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Special Education
ALSDE Special Education Services (SES) Resource Site
Resources for Teachers
The Special Education Process
Child Find and Referral for Evaluation
Evaluation: Consent, Planning, and the 60-Day Timeline
Eligibility Determination
The IEP: Placement, Implementation, and Least Restrictive Environment
Reevaluation and Exit
IEP Development & Implementation
Before the IEP Meeting — Notices, Consent & Procedural Safeguards
Writing the IEP: Student Profile, Present Levels & Special Factors
Measurable Annual Goals & Progress Monitoring
Services & Assistive Technology
Transition Planning
Finalizing & Implementing the IEP
Behavior and Discipline
Supporting Student Behavior: FBAs and Behavioral Intervention Plans
Discipline Basics: Removals and the 10-Day Rule
Manifestation Determination Review
Special Circumstances: 45-Day Interim Alternative Educational Settings
Protections, Appeals, and Students Not Yet Eligible
Assessment & Accountability
State Assessment Participation Decisions
Assessment Accommodations and Accessibility
English Learners with Disabilities
Graduation Requirements and Assessment Pathways
Accessible and Secure Test Administration
Alternate Assessment and the One-Percent Threshold
Transition
Transition in the IEP
Age-Appropriate Transition Assessments
Postsecondary Goals and Courses of Study
Self-Determination and Student-Led IEPs
Agency and Community Connections
Graduation, Exit, and the Summary of Performance
Related Services and Assistive Technology
What Is a Related Service?
Service-by-Service Guidance
Assistive Technology Consideration
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Sensory Impairment Supports
Alabama AT Resources and Device Access
Forms, Templates & Quick Links
Resources for Coordinators
Data, Monitoring & Compliance
The Differentiated Monitoring Process
Annual Self-Assessment and the Document of Assurance
SPP/APR Indicators and Data Reporting
Timelines Self-Audit: A Coordinator's Master Checklist
Corrective Action Planning and Records Management
Fiscal & Program Management
IDEA Part B and Preschool Grants
Maintenance of Effort, Excess Cost, and Supplement Not Supplant
Coordinated Early Intervening Services
Parentally-Placed Private School Students
Medicaid, Equipment, and Fiscal Documentation
Personnel Qualifications and Program Staffing
Dispute Resolution & Procedural Safeguards
Procedural Safeguards and Required Notices
Preventing and Resolving Disputes Early
Mediation
Written State Complaints
Due Process Complaints and Resolution Meetings
Hearings, Expedited Proceedings, and Appeals
Compliance & Law
IDEA Part B and Alabama Rule Crosswalk
Alabama Administrative Code, Chapter 290-8-9
IDEA, Section 504, and the ADA
FERPA and Special Education Records
Terms and Definitions
Special Education
Forms, Templates & Quick Links
Forms, Templates & Quick Links
Alabama State Department of Education — Special Education Services (SES)
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