Links and Resources
- Annual Reports - [more]
- Annual Review of Issues and Concerns - [more]
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During this past year, the following issues and concerns were brought forward to and addressed by the SAC:
- Statewide issues in autism and pilot program in the Department of Mental Retardation
- Teacher certification and proposed blending of special education
- State Performance Plan
- Faith-based group homes in Connecticut and region
- CMT/CAPT Statewide assessment/Skills Checklist
- P.J. et al. vs. State of Connecticut Board of Education, et al.
- Adjudicated youth, DCF, Court Support Services and local educational agencies
- Focused Monitoring activities
- Social Security Assistance (SSA)/Secondary Transition Demonstration Site program
- Lead Poison initiative
- Legislative processes
- Highly Qualified Teachers and special education
- Connecticut Behavioral Health Partnerships
- Issues of suspension and expulsion of special education students
- IDEA regulations
From these discussions there emerged a series of themes that focused the Council on a number of key activities. The outcomes of these activities are discussed below.
http://www.ctsac.org/resources/2006%20State%20Board%20of%20Education%20report.doc - Bureau Blog - [more]
- State of Connecticut department of Education Special Education Resources http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2678&Q=320730#Blogs
- Connecticut State Department of Education - [more]
- What's new and important at the CSDE. http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/site/default.asp
- IDEA Training Modules - [more]
- A training curriculum on IDEA, our nation's special education law. http://www.ctsac.org/index.cfm?event=resource.viewer&page=NICHCY/start.html
- Improving Results for Students with Disabilities - [more]
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During the process of determining special educations services for students with disabilities, the planning and placement team does not always reach consensus on the decisions made or the actions proposed. For the vast majority of the approximately 70,000 students receiving special education services, there is congruity between the parents and school district personnel. On the occasions when positions are not harmonious, it is important that parents and school district personnel be aware of the range of opportunities that exist to resolve a dispute.
http://www.ctsac.org/resources/Opportunities_for_Solutions.pdf - Information on State Advisory Panel's effectiveness - [more]
- A research article from 1997 on the perceived effectiveness of State Advisory panels as per IDEA. One of the few studies on the role of SAC's. http://eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=RecordDetails&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED406090&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=eric_accno&objectId=0900000b8013d159
- OSEP links for Parents and Professionals about Special Education - [more]
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Provides useful links to questions about issues and concepts in special education
http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/resources.html - Parent Training and Information Centers and Parent Resource Cent - [more]
- A good information resource for parents. http://www.taalliance.org/centers/index.htm
- Public Testimony Documents - [more]
- State Advisory Panels across the United States - [more]
- Information from different states about their state advisory panels/councils:
- State Special Education Advisory Panels Prime - [more]
- Developed by Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center. http://www1.usu.edu/mprrc/infoserv/pubs/SSEAPPrimer062005.pdf
- The most powerful advocacy tool in IDEA 2004 - [more]
- The most powerful advocacy tool in IDEA 2004: Your State Advisory Panel. A summary developed by Wrightslaw website. http://www.wrightslaw.com/heath/state.advisory.panel.htm
- U.S. Dept. of Ed. - Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) - [more]
- Federal programs that support students with disabilities. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html