| 2009 |
| 10/07/09 |  2009-2010 NASDSE Satellite Conference Series |
| 09/21/09 | Massachusetts FOCUS Academy Professional Development |
| 08/19/09 | National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard |
| 07/29/09 | Updated Program Plan for Special Education |
| 07/22/09 | Updated Data Collection Schedule and District Cohort Assignments for the Massachusetts State Performance Plan for Special Education (MA SPP) Activities |
| 06/24/09 | FY10 Special Education - Program Improvement Grant (Fund Code 249) |
| 06/24/09 | Request for Response: Presenters - Topics Related to Educating Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
| 06/23/09 | Request for Response: 2009 Massachusetts FOCUS Academy Professional Development Courses |
| 06/23/09 | Special Education Professional Development Seminar for Educators of Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
| 06/08/09 | Bureau of Special Education Appeals - Zirkel Report |
| 06/03/09 | FY10 Federal Special Education Entitlement (Fund Code 240) |
| 05/26/09 | FY10 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Special Education (ARRA-IDEA) (Fund Code 760) |
| 05/26/09 | Allocation Amounts for FY10 Federal Special Education Entitlement (Fund Code 240) |
| 04/21/09 | ALERT! IMPORTANT GRANT NOTICE FOR FY09: Fund Code 240 – Special Education Entitlement |
| 04/17/09 | 2009 Summer Professional Development Institutes for Educators |
| 04/16/09 | Special Education Surrogate Parent (SESP) Program |
| 04/15/09 | Request for Response (RFR): 2009 Special Education Professional Development Summer Institute |
| 03/30/09 | Massachusetts State Performance Plan for Special Education (MA SPP) for FFY 2005-2010 and Annual Performance Report (MA APR) for FFY 2007 |
| 03/16/09 | Reissued Mileage Reimbursement for Parents under 603 CMR 28.07(6) |
| 03/04/09 | Opportunity for Public Comment: Annual State Application for (IDEA) Part B Funds |
| 02/25/09 | Request for Response (RFR): 2009 and 2010 Special Education Professional Development Summer Institute |
| 02/25/09 | Accountability and Technical Assistance in the Area of Special Education |
| 01/22/09 | Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to Revamp BSEA Structure |
| 01/14/09 | Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2009-2: Observation of Education Programs by Parents and Their Designees for Evaluation Purposes |
| 01/14/09 | Application for Online Course Providers (Assistive Technology) |
| 01/08/09 |   Students with Disabilities Annual Report 2007-2008: Legislative Report |
| 01/05/09 | FY09 Special Education: Program Improvement Grant - Fund Codes 274 and 249 - Submission deadline extended until January 23, 2009 |
| 2008 |
| 11/18/08 | Inclusive Schools Week - December 1-5, 2008 |
| 09/09/08 | Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2009-1: Transition Planning to Begin at Age 14 |
| 09/04/08 | Please Submit Required Private School Student Data by September 15th |
| 09/04/08 | FY 09 Fund Codes 274 and 249 - Special Education: Program Improvement Grants |
| 08/22/08 | Translated Versions of the Parent's Notice of Procedural Safeguards and PL 1 Forms Now Available |
| 08/19/08 | Announcement Regarding Fund Codes 274 and 249 |
| 08/08/08 | Administrative Advisory SPED 2009-1: Services for Young Children with Disabilities, Ages Five and Six, in Preschool Programs |
| 07/30/08 | Reissued Memorandum on Providing Data for Private School Students |
| 06/18/08 | Memorandum on Parental Authorization to Share Information with MassHealth for the Purpose of Billing the Municipal Medicaid Program |
| 06/13/08 | Request for Response: 2008 Massachusetts FOCUS Academy Professional Development Courses |
| 05/23/08 | Recruitment of Candidates for Board of Education Advisory Councils |
| 05/23/08 | FY09 Federal Special Education Entitlement (Fund Code 240) |
| 05/16/08 | 2008 Summer Professional Development Institutes for Educators |
| 05/16/08 | 2008 Special Education Summer Professional Development Institutes |
