Technical Assistance Papers Memos and Notes
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Technical Assistance Papers Memos and Notes
2018
- DPS: 2018-33 – Technical Assistance Paper: Transition from Early Steps to the School District Prekindergarten Program for Children with Disabilities or Other Community Programs (PDF)
- DPS:2018-102 - Memorandum: Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Pursuant to Senate Bill 7026 (PDF)
2017
- DPS 2017-96 - Memorandum: Updated Guidelines for Students with Life-Threatening Allergies (PDF)
- DPS 2014-208 - Technical Assistance Paper Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities (PDF)
- DPS 2010-70 - Memorandum: Updated May 19, 2017 - Accessible Instructional Materials (PDF)
- DPS: 2017-16 - Memorandum: District Standard Agreement for Homebound or Hospitalized Students (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-155 (Revised August 2017) - Technical Assistance Paper: Information on the Common Assessment for Use in Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Education Program (PDF)
2016
- DPS: 2016-68 - Memorandum: Changes to Emergency Allergy Treatment (PDF)
- DPS: 2016-13 - Memorandum: Least Restrictive Environment Considerations Related to Individual Educational Plans (PDF)
- Memorandum: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Procedures (PDF)
2015
- DPS: 2015-40 - Compulsory School Attendance
- DPS: 2015-151 - Memorandum: General Education Intervention Procedures (PDF)
- DPS: 2015-152 - Memorandum: Evaluation, Determination of Eligibility, Reevaluation and the Provision of Exceptional Student Education Services (PDF)
- DPS: 2015-60 - Memorandum: Updated Guidelines for the Use of Service Animals by Students with Disabilities, 2015 (PDF)
- DPS: 2015-16 - Memorandum: Waiver of Statewide, Standardized Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities (PDF)
2014
- DPS: 2014-136 - Memorandum: Q&A for Senate Bill 850 (PDF)
- DPS: 2014-94 - Memorandum: What’s Special about Special Education? Specially Designed Instruction for Students with Disabilities within a Multi-tiered System of Supports (PDF)
- DPS: 2014-12 - Memorandum: Renewal Credit in Teaching Students with Disabilities (PDF)
2013
- DPS: 2013-150 - Memorandum: Implementation of Attendance Requirements for Minors to Maintain Their Driving Privilege (PDF)
- DPS: 2013-117 - Memorandum: Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Infants, Toddlers and Prekindergarten Children (PDF)
- DPS: 2013-105 - Memorandum: 2013 Legislation - Senate Bill 1108 (PDF)
- Questions and Answers Regarding Implementation of CS/SB 1108 (PDF)
- Document Relating to Parental Input and Meetings (PDF)
- Parental Consent Form/Prior Written Notice: Instruction in the State Standards Access Points Curriculum and Florida Alternate Assessment Administration
- Parental Consent Form/Prior Written Notice: Student Placement in an Exceptional Education Center
- DPS: 2013-65 - Memorandum: Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities (PDF)
2012
- DPS: 2012-07 - Memorandum: Coordination of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (PDF)
- DPS: 2012-103 - Memorandum: Interpreting Services for Students Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind (PDF)
- DPS: 2012-24 - Memorandum: 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 - Memorandum: Surrogate Parents for Students with Disabilities (PDF)
- DPS: 2012-18 - Memorandum: Third Grade Student Progression (PDF)
- Memorandum: Guidance on Significant Cognitive Disabilities (PDF)
2011
- DPS: 2011-157 - Memorandum: District Action Planning Process (DAPP) for Implementation of a Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) (PDF)
- DPS: 2011-145 - Memorandum: Guidelines for the Use of Time-out (PDF)
- DPS: 2011- 142 - Memorandum: Guidelines for Implementation of the Revised Rule for Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (PDF)
- DPS: 2011-134 - Memorandum: Counseling as a Related Service (PDF)
- DPS: 2011-122 - Memorandum: Overview and Implementation of Auditory-Oral Sections of House Bill 1255 (PDF)
- DPS: 2011-23 - Memorandum: Students with Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools (PDF)
2010
- DPS: 2010-179 - Memorandum: Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Language Impairments (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-171 - Memorandum: Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Speech Impairments (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-157 - Memorandum: State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.05281,F.A.C., Educational Programs for Youth in Department of Juvenile Justice Detention, Commitment, or Day Treatment Programs, Florida Administrative Code (PDF)
- DPS: 2010-131 - Technical Assistance Paper: Offering Career Education Courses in Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs (PDF)
2009
- DPS: 2009-177 - Memorandum: Questions and Answers: State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.03018, Florida Administrative Code, Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities (PDF)
- Example Coversheet for the Written Summary of the Group’s Analysis of Data for SLD Eligibility Decisions (Word) This Word document is provided as a visual example. Viewers may download and manipulate it for their individual needs.
- DPS: 2009-103 - Memorandum: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (PDF)
2007
- K12: 2007-137 - Technical Assistance Paper: Questions & Answers Regarding Speech-Language Impaired Associate Certification (PDF)
- FY: 2007-7 - Technical Assistance Paper: Nonresident Exceptional Education Students Served in Residential Facilities (PDF)
- FY: 2007-5 - Technical Assistance Paper: Meeting the Educational Needs of Students with Cochlear Implants and IDEA 2004 (PDF)
2006
- K12: 2006-131 - Memorandum: Interagency Agreement for the Transfer of Assistive Technology (PDF)
- FY: 2006-17 - Technical Assistance Paper: Use of Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum for Meeting Highly Qualified Status in Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs, 2006-2007 School Year (PDF)
- FY: 2006-11 - Technical Assistance Paper: Grading Policies for Students with Disabilities (PDF)
- FY: 2006-7 - Technical Assistance Paper: Implementing the Kelsey Ryan Act (PDF)
- FY: 2006-2 - Technical Assistance Paper: Non-Paid Community-Based Vocational Educational (CBVE) Programs (PDF)
- FY: 2006-1 - Technical Assistance Paper: Roles of Speech-Language Pathologists in Regard to Reading (PDF)
2005
- FY: 2005-9 - Technical Assistance Paper: Use of Part Scores with Tests of Intelligence (PDF)
- FY: 2005-8 - Technical Assistance Paper: Nonverbal Tests of Intelligence (PDF)
- FY: 2005-3 - Technical Assistance Paper: Measuring Adaptive Behavior (PDF)