Administrators
Includes information on funding for special education programs,
Least Restrictive Environment, Corey H. news and updates,
school district policies, forms for special education, due
process and a listing of Directors of Special Education.
Accommodations
Manual. 
How to Select, Administer, and Evaluate Use of Accommodations
for Instruction and Assessment of Students with Disabilities
Interim Changes to Due
Process and Disciplinary Procedures under IDEA 2004 
- July 12, 2005.
The New Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement
Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) contains an array of significant changes
to Due Process and Discipline of students with disabilities.
Alternate Assessment.
The Illinois Alternate Assessment (IAA) is designed for
students with Individualized Education Programs for whom all
other state assessments are inappropriate, even with accommodations,
because of their disabilities.
Appropriate Procedures
for Determining Placement in the Least Restrictive Environment
- April 10, 2001. The information contained herein is
intended to reinforce the requirements of IDEA, discuss their
implications at the local level, and offer technical assistance
and training resources that educators and parents may access
to enhance their capacity to collaboratively fulfill those
requirements.
Categories for Special Education.
The Special Education Categories site includes information,
research, resources, and best practices on the following program
areas: Deaf-Blindness, Deafness, Emotional Disturbance, Hearing
Impairment, Mental Retardation, Multiple Disabilities, Orthopedic
Impairment, Other Health Impairment, Specific Learning Disability,
Speech/Language Impairment, Speech/Language Pathology Services,
Traumatic Brain Injury, and Visual Impairment.
Certification - Special
Education. As a result of the Corey H. litigation,
the Illinois State Board of Education has implemented new
rules to make the transition to a new system of certification
for special education teachers.
Chronic Infectious
Diseases in Schoolchildren.
The Illinois State Board of Education, the Illinois Department
of Public Health, and the Illinois General Assembly place
a high priority on the need to prevent the spread of infectious
diseases in schools.
Class Size/Age Range
Requirements.
Special Education Class Size/Age Range Requirements Per 23
Illinois Administrative Code 226.720 & 226.731
Class Size/Age Range
Deviation Request Form
(ISBE Form 34-41) (Updated 8/07)
Compliance Monitoring.
Special Education monitoring activities are comprised of two
types of compliance reviews: Focused and Comprehensive Compliance
Reviews.
Continuous Improvement
Plan - Part B and Part C.
Note: This plan assumes the provision of appropriate instruction
and services for linguistically and culturally diverse student
populations with qualified bilingual personnel.
Corey H. News &
Updates
Directors
of Special Education
Discipline of Students
with Disabilities.
This guidance supersedes that which was provided to you
in the Special Report “Discipline of Students with Disabilities”
released in the fall of 1997 following the reauthorization
of IDEA’97.
Due Process: Resolving
Special Education Disputes. (video) This streaming
video presents vignettes of the steps in due process, beginning
with a dispute occurring at a meeting about a student’s
Individualized Education Program (IEP) and concluding with
the hearing itself.
Due Process: Special Ed
Mediation. (Video) This video demonstrates a sample
Special Education Mediation session. The program was produced
in 1986. While the program itself is dated, the information
presented is accurate and the procedures are still applicable.
Exception to the 1.0 Percent
Cap on Progressing and Attaining Scores Based on Alternate
Achievement Standards to be Included in the Calculation of
District AYP for the 2004-05 School Year Request.
Contains information on the Exception to the 1.0 Percent Cap
on Progressing and Attaining Scores Based on Alternate Achievement
Standards to be Included in the Calculation of District AYP
for the 2004-05 School Year Request.
Extended School Year Services
for Students with Disabilities - July 26, 2005
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide a reminder
regarding the legal requirements related to the provision
of extended school year (ESY) services for students with disabilities.
Forms for Special Education
IDEA Part B Grants
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act Amendments of 1997 (IDEA). The Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, established in law in 1975, retains
the basic rights and protections for children with disabilities.
Individualized Education Program (IEP).
The Illinois State Board of Education's recommended Individualized
Education Program (IEP) forms packets are available in English
and Spanish versions. Click to view the language version you
prefer.
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE).
The LRE Clearinghouse is a resource for families and educators
on issues related to educating students with disabilities
in the regular classrooms.
LRE Code Determination
"By the Book".
From the Special Education Director’s Conference August
2004.
Medical, Religious
Immunization Exemptions.
The State Board of Education and the Illinois Department
of Public Health have developed guidelines to help school
administrators determine whether a medical or religious immunization
exemption should be allowed and when a medical objection should
be referred to IDPH.
Medication
Administration in Schools.
The purpose of administering medication in school is to help
each student maintain an optimal state of health to enhance
his or her education.
Nonpublic Special Education Facilities.
Nonpublic special education facilities provide educational,
therapeutic and/or residential services to students identified
as having either severe, profound or multiple disabilities.
Occupational and
Physical Therapy Services - Recommended Practices.
The purpose of this document is to present administrators,
occupational and/or physical therapy personnel, educators,
other professionals, and parents, with information regarding
the provision of occupational and/or physical therapy in educational
environments.
Policies and Procedures and Checklist
in Providing for the Education of Children with Disabilities.
Each Illinois school district, in providing for the education
of children with disabilities within its jurisdiction, must
have policies, procedures and programs in place that are consistent
with state policies and procedures
Private
Residential Placement Room & Board Reimbursement Form
- (ISBE Form 34-37)
Regulations
Regarding Psychological Counseling and Mental Health Services.
This purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance to
school districts to ensure that children with behavioral or
emotional disabilities (ED) are receiving all of the related
services that they need, including psychological counseling
services, as part of a free appropriate public education in
the least restrictive environment.
Reimbursement to School
Districts for Co-teaching Personnel
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide clarification
regarding reimbursement to school districts for special education
certified and non-certified personnel involved in the instruction
of both general education and special education students.
School District
Policies on Social and Emotional Development.
Mental health is as important to children's overall health,
well-being and academic success as physical health, yet little
attention is usually placed on this issue until problems become
severe.
Secondary
Transition. This web page provides
access to a great variety of resources, tools and information
related to secondary transition including, but not limited
to: an age-appropriate transition assessment, measurable
post-school goals, transition plan development, and linkages
to web resources that cover a range of topics related to
secondary transition. The Transition Outreach Training for
Adult Living (TOTAL) Project training modules and resources
can also be accessed here.
Social
Emotional Performance Descriptors. The classroom assessments
are resources to help teachers determine local performance
expectations for the Illinois Learning Standards at each grade
level.
Special Education
Certification Structure and Content Area Standards.
The development of the Illinois professional education
standards for teachers, school service providers, and administrators
is the result of more than four years of collaborative work
by hundreds of educators and citizens throughout Illinois.
Special Education
Funding. The Division of Funding and Disbursements
is responsible for the approval and reimbursement of costs
for pupils, personnel and services.
School District
Guidance for Conducting Timely and Meaningful Consultation
with Private Schools
Students with
Disabilities in Regional Safe Schools Programs.
This memorandum is sent to clarify the responsibilities
of school districts and special education cooperatives in
providing services to students with Individual Education Programs
(IEPs) enrolled in the Regional Safe Schools Program (RSSP)
and in meeting relevant reporting requirements.
Time Out and Physical Restraint
Rules.
Public Act 91-600 amended the School Code of Illinois to specifically
address the issues of isolated time out and physical restraint
in public schools.
Title
I Requirements Relating to the Qualifications of Paraprofessionals.
This memorandum is intended to clarify the application of
the requirements under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
(NCLB) to paraprofessionals.
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