| 05/01/08 | Federal Standard for the Correction of Noncompliance with Special Education Laws and Regulations within One Year |
| 04/24/08 | Request for Response (RFR): Special Educational Surrogate Parent Program |
| 04/11/08 | Request for Response (RFR): 2008 Special Education Professional Development Institute - Statewide Study Group: Selected Literacy Topics for Deaf Educators |
| 04/11/08 | Parent's Notice of Procedural Safeguards |
| 03/26/08 | Request for Response (RFR): 2008 Special Education Professional Development Institutes |
| 03/13/08 | Notice of Public Comment Annual State Application for (IDEA) Part B Funds |
| 03/11/08 | New Training Module - Specific Learning Disabilities: Eligibility Determination under IDEA 2004 |
| 02/21/08 | Massachusetts State Performance Plan for Special Education (MA SPP) for FFY 2005-2010 and Annual Performance Report (MA APR) for FFY 2006 |
| 02/01/08 | FY 08 Fund Codes 274 and 249 - Special Education: Program Improvement Grants |
| 2007 |
| 12/27/07 | FY 2008 Special Education Supplement: For Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Fund Code 241) |
| 12/11/07 | New! Specific Learning Disability - Forms and Technical Assistance |
| 12/06/07 | New Grant Opportunity -- Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Programs for Students with Disabilities - Fund Code: 235-B |
| 12/04/07 | Students With Disabilities Annual Report 2006-2007 |
| 11/06/07 | Department of Mental Retardation - Autism Waiver Program - Applications due through Friday, November 16, 2007 |
| 10/30/07 | Opportunity to Join -- Massachusetts Special Education State Performance Plan Interest Groups |
| 10/15/07 | Reminder - The October 30th deadline for submitting FY08 Special Education: Program Improvement Grants is approaching! |
| 09/26/07 | Online Professional Development Opportunity |
| 09/10/07 | New PL1, PL2, and PL3 Forms |
| 09/06/07 | Massachusetts Department of Education Seeks New Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) Trainers |
| 09/05/07 | Administrative Advisory SPED 2008-1: IDEA-2004 and Requirements related to Maintenance of Effort |
| 08/27/07 | Services from Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic |
| 08/23/07 | New School and District Profiles - Special Education Data featuring GIS Maps |
| 06/22/07 | Request for Response (RFR): 2008 Comprehensive System of Personnel Development Training Project |
| 06/05/07 | IEP Summer Workshops |
| 05/29/07 | Special Education Summer Professional Development Institutes - 2007 |
| 05/23/07 | Accountability and Technical Assistance in the Area of Special Education |
| 05/17/07 | Chapter 688 Brochure and Revised Referral Form |
| 05/14/07 | A Parent's Guide to Selecting A Special Education Advocate in Massachusetts |
| 05/10/07 | Administrative Advisory SPED 2007-2: IDEA-2004 and Private School Students |
| 05/09/07 | Memorandum on New Requirements for Registration of Sign Language Interpreters Who Work in Educational Settings |
| 05/07/07 | Graduation Ceremonies for The Class of 2007: Participation by Students with Disabilities |
| 04/30/07 | Request for Response (RFR): 2007 Special Education Professional Development Institutes |
| 04/12/07 | Technical Advisory 07-01: Teacher Qualifications in Massachusetts Charter Schools |
| 02/27/07 | Memorandum on the Implementation of the Transition Planning Form (TPF) -- 28M/9 |
| 02/21/07 | Massachusetts State Performance Plan for Special Education (MA SPP) for FFY 2005-2010 and Annual Performance Report (MA APR) for FFY 2005 |
| 02/01/07 | At Least 80 Percent of Students Graduate in Four Years in Most Districts |
| 01/25/07 | Special Education Circuit Breaker Extraordinary Relief Claims |
| 2006 |
| 12/08/06 | Special Education Supplement: For Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Fund Code 241) |
| 12/05/06 | Special Education Annual Report to the Legislature, November 2006 |
| 12/04/06 | Memorandum on the Implementation of 603 CMR 28.05(7): Parent response to proposed IEP and proposed placement |
