Addresses the requirements to request a waiver for the 2020–21 school year (SY) from the one percent cap on the percentage of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who may be assessed with an alternate assessment aligned with alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS).Look at this result
Category: OSEP Policy Documents
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)
The Department of Education released a streamlined waiver that will allow for the use of IDEA Part B grant funds for an additional year beyond what is known as the Tydings period, for years impacted by the COVID-19 emergency.Look at this result
POLICY LETTER: June 8, 2020 to Anonymous
Addresses the use of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B funds to pay hearing officers to conduct due process hearings under IDEA.Look at this result
POLICY LETTER: Nov. 22, 2019 to Breeskin
Addresses the role of parents in determining the educational placement of a child with a disability, including how far from home the child will be educated.Look at this result
Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak (March 2020)
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POLICY LETTER: Sept. 9, 2019 to Rowland
Addresses a series of questions regarding the development of IEPs of children placed in certain preschool programs, including whether a public agency may restrict the provision of a specific related service based solely on the child’s placement in a particular program.Look at this result
POLICY LETTER: Sept. 9, 2019 to Anonymous
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POLICY LETTER: July 3, 2019 to Zirkel
Addresses a series of questions regarding a state educational agency’s (SEA’s) complaint procedures process, in particular, about enforcement actions and resolution of state complaints.Look at this result
POLICY LETTER: May 13, 2019 to Zirkel
Addresses a series of questions regarding the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) state complaint and due process hearing procedures.Look at this result
POLICY LETTER: May 2, 2019 to Haller
Addresses whether a school district may invite an observer to an individualized education program (IEP) Team meeting.Look at this result
POLICY LETTER: May 2, 2019 to Mills
Addresses a series of questions resulting from a functional vision assessment by an optometrist.Look at this result
POLICY LETTER: May 2, 2019 to Zirkel
Addresses a parent’s right to an IEE when the child has been evaluated and found not to be a child with a disability in need of special education and related services.Look at this result
POLICY LETTER: March 28, 2019 to States
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information regarding the implications for States not meeting the requirement, in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), related to participation in an alternate assessment aligned with alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS).Look at this result
POLICY LETTER: Feb. 22, 2019 Letter to Olex
TOPIC: Transition to Postsecondary EducationLook at this result
POLICY LETTER: Feb. 21, 2019 Letter to Siegel
TOPIC: IEP Transfer ProvisionsLook at this result
OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Wayne
Letter regarding further discussions on a local educational agency’s (LEA’s) obligation to a parentally placed private school child with a disability when the child’s parent does not request a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for the child.Look at this result
OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Zirkel
Letter on a series of questions regarding the implementation of response to intervention (RTI) and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS).Look at this result
OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Nathan
Clarification on a series of questions regarding the protections for children not yet determined eligible for special education and related services under IDEALook at this result
OSEP LETTER: Jan. 29, 2019 to Duncan
Letter on whether the Florida Department of Corrections fails to provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) under Part B of IDEA to students with disabilities when the state offers such students only a General Education Development (GED) credential rather than the opportunity to earn a regular high school diploma because the students are incarcerated in a particular adult corrections facility.Look at this result
OSEP LETTER: Dec. 20, 2018 to William Eiserman
December 20, 2018Look at this result
OSEP LETTER: Aug. 23, 2018 to Devin Fletcher
August 23, 2018Look at this result
OSEP LETTER: Aug. 23, 2018 to Anonymous
August 23, 2018Look at this result
OSEP LETTER: Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Lawrence Sigel, Esq.
August 2, 2018Look at this result
OSEP LETTER: Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Linda McDowell, Ph.D.
August 2, 2018Look at this result
OSEP Letter: Aug. 2, 2018 Letter to Anonymous
August 2, 2018Look at this result
OSEP LETTER: July 27, 2018 Letter to Carrie Mason
July 27, 2018Look at this result
OSEP LETTER: June 28, 2018 Letter to Anonymous
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OSEP LETTER: May 10, 2018 to Perry A. Zirkel
TOPIC: Eligibility; Learning DisabilitiesLook at this result
POLICY GUIDANCE: A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities (August 2020)
OSERS published updates to “A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities, August 2020” to advance the office’s efforts in ensuring that all students and youth with disabilities are equipped with the skills and knowledge to achieve their post-school and career goals. In this updated transition guide, OSERS added…Look at this result
POLICY LETTER: November 17, 2021 to Anonymous
SUMMARY OSEP Policy Letter 21-02 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. The letter also discusses whether a parent has met IDEA’s exhaustion…Look at this result