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Technical Assistance Papers, Memos, and Notes
Additional Papers will be listed here as they become available.
2012
- DPS: 2012-07 - Coordination of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- DPS: 2012-103 - Interpreting Services for Students Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind (PDF)
- DPS: 2012-105 - Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) and Educational Plans (EPs) for Transferring Exceptional Students (PDF)
- DPS: 2012-24 - School District or Charter School Provision of Early Intervention Services to Children with Disabilities, Birth through Age Two, and Their Families (PDF)
- DPS: 2012-17 - Surrogate Parents for Students with Disabilities (PDF)
- DPS: 2012-18 - Third Grade Student Progression (PDF)
2011
- DPS: 2011-165 - Guidelines for the Use, Documentation, Reporting, and Monitoring of Restraint and Seclusion with Students with Disabilities (PDF)
- DPS: 2011-157 - District Action Planning Process (DAPP) for Implementation of a Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) (PDF)
- DPS: 2011-145 - Guidelines for the Use of Time-out (PDF)
- DPS: 2011- 142 - Guidelines for Implementation of the Revised Rule for Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (PDF)
- DPS: 2011-134 - Counseling as a Related Service (PDF)
- DPS: 2011-123 - Overview and Implementation of House Bill 1255, Section 24 Assistive Technology-Amended Memo (PDF)
- DPS: 2011-122 - Overview and Implementation of Auditory-Oral Sections of House Bill 1255 (PDF)
- DPS: 2011-23 Students with Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools (PDF)
- DPS: 2011-04 General Education Intervention Procedures, Child Find, and the Initial Provision of Exceptional Education Services to Eligible Students (PDF)
- DPS: 2011-03 Information on General Educational Development Preparation, General Educational Development, and the Performance-Based Exit Option for Use in Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs (PDF)
2010
- DPS: 2010-179 Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Language Impairments (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-171 Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Speech Impairments (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-157 State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.05281, Educational Programs for Youth in Department of Juvenile Justice Detention, Commitment, or Day Treatment Programs, Florida Administrative Code (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-155 Information on the Common Assessment for Use in Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-131 Technical Assistance Paper: Offering Career Education Courses in Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-164 Guidelines for School Districts on the Use of Service Animals by Students with Disabilities (PDF)
- Attachment A (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-92 Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-70 Accessible Instructional Materials Questions and Answers (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-48 Compulsory School Attendance (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-24 Waiver of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Graduation Requirement for Students with Disabilities (PDF)
2009
- DPS: 2009-177 Questions and Answers: State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.03018, Florida Administrative Code, Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities
- Example Coversheet for the Written Summary of the Groups Analysis of Data for SLD Eligibility Decisions (Word, 114KB)
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- Example Coversheet for the Written Summary of the Groups Analysis of Data for SLD Eligibility Decisions (Word, 114KB)
- DPS: 2009-103 The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (PDF)
- DPS: 2009-099 Questions and Answers Regarding Speech/Language as a Related Service (PDF)
- DPS: 2009-084 Questions and Answers: National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) (PDF)
- DPS: 2009-014 Questions and Answers: Rule 6A-6.03011, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) Exceptional Student Eligibility for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (PDF)
2008
- K12: 2008-94 - Questions and Answers: State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.03014, Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students Who Are Visually Impaired (PDF)
- K12: 2008-53 Guidelines for Implementation of the Revised Rule for Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (PDF, 66KB)
2007