| 11/27/06 | Revised - Progress Report Form and IEP-4 |
| 11/16/06 | Q & A – Bidders’ Conference - 11/09/06 - Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Programs for Students with Disabilities |
| 11/03/06 | Administrative Advisory SPED 2007--1: IDEA-2004 Implementing Regulations |
| 11/03/06 | NEW GRANT PROGRAM - Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Partnership Programs for Students with Disabilities - Fund Code: 235 |
| 10/26/06 | Revised Administrative Placement/Environment Information - PL-2 |
| 08/25/06 | Technical Assistance Advisory on Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| 08/21/06 | Legislative Action on behalf of Students with Disabilities, Summer 2006 |
| 06/15/06 | 2006 Special Education Summer Transition Planning Institute Online Course |
| 06/12/06 | 2006 IEP Goals/Objectives/Benchmarks and Transition Planning Summer Workshops |
| 05/30/06 | Special Education Summer Institutes 2006 |
| 05/23/06 | New Data Collection Activities Required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) |
| 05/22/06 | Request for Response: 2006 Special Education Summer Institute: Transition Planning - Effective Procedures and Practices |
| 05/16/06 | National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) - Additional Assurance Required for IDEA Part B Grant |
| 05/15/06 | Request for Response: 2006 Special Education Summer Institute: Assessing English Language Learners (ELL) with Disabilities |
| 04/25/06 | 2006 Special Education Leadership Academy II for experienced Administrators (over 5 years): Systems Change for Improved Results for Students with Disabilities - Application Process |
| 04/25/06 | 2006 Special Education Leadership Academy I for New Administrators (1-5 years): Laws, Regulations, Policies/Procedures (deadline May 30, 2006) |
| 04/04/06 | IDEA 2004 OSEP Guidance on Parentally Placed Private School Students |
| 03/21/06 | Request for Response: 2006 Special Education Summer Institutes |
| 03/07/06 | High School Financial Literacy Program |
| 02/14/06 | Administrative Advisory SPED 2006-4: Assignment of Financial and Programmatic Responsibility for Special Education and Enforcement of Assignments |
| 02/06/06 | Special Education Circuit Breaker Extraordinary Relief Claims |
| 01/24/06 | Performance Review Program for Initial Licensure (PRPIL) |
| 01/23/06 | SPED Grant: For Students Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
| 2005 |
| 12/29/05 | Special Education Supplement: For Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (Fund Code 241) |
| 12/20/05 | Updated Guidance Regarding Implementation of Physical Restraint Regulations and Incident Reporting Requirements in Special Education Day and Residential Schools |
| 12/05/05 | Advisory on Schaffer v. Weast, U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Burden of Proof in Special Education Appeals Cases |
| 12/02/05 | Special Education Annual Report to the Legislature, November 2005 |
| 09/07/05 | Notice of Public Hearing on the Proposed Amendments to the Regulations Governing Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Professionals (260 CMR) |
| 08/31/05 | Administrative Advisory SPED 2006-2: Changes to the State Special Education Regulations at 603 CMR 28.00 |
| 08/02/05 | Administrative Advisory SPED 2006-1: Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act --Initial Implications for School District Practices |
| 06/23/05 | Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for IDEA-2004 -- Draft Regulations Posted |
| 06/22/05 | FY 2006 – Fund Code 249 |
| 06/21/05 | Summary Report of Public Comment on the Proposed Revisions to the Massachusetts Special Education Regulations |
| 06/13/05 | FY 2006 - Fund Code 240 and Fund Code 274 |
| 04/22/05 | 2005 Summer Content Institute Brochure Posted |
| 04/13/05 | FINAL REMINDER: Registration for Spring 2005 Special Education Meetings due April 18th |
| 03/28/05 | Request for Response: 2005 Special Education Summer Institutes - Additional Opportunities |
| 03/21/05 | Administrative Advisory SPED 2005--1: Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Highly Qualified Special Education Teacher |
| 01/25/05 |  Federal and State Opportunities for Public Participation on February 7th |
| 2004 |
| 12/02/04 | Attention Administrators of Special Education
re: Students in Out-of-District Placements |
| 11/05/04 | Massachusetts Students with Disabilities Annual Report: 2003-2004 |
| 08/26/04 | Massachusetts Continuous Improvement Plan - FY05 |
| 07/29/04 | ATTENTION: Revised PL 2 form - July, 2004 |
| 07/19/04 | Massachusetts Awarded $3.4 Million Federal Special Education Grant |
| 06/16/04 | Special Education Leadership Academy II : Systems Change for Improved Results for Students with Disabilities 2004 |
| 05/28/04 | Updated 2004 Special Education Summer Institute Brochure – Enroll Now! |
| 05/17/04 | 2003 Disability Data Focus Groups - Discussion Guides and Final Report |
| 05/17/04 | The Massachusetts Annual Performance Report: 2002-2003 |
| 04/23/04 | FY 2005 – Fund Code 240 and Fund Code 274 – Information for Special Education Administrators |
| 03/23/04 | Request for Proposals - 2004 Special Education Summer Institutes |
| 03/17/04 | Progress Report to the Legislature on the Implementation of the Special Education Reimbursement ("Circuit Breaker") Program |
| 03/12/04 | Promoting Favorable School Experiences For DSS Involved Children and Their Families: Promising Practices |
| 01/29/04 | Department of Education Message to School Districts regarding Municipal Medicaid Bulletins #9 & 10 |
| 01/13/04 | POSTPONED - 2004 Spring Special Education Conferences |
| 2003 |
| 12/15/03 | REMINDER: December Child Count Due |
| 12/04/03 | Letter from OSEP re: Verification Visit to Massachusetts |
| 12/02/03 | Massachusetts Students with Disabilities Annual Report |
| 11/17/03 | Independent Education Evaluations - Updated figures for determining sliding fee scale participation |
| 07/31/03 | Request for Proposal for the FY2004 Early Childhood Mental Health Project (Fund Code 216-B) |
| 07/18/03 | Instructions for FY'04 Special Education Reimbursement "Circuit Breaker" Program |
| 06/09/03 | Save the Date - Important Meetings About the Municipal Medicaid Program |
| 05/16/03 | Allocation Information - FY04 Special Education: Program Improvement Grant, Fund Codes 274 and 249 |
| 05/05/03 | Special Education: Program Improvement (Fund Code: 249) |
| 05/02/03 | Federal Special Education Entitlement (Fund Code 240) |
| 05/02/03 | Special Education Program Improvement (Fund Code 274) |
| 03/13/03 | Information for Registrants to the 2003 Spring Special Education Regional Meetings |
| 2002 |
| 12/06/02 | Special Education Annual Report to the Legislature |
| 11/14/02 | Memorandum from Commissioner Spence, DSS, & Commissioner Driscoll, DOE, providing guidance on the appointment of Educational Surrogate Parents |
| 11/12/02 | December 1 Reporting Information |
| 10/17/02 | Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP) and IEP Goals and Objectives/Benchmarks Planning Sessions |
| 09/12/02 | Rehabilitation Services for Students with Disabilities |
| 07/19/02 |  Notice of Request for Public Comment on the Report of the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education |
| 07/19/02 | Report: President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education |
| 07/19/02 | Reminder for School Districts Making Placements to Out-of-District Programs |
| 2000 |
| 09/01/00 | Changes in Extended Evaluation |
| 05/31/00 | Entitlement Funding - Fund Code 240 - FY2001 adjustments |
| 04/28/00 | Spring Conferences 2000: Training Documents, Power Point Presentations, IEP Process Guide, Forms and Notices |
| 03/22/00 | Preliminary Study of the Special Education Standard for Services |
| 02/14/00 | Guidance on Providing Special Education Services for Students Attending Private Schools at Private Expense |
| 02/01/00 | Preliminary Study of the Special Education Standard for Services |
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