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Maryland's Infants and Toddlers Program
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Technical Assistance Bulletins
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DEI/SES Publications and Information
Technical Assistance Bulletins
16-01
- FAQ About: Transportation of Children with Disabilities
16-02
- Child Outcome Summary (COS)
16-03
- Specific Learning Disability Technical Assistance Bulletin and Supplement: Focus on Dyslexia, Dyscalculia and Dysgraphia) with Five Questions Parents and Educators Can Ask to Start Conversations
17-01
- Effective Transition Practices: Supporting Family Choice At Age 3
17-01a
- Appendix A: Transition at Beginning of School Year Following 4th Birthday
17-01b
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Appendix B: Transition After Age 3 flowchart
17-01c
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Appendix C: Transition By Age 3 flowchart
17-02
- Parental Consent Under Maryland Law
17-03
- Inclusive Early Childhood Services in the LRE
17-04
- Native Language
18-01
- Home and Hospital Teaching Supplement on Students with Disabilities
18-02
- Early Intervention Services for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing and Their Families
Date: Revised October 2019
18-03
- Orientation and Mobility (OEM) Assessment Guidelines
18-04
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Secondary Transition: Legal Policy, Implementation, Tools
Date: November 2018
19-01
- Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
19-02
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Student Behavior Interventions: Physical Restraint and Seclusion
Date: July 2019
Supplement to the MSDE Division of Student Support, Academic Enrichment, and Education Policy Guidance Document for General Education:
Student Behavior Interventions: Restraint & Seclusion
Date: 7/22/2019
19-03
- Missed IEP Services
19-04
- The Early Intervention Record: Transfer and Release
19-04a
- Appendix A –EIR/IFSP Transfer Job Aid
19-05
- Improving Results for Children: The Sharing of Child/Student Early Intervention and Special Education Information for “Legitimate Educational Interests”
19-06
- Improving Outcomes for SWD Consideration & Documentation of Assistive Technology Delivery
19-07
- Improving Outcomes For Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Eligibility: Eligibility, Instruction, and Assessment
20-01
- Serving Children with Disabilities under IDEA during School Closures due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Date: Issued March 2020, Revised October 2020
20-01
Supplement
- Recovery Efforts to Support a Continuum of IFSP Service Delivery during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Date:
5/31/2020
20-03
- Providing Continuity of Learning to Students with Disabilites during COVID-19
20-02
- Providing Continuity of Learning to Students with Disabilities Through Nonpublic Special Education Schools during COVID-19
Date:
4/6/2020
20-04
- Providing Continuity of Learning to Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, Blind, Low-Vision, and DeafBlind Students during COVID-19
Date: 4/2020
20-05
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Navigating Secondary Transition Services for Students with Disabilities during COVID-19
Date: Issued April 2020, Revised October 2020
20-06
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Continuity of the IFSP for Young Children (Birth - Age 4) with Developmental Delays/Disabilities and their Families during Extended School/Closure due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date: April 2020
20-07
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Providing Continuity of Learning for Students with Disabilities who require Extensive, Intensive, Individualized Instruction and Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date: Issued April 2020, Revised October 2020
20-08
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Supporting the use of Assistive Technology in a Virtual and/or Distance Learning Environment
Date: May 2020
20-09
- Recovery Efforts: Addressing the Provision of FAPE through Alternative Service Delivery Models for Students with Disabilities during the Re-Opening of Schools
Date: Issued June 2020, Revised October 2020
20-10
- Recovery Efforts: Addressing the Reopening of Nonpublic Special Education Schools
Date: June 2020
20-11
- Interagency Coordinating Council (ICC), which captures the roles and responsibilities of the State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) and each Local Interagency Coordinating Council (LICC)
Date: October 2020
21-01
- Interprofessional Collaboration: Related and Support Services
Date: 1/27/2021
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21-02
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Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee (SECAC) Questions & Answers (Q&A)
Date: 3/17/2021
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TIPs
TIPs for Assistive Technology Across Service Delivery Models: A Resource for Educators and Families
TIPS for Adapted Physical Education in a Virtual Environmen
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TIPs for Classroom Teachers to Make Content Accessible for All Students
TIPs for Classroom Teachers to Make the Virtual Classroom Accessible for Deaf and Hard-of Hearing Students
TIPs for Collaborating to Provide Special Education Services in Childcare and Community-Based Programs Across Varied Services Delivery Models
TIPs for Recovery Planning for Students who are Blind, Low-Vision, Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, and Deaf/Blind
TIPs for Supporting the Engagement of Students with Disabilities through Varied Services Delivery Models
TIPs for Supporting Students Who Require Extensive, Intensive, Individualized Instruction and Supports through Varied Service Delivery Models
TIPs for Teaching and Learning and the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) in Varied Service Delivