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Guidance Documents/Topic Briefs

  • NEW: Special Education Procedures and Practices Manual
  • NEW: Timeline for Initial Evaluation Memo
  • Determination of Time with Non-Disabled Peers
  • Technical Edits and the Individualized Education Program
  • Technical Edits and the Individualized Education Program-IEP Document with Highlighted Sections
  • Guidelines for Assistive Technology (Updated 2018)
    • NEW: Assistive Technology Resource Guide 
  • Topic Brief: Extended School Year
  • Guidelines for Feeding and Swallowing Programs in Schools (2008)
    • Feeding and Swallowing Forms in PDF fill-in format (2008)
      • Consultation Report · Plan · Referral Form Concerns · Referral Swallow Study · Services Questionnaire
  • Guidelines for Health Screenings: Vision, Hearing and Postural (2004)

  • 2017 Guidelines for Occupational Therapy in Schools

  • Guidelines for Training and Support of Paraprofessionals (2012)

  • Guidelines for Adapted Physical Education (2012)

  • NEW: Physical Therapy in Connecticut Schools: Best Practices and Resources

  • Guidelines for Developing Policies and Procedures for Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect (2000)

  • A Guide to Comprehensive School Counseling Program Development (2008)

  • Guidelines for the Practice of School Psychology (2004)

  • Guide for the Training, Use and Supervision of Speech-Language Pathology Aides and Assistants in Connecticut (1999)

  • Topic Brief: Questions and Answers Regarding Parentally Placed Students in Private Schools 

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