Publications and Information

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PUBLICATIONS AND WEB RESOURCES - A Compilation of Resource Titles Available from the Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services NEW!

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Assessments/Accommodations:

•  2013 ALT-MSA Handbook

• ALT-MSA Brochure
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• ALT-MSA: IEP Team Decision Making Tool -updated

• Mod-HSA: What It Means For Your Child's Program
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• Criteria for Identifying Students with Disabilities for Participation in Mod-HSA 
  
• Mod-HSA: Appendix B: IEP Team Decision-Making -updated
  

• Maryland's Differences Among Assessments Chart for Students Receiving Special Education Services

• 2012 Maryland Accommodations Manual

• Graduation Requirements and High School Assessments (HSA) for Students with Disabilities

Census Data:

• Click here to link to MSDE's Office of Accountability, Assessment and Data Systems

Discipline of Students with Disabilities: 

• Discipline of Students with Disabilities, pages 1-31

• Discipline of Students with Disabilities, pages 32-66

• Discipline of Students with Disabilities, pages 67-101

• Discipline of Students with Disabilities, pages 102-126

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Family Support Services:

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Hearing Aid Loan Bank:

• Maryland Hearing Aid Loan Bank FACT SHEET

• Maryland Hearing Aid Loan Bank APPLICATION FORM

• Maryland Hearing Aid Loan Bank EXTENSION FORM

Individualized Education Program (IEP):

• Maryland Statewide IEP Document.pdf 
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• Online IEP Process Guide 

• Building IEPs with Maryland Families-What a Great IDEA!-A Resource for IEP Team Members  
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• Understanding the Evaluation, Eligibility and Individualized Education Program (IEP) Process in Maryland-ENG 
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• Facilitated IEP Team Meetings in Maryland - An Introduction and FAQ for Parents and Public Agency/School Personnel 

Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP):

• Maryland Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
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• IFSP Instructions - Instructions for completing IFSP forms

Maryland State Improvement Grant (MSIG):

• Maryland State Improvement Grant Performance Report 2002

• Maryland State Improvement Grant Performance Report 2003

Parental Rights/Procedural Safeguards:

• Maryland Procedural Safeguards Notice - Updated January 2010  Amharic | Arabic | Chinese | French | Gujarati | Haitian Creole | Hindi | Korean | Polish | Portuguese | Russian | Spanish | Tagalog | Urdu |Burmese | Vietnamese  | Hebrew

Parentally Placed Private School Students with Disabilities:

• Parentally Placed Private School Students with Disabilities MSDE Presentation

• IDEA 2004 Children with Disabilities Enrolled by their Parents in Private Schools (Handout D-17)

• Private School Q&A April 2011

Parent Surrogate Manual:

• Parent Surrogate Manual

Professional Development for Student Achievement:

• Stages of Professional Development-Executive Summary 

• Stages of Professional Development-Overview  

• Stages of Professional Development-Utilization Guide 

• Stages of Professional Development-Self Assessment  

• Resident Teacher Certificate (RTC)

School Psychologists in the Identification of ED - NEW 2013

• Role of the School Psychologist in the Identification of Emotional Disability: Guidance and Technical Assistance for School Psychologists in Assessment, Identification, Service Provision and Progress Monitoring of Students with ED 

State Advisory Councils (Early Intervention/Preschool Special Education and Special Education):

State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) FFY2008:

• Executive Summary

• Part C SPP

• Part C APR

• Part B SPP

Technical Assistance Bulletins: 

• TA Bulletin #1: The 90-Day Written Referral to Evaluation Timeline

• TA Bulletin #2: Special Education Staffing PlanTA Bulletin #3: Effective Service Delivery and Staffing Supports

• TA Bulletin #3: Effective Service Delivery and Staffing Supports

• TA Bulletin #4: Students with Disabilities Placed in Private Schools By Their Parents

• TA Bulletin #5: Extended School Year Services

• TA Bulletin #6: Child Find

• TA Bulletin #7: Functional Behavioral Assessment & Behavior Intervention Planning

• TA Bulletin #8: Students with Developmental Delay (DD)

• TA Bulletin #9: Placement Determination of Preschool Students with Disabilities in the LRE

• TA Bulletin #10: Graduation Requirements and High School Assessments (HSA) for Students with Disabilities

• TA Bulletin #11: Special Education Citizen's Advisory Committee (SECAC)

• TA Bulletin #12: HB 326-Maryland Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists Act-Revision

• TA Bulletin #13: Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Impact on Services for Students with Disabilities

• TA Bulletin #14: Secondary Transition Services-Planning, Documentation and Implementation

• TA Bulletin #15: National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) and National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)

• TA Bulletin #16: Using the Response to Intervention (RtI) Process for Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)

• TA Bulletin #17: Understanding the Criteria and Eligibility Process for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities Participating in the Maryland Assessment Program

• TA Bulletin #18: Use of Exclusion, Restraint and Seclusion

• TA Bulletin #19: Early Childhood Transition from Part C to Part B of the IDEA State Performance Plan (SPP) Part B Indicators 11 and 12

• TA Bulletin #20: Five Day Rule-Provision of Accessible Copies of Documents to Parents

• TA Bulletin #21: Documentation of Delivery of Related Service(s), In Accordance with the IDEA and COMAR

• TA Bulletin #22: Home and Hospital Teaching and Students with Disabilities

• TA Bulletin #23: Frequently Asked Questions Related to Statewide Assessments of Students with Visual Impairments

• TA Bulletin #24: Parent Surrogate Appointment and Process

• TA Bulletin #25: Alternate Maryland Assessment (Alt-MSA)

• TA Bulletin #26: Incarcerated Youth with Disabilities, Ages 18-21

• TA Bulletin #27: Improving Results for Children: The Sharing of Child/Student Early Intervention and Special Education Information for "Legitimate Educational Interests"

• TA Bulletin #28: Feeding and Swallowing Policies and Procedures

• TA Bulletin #29: Service Animals

• TA Bulletin #30: IDEA Part B Maintenance of Effort (MOE) and Excess Cost
  

Transition Planning:

• Transition Planning Guide: Preparing Children with Disabilities to Move From School to Appropriate Postsecondary Outcomes 
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Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Task Force to Explore the Incorporation of the Principles of UDL into the Education Systems in MD HB-59 & SB-467
§        Meetings Notes from 10/20/2010 meeting @ MSDE
§        Meetings Notes from 01/11/2011 meeting @ MSDE

Reports and Presentations:

• Report of the Maryland Steering Committee on Students with Emotional Disabilities, Sept 2010

• Report of the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Workgroup - April 2006

• Autism Task Force Report 2004 - Service Delivery Recommendations for Young Children with Autism

• Powerpoint Presentation: Best Practices and Resources in School Mental Health

• Powerpoint Presentation: Meeting the Needs of Students with Emotional Disturbance in the School Setting

Additional Resources: 

Links to Statutes, Regulations and Resources Related To Special Education: