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Feedback Sought on ESSA Waiver Request to Exceed the 1 Percent Cap on Alternate Assessments for Students with Significant Intellectual Disabilities (12/5/17)

Application to Exceed the Cap on the Number of Students Taking the DLM Alternate Assessment (12/5/17)

Application for Exception to 1 Percent Cap on Alternate Proficiency Assessments (1/24/17)

Statewide Assessment and Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities (3/8/16)

Students with IEPs and New Jersey State Assessments: Information for Parents and Families (2/24/15)

Common Core State Standards and Alternate Assessments for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities (6/18/13)

Reporting Requirements for District-wide Assessments (10/9/12)

Code Clarification - Conducting Assessments (3/17/03)

Reading Teachers Needed for Educational Testing Service (ETS) Praxis Test Study (6/12/18)

Elimination of the Emergency Speech Certificate, Amendments to requirements for Speech-language specialists, Clarification regarding Contracted Providers for Speech-language services (6/25/13)

Special Education/Limited Emergency Certificates (7/8/05)

Amendments to the Certification of Educational Interpreters (6/27/05)

Certification of Educational Interpreters (9/29/04)

Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements for Special Education Teachers (1/30/04)

Subcontracting and Staff Sharing (3/26/18)

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Serving Eligible Students with Disabilities Parentally Placed in Private (Nonpublic) Schools (3/13/17)

New District Requirements for Auxiliary and Handicapped Services for Nonpublic School Students Are Postponed (12/12/17)

District Responsibilities for Students with Disabilities Placed in Separate Settings (9/13/16)

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Provision of Related Services for Students Placed by Local Education Agencies in NJ Approved Private Schools for Students with Disabilities (2/9/16)

Approved Private Schools for Students with Disabilities, Costs for Related Services: Frequently Asked Questions(5/3/16)

Approved Private Schools for Students with Disabilities Fundraising (9/1/15)

Revised Procedures for Approved Clinic and Agency Professionals (1/7/14)

Revised Staff Change Procedures for Clinics and Agencies (1/7/14)

HIB Requirements Involving Approved Private Schools for SWD (7/9/12)

Electronic Submission of Special Education Requests for Due Process and Mediation (7/10/18)

Electronic Submission of Requests for Special Education Complaint Investigations (12/17/18)

Acting Special Education Ombudsman (6/20/17)

Mediation of Disputes Related to a Special Education Due Process Hearing and Mediation Only Requests (2/9/16)

USDOE Due Process Response (3/17/08)

Student Safety Data System Closing (6/12/18)

Additional Assurance for FY 2007 Consolidated Application – NIMAS & NIMAC

• NIMAS Accessibility Standard

State Performance Plan Requirements Special Education Self-Assessment/Monitoring Process (11/27/06)

Guidance with Respect to Federal Regulations Implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 – Independent Educational Evaluations July 7th 2015 (7/7/15)

Guidance with Respect to Federal Regulations Implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 – Independent Educational Evaluations March 10th 2015 (3/10/15)

Guidance with Respect to Federal Regulations Implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 – Independent Educational Evaluations February 10th 2015 (2/10/15)

Guidance with Respect to Federal Regulations Implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 - Independent Educational Evaluations September 9th 2014 (9/9/14)

Frequently Asked Questions - Independent Educational Evaluations

Guidance with Respect to Federal Regulations Implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 – Independent Evaluations (5/14/12)

USDOE Independent Educational Evaluations Response (2/20/04)

Code Clarification-Independent Evaluations (9/04)

Code Clarification - Conducting Assessments (3/17/03)

USDOE Independent Educational Evaluation Response (9/10/01)

Letter to Rambo (6/22/90)

IDEA-B State Fiscal Year 2019 Entitlement Allocations and Electronic Grant Application Information(6/12/18)

Special Education Medicaid Initiative Fiscal Year 2018 Revenue Projections (1/17/17)

2016-17 Extraordinary Special Education Aid (7/14/17)

2017-18 Tentative Per Diem Tuition Rates (Exhibit A) and 2015-16 Independent Auditor Certified Tuition Rates and Adjustments for Approved Private Schools for Students with Disabilities (Exhibit B) (12/29/16)

Special Education Medicaid Initiative FY17 Revenue Projections (1/26/16)

Specific Part B Assurances for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2012 (3/28/12)

Bullying

• Effective Evidence-based Practices for Preventing and Addressing Bullying
• USDOE Overview of School District's Responsibilities under IDEA to address bullying of SWD (8/20/13)

Disproportionality

• Disproportionality of Racial and Ethnic Groups in Special Education (USOSEP 4/24/07)

Dyslexia

• Dyslexia Definition Correction (2/23/16)
• Update on Dyslexia Legislation (4/15/14)

English Language Learners (ELL)

• Providing English Language Learner (ELL) Program Services during State Assessments (3/15/16)
• New Jersey Department of Education, Offices of Special Education and Title 1 English Language Learners (ELLs) Question and Answer Document

IEPs and Placement Considerations

• Inclusive Education (12/8/15)
• Children Placed in Resource Family Homes, Guidance Memo (3/12/12)
• Guidance with Respect to Goals and Objectives in IEPs (12/20/10)

NJTSS

• New Jersey Tiered Systems of Supports-Early Reading (NJTSS-ER) Professional Development Application (12/5/17)

Restraint and Seclusion

• Restraint and Seclusion Guidance for Students with Disabilities (7/10/18)
• Restraint and Seclusion: Special Education Resource Document (9/18/12)

Student Records

• Reminder on Forwarding Mandated Student Records to State Facilities (2/22/19)

Transportation and Student Safety

• Reminder: School Security Drill Statements of Assurance (6/12/18)
• Transportation Training Required by N.J.S.A. 18A:39-19.2 (9/27/16)

Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs (10/27/16)

Preschool Child with a Disability (6/4/13)

Transition from Part C to Part B for Students with Disabilities (8/27/12)

Least Restrictive Environment Requirements for Preschool Children (5/7/12)

USDOE Preschool LRE (2/29/12)

Coordinated Early Intervention Services (CEIS) Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (OSEP 08/09)

USDOE LRE Response (2/1/08)

Supplemental Guidance – Provision of Services to Nonpublic Preschool Students (8/23/06)

Determination of Services, Fiscal Responsibility and Data Reporting Requirements for Students with Disabilities (07/10/18)

List of State-Imposed Special-Education Rules, Regulations or Policies in Accordance with 20 U.S.C. §1407(a) (3/7/17)

Required Special Education Policies and Procedures (2/7/17)

Information on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (2/7/17)

District Responsibilities for Students with Disabilities Placed in Separate Settings (9/13/16)

Changes to Chapter 14 of the Administrative Code, Special Education (8/13/13)

USDOE Overview of School District's Responsibilities under IDEA to address bullying of SWD (8/20/13)

Elementary School Age Range (8/27/07)

Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) (10/22/07)

Guidance with Respect to State and Federal Regulations Implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (10/20/06)

Delivery of Related Services to Students with Disabilities Through Telepractice (06/04/19)

Related Services and Home Instruction Provided via Telepractice (9/26/17)

Clarification of N.J.A.C. 6A:14-3.5(c)4 (10/6/15)

Contracted Providers for Speech-language Services (11/19/13)

Speech-Language Specialist Regulations (8/27/13)

Information on the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (2/7/17)

Dare to Dream Student Leadership Conferences (2/7/17)

Application to Establish a Community Transition Program (7/26/16)

Notice of Grant Opportunity: Preparing Students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for Life in the Community, Integrated Employment, and Post-School Success (4/5/16)

USDOE Postsecondary Goals in IEPs (9/26/11)