADDRESSED: State Allocation Formula
SECTION OF IDEA: Part C—Infants And Toddlers With Disabilities Section 643 - Allocation of...

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

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

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2006

POLICY LETTER: September 19, 2006 to U.S. Senator Judd Gregg

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Special Education and Related Services |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part A—General Provisions; Section 602—Definitions

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POLICY LETTER: September 5, 2006 to Chief State School Officers

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Highly Qualified Teachers |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters That Do Not Interpret the IDEA But May...

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POLICY LETTER: May 15, 2006 to Chief State School Officers

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

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2005

POLICY LETTER: December 14, 2005 to Chief State School Officers

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

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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...

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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;...

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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

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POLICY LETTER: July 25, 2005 to Dear Colleague RESCINDED

Rescinded Oct. 2017

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

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POLICY LETTER: June 27, 2005 OSEP Memorandum 05-09

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Children With Disabilities Placed in Private Schools by Their Parents |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for...

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POLICY LETTER: March 17, 2005 OSEP Memorandum 05-08

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

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POLICY LETTER: March 9, 2005 OSEP Memorandum 05-07

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

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POLICY LETTER: March 2, 2005 to Austin Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Pascal D. Forgione, Jr.

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

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POLICY LETTER: February 28, 2005 to Massachusetts Advocate Kristen Serwecki

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

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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...

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2004

POLICY LETTER: November 3, 2004 to Advocate Louis H. Geigerman

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

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POLICY LETTER: November 3, 2004 to Ohio Attorney Helen S. Carroll

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

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POLICY LETTER: October 1, 2004 OSEP Memorandum 05-01

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

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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...

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POLICY LETTER: August 13, 2004 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted)

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

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POLICY LETTER: March 2, 2004 to Chief State School Officers

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

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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...

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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;...

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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;...

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POLICY LETTER: February 18, 2004 to California Department of Education Special Education Consultant Dr. Allan M. Lloyd-Jones

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

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POLICY LETTER: February 12, 2004 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted)

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

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2003

POLICY LETTER: December 24, 2003 to Attorney Leigh M. Manasevit

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

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POLICY LETTER: October 17, 2003 to U.S. Congressman Ruben Hinojosa

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Procedural Safeguards |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters that Do Not Interpret the IDEA But May Be...

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POLICY LETTER: October 2, 2003 to Daniel W. Morse, Esq.

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

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POLICY LETTER: August 28, 2003 to Chief State School Officers

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Free Appropriate Public Education |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters that Do Not Interpret the IDEA But...

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POLICY LETTER: August 22, 2003 OSEP memorandum 03-10

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Special Education and Related Services |
SECTION OF IDEA: Part A—General Provisions; Section 602—Definitions

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POLICY LETTER: July 28, 2003 to Chief State School Officers

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Personnel Standards
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters that Do Not Interpret the IDEA But May Be of...

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POLICY LETTER: July 2, 2003 to Chief State School Officers

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

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POLICY LETTER: July 1, 2003 OSEP memorandum 08-3

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Distribution of Funds
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 611...

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POLICY LETTER: June 4, 2003 to individual (personally identifiable information redacted)

SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 614—Evaluations, Eligibility Determinations, Individualized Education Programs, and...

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POLICY LETTER: April 15, 2003 OSEP memorandum 03-7

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Allocation of Grants
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 611...

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POLICY LETTER: April 15, 2003 OSEP memorandum 03-6

 
TOPIC ADDRESSED: State Interagency Coordinating Council
SECTION OF IDEA: Part C - Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities;...

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POLICY LETTER: April 8, 2003 OSEP memorandum 03-5

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Responsibilities of the Office of Special Education Programs
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All...

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POLICY LETTER: April 2, 2003 to Sonja D. Kerr, Esq

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Individualized Education Programs
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 614...

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POLICY LETTER: February 4, 2003 to West Virginia Advocate Susan Given

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Individualized Education Programs
SECTION OF IDEA: Part B—Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities; Section 614...

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2002

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...

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POLICY LETTER: November 19, 2002 to Dr. Perry A. Zirkel

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Procedural Safeguards |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters Relevant to the Administration of IDEA Programs

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POLICY LETTER: October 29, 2002 to Dr. Perry A. Zirkel

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Applicability of Regulations |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters Relevant to the Administration of IDEA Programs

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POLICY LETTER: October 22, 2002 to Chief State School Officers

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Free Appropriate Public Education |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters Relevant to the Administration of IDEA Programs

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POLICY LETTER: October 9, 2002 to Beth L. Sims, Esq.

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

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POLICY LETTER: October 9, 2002 to individual, (personally identifiable information redacted)

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

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POLICY LETTER: September 30, 2002 memorandum to Governors and Chief State School Officers

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

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POLICY LETTER: August 13, 2002 to Dr. Lucille Linde

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Accountability for Results |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters Relevant to the Administration of IDEA Programs

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POLICY LETTER: July 24, 2002 to Dear Colleague

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Accountability for Results |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters Relevant to the Administration of IDEA Programs

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POLICY LETTER: July 16, 2002 to Michael J. Hernandez, Esquire

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

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POLICY LETTER: June 27, 2002 to Illinois State Board of Education Director of Special Education Dr. Anthony E. Sims

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

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POLICY LETTER: June 14, 2002 to Dear Colleague

TOPIC ADDRESSED: Free Appropriate Public Education |
SECTION OF IDEA: Other Letters Relevant to the Administration of IDEA Programs

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