- K12: 2007-160 - Transition from Early Steps to the School District Prekindergarten Program for Children with Disabilities or Other Programs(PDF, 148KB)
- K12: 2007-137 - Questions & Answers Regarding Speech-Language Impaired Associate Certification (PDF)
- K12: 2007-23 - Surrogate Parents for Exceptional Students (PDF)
- FY: 2007-7 - Nonresident Exceptional Education Students Served in Residential Facilities (PDF, 146KB)
- FY: 2007-6 - Implementation of Attendance Requirements for Minors to Maintain Their Driving Privilege (PDF, 934KB)
- FY: 2007-5 - Meeting the Educational Needs of Students with Cochlear Implants and IDEA 2004 (PDF, 274KB)
- FY: 2007-4 - Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® (FCAT) (PDF, 398KB)
- FY: 2007-3 - Serving Students with Disabilities through Modified Schedule and/or Home Instruction (PDF, 271KB)
2006
- K12: 2006-131 - Interagency Agreement for the Transfer of Assistive Technology (PDF, 290KB)
- FY: 2006-17 - Use of Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum for Meeting Highly Qualified Status in Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs, 2006-2007 School Year (PDF, 290KB)
- FY: 2006-14 - Information on the Common Assessment for Use in Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs (PDF, 306KB)
- FY: 2006-11 - Grading Policies for Students with Disabilities (PDF, 306KB)
- FY: 2006-8 - The Response to Intervention (RtI) Model (PDF, 314KB)
- FY: 2006-7 - Implementing the Kelsey Ryan Act (PDF, 1005KB)
- FY: 2006-4 - Serving Students with Disabilities Ages 18 through 21 (PDF, 454KB)
- FY: 2006-2 - Non-Paid Community-Based Vocational Educational (CBVE) Programs (PDF, 577KB)
- FY: 2006-1 - Roles of Speech-Language Pathologists in Regard to Reading (PDF, 117KB)
2005
- FY: 2005-9 - Use of Part Scores with Tests of Intelligence (PDF, 84KB)
- FY: 2005-8 - Nonverbal Tests of Intelligence (PDF, 505KB)
- FY: 2005-4 - Juvenile Justice Cooperative Agreements and Education Service Contracts
- FY: 2005-3 - Measuring Adaptive Behavior (PDF, 89KB)
- FY: 2005-2 - Making Annual Goals, Short-Term Objectives, and Benchmarks Measurable (PDF, 160KB)
2004
- FY: 2004-21 - Serving Prekindergarten Children with Disabilities in School Readiness Public and Community-Based Settings
- FY: 2004-8 - Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements for Special Programs Under the No Child Left Behind Act (PDF, 164KB)
2002 Technical Assistance Papers
- FY: 2002-6 - Medicaid Certified School Match Program: Behavioral Services (PDF, 123KB)
- FY: 2002-5 - Determining an Individual Student's Need for Extended School Year (ESY) Services (PDF, 59KB)
- Related Extended School Year Documents
- Teacher brochure: - Extended School Year Services: A Guide for IEP and FSP Teams (PDF, 79KB)
- IEP team worksheet: - Extended School Year Services: Determination of Need for Students with Disabilities (PDF, 63KB)
- Parent brochure: - ESY: What's the IDEA Behind Extended School Year Services for Students with Disabilities? (PDF, 89KB)
- FY: 2002-1 - Documenting the Amount of Special Education and Related Services on the Individual Educational Plan (PDF, 39KB)
2001 Technical Assistance Papers
- FY: 2001-13 - Transportation and Students with Disabilities (PDF, 17KB)
- FY: 2001-12 - Medicaid Certified School Match Program: Nursing Services (PDF, 289KB)
2000 Technical Assistance Papers
- FY:2000-5 - Least Restrictive Environment Considerations Related to Individual Educational Plans (PDF, 22KB)
- FY:2000-1 - Evaluation Procedures and Determination of Eligibility for Children in Transition from Part C to Prekindergarten Programs for Children with Disabilities (PDF, 84KB)
1999 Technical Assistance Papers
- FY: 1999-8 - Medicaid Certified School Match Program: Speech-Language, Physical, and Occupational Therapy (PDF, 143KB)
- FY: 1999-7 - Medicaid Certified School Match Program: Services Provided to Charter Schools Through the Medicaid Certified School Match Program (PDF, 48KB)
1997 Technical Assistance Papers
- FY: 1997-4 - Block Scheduling for Exceptional Students (PDF, 74KB)
- FY: 1997-3 - Issues in Physical and Occupational Therapy (PDF, 120KB)
1996 Technical Assistance Papers
- FY: 1996-7 - Standard Error of Measurement (SEm) (PDF, 124KB)
1994 Technical Assistance Papers
- FY: 1994-26 - Securement of Wheelchair Lap Trays and Other Support Equipment (PDF, 46KB)
- FY: 1994-15 - Transporting Oxygen on School Buses (PDF, 55KB)
- FY: 1994-9 - Providing a Continuum of Services for Inmates with Disabilities in the Custody of the Florida Department of Corrections (PDF, 125KB)
1993 Technical Assistance Papers
- FY: 1993-3 - Use of Time Out in Special Education Programs: Guidelines for Time Out Procedures (PDF, 127KB)

