Special Education

Special Education News Archives

2017
09/15/17	October 2017 Regional Meetings for Special Education Directors
09/13/17	Memo from Acting Commissioner Jeff Wulfson regarding Special Education – Key ESE Staff Contacts
09/07/17	Update on Integration of SPP/APR Data Collection Activities into the Coordinated Program Review
09/07/17	Save The Date: EarlyEdCon 2017
09/05/17	Advisory on Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1, 2017 U.S. Supreme Court Decision of Special Education
08/30/17	Restraint data collection updates, memo from Russell Johnston August 30, 2017
08/30/17	Important Email Sent to Superintendents and Special Education Administrators Regarding the 240 Grant
08/21/17	Information regarding FY18 Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Grant (Fund Code 262) has been posted on the EEC website
08/21/17	Information about the FY18 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Federal Special Education Entitlement Grant, Fund Code: 240
08/02/17	STEM Materials for Blind and Visually Impaired Students
07/27/17	Administrative Advisory SPED 2018-1: Guidance and Workbook for Calculating and Providing Proportionate Share Services for Students with Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools
06/22/17	Proportionate Share Calculation for School Year Expenditures
06/19/17	2017 Special Education Professional Development Series courses and registration available!
05/30/17	Register Now for the Early Childhood Administrative Leadership Institute and the Community of Practice for 2017-2018
05/16/17	Experienced Special Education Directors' Institute and Community of Practice in 2017-2018
04/05/17	Special Education Team Leadership Institutes 2017-18 - Information and Applications Available
04/04/17	Experienced Special Education Directors Register Now for Spring Community of Practice!
04/04/17	Save the Dates for the Special Education Institute for Experienced Directors 2017-2018
04/03/17	New Directors (1 – 4 Years) of Special Education Leadership Institute 2017–2018
04/03/17	Special Education Leadership Academy for Administrators of Career/Vocational Technical Education (CVTE) 2017-2018
03/13/17	Notice of Public Comment on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Annual State Application. The deadline for submission of public comment is, April 11, 2017.
03/13/17	Due to severe weather the Special Education Advisory Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday March 14, 2017 has been postponed until Tuesday April 11, 2017
02/03/17	Massachusetts FOCUS Academy (MFA) Courses
01/20/17	Indicator 12 Technical Assistance- An Online, Interactive Training for Districts Participating in Indicator 12 Data Collection Will Learn About Data Collection Requirements and Reporting Process
01/20/17	Online, Interactive Training Regarding How to Download and Upload the Special Education State Performance Indicator Forms
01/04/17	Special Education professional development survey. Help us enhance PD offerings!
2016
11/21/16	Results Driven Accountability, Making Money Matter (M3) & Planning for Success Webinar Materials
11/01/16	Advisory on Calculating and Providing Proportionate Share Services: Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2017-2. (This advisory supplements the Administrative Advisory SPED 2007-2 on IDEA-2004 and Private School Students (updated July 2008).)
10/27/16	Registration Information for 2-Day Training on: Linking the IEP and the Secondary Transition Process
10/27/16	Chapter 688 Electronic Referral System — Notice for School Districts