Current guidance on implementing the requirements of local policies related to the provision of special education and related services in the District of Columbia is listed below:
- Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate Guidance
- Child Count Procedural Guidance
- Child Find Brochure
- Confidentiality of Student Information Guidance
- Early Childhood Transition Guidelines
- Extended School Year Services Guidance
- Individualized Education Program (IEP) Amendment Guidance
- Policies and Procedures for Placement Review Guidance
- Prohibition on Mandatory Medication Guidance
- Prohibitions on Discrimination Against Children with Disabilities in the Charter School Application During the Enrollment Process Guidance
- Related Services Guidance
- Significant Cognitive Disability Guidance
Dear Colleague Letters
- 2022 Extended School Year (ESY) Certification
- Transition Procedures for Children with Extended IFSPs under IDEA Part C
- Dear Colleague Letter on Key IDEA Requirements Related to D.L. v. District of Columbia
- OSSE Dear Colleague Letter: IDEA Part C to B transition: specialized instruction service delivery
Non-Regulatory Guidance
- Special Education Non-Regulatory Guidance: Compensatory Services Due to COVID-19 (July 2022)
- Special Education Non-Regulatory Guidance: Flexibilities for Completing Special Education Evaluations (July 2022)
- 2018-19 School Year Special Education Updates Guidance (August 2018)
Special Education Policy Bulletins
- Special Education Policy Bulletin: IDEA Obligations for Adult-Serving Public Charter School Programs (July 2022)
- Special Education Policy Bulletin: Students Exiting Special Education Services (July 2022)
- Special Education Policy Bulletin: Toileting Skills: Nondiscrimination and IDEA Obligations (August 2021)
- Special Education Policy Bulletin: IDEA Evaluations: Medical Information (June 2021)
- Special Education Policy Bulletin: Eligibility Criteria for Visual Impairment Under IDEA (June 2021)
- Special Education Policy Bulletin: Extended School Year (ESY) Services (April 2021)
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