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Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2021-3: Shared Responsibility for Special Education Services in Institutional Settings
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2021-2: Students with Autism and Application for Department of Developmental Services Adult Eligibility
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2020-3: Recommended Advance Planning for a Student with an IEP Accepted for Enrollment in a METCO District
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2020-1: Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS)
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2019-1: Transition from Early Intervention Programs to Early Childhood Special Education
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2018-4: Guidance on Massachusetts Commission for the Blind Pre-Employment Transitions Services
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2018-3: Addressing the Communication Needs of Students with Disabilities through Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2017-2: Calculating and Providing Proportionate Share Services — Withdrawn July 2017 — Replaced by Administrative Advisory 2018-1.
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2017-1 : Characteristics of High Quality Secondary Transition Services
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2016-2 : Promoting Student Self-Determination to Improve Student Outcomes
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2016-1: Time-out and Seclusion — Withdrawn July 2021
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2014-5: Charter School Responsibilities for Students with Disabilities Who May Need an Out-of-District Program — 603 CMR 28.10(6)
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2014-4: Transition Assessment in the Secondary Transition Planning Process
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2014-3 (revised): Identifying the Need for Paraprofessional Support
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2014-2: Children's Behavioral Health Initiative
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2014-1: DSM-5 Changes and the Impact on Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
IRIS Information Brief: Comparison of the Diagnostic Criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder Across DSM-5, DSM-IV-TR, and the Individuals with Disabilities Act Definition of Autism .
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2013-1: Postsecondary Goals and Annual IEP Goals in the Transition Planning Process
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2012-2: Improving Data and Practices Regarding Disciplinary Removals of Students with Disabilities
Disciplinary Removal Self-Assessment Inventory
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2011-2: Bullying Prevention and Intervention
Addressing the Needs of Students with Disabilities in the IEP and in School Bullying Prevention and Intervention Efforts
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2009-2: Observation of Education Programs by Parents and Their Designees for Evaluation Purposes
Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2009-1: Transition Planning to Begin at Age 14
Last Updated: February 5, 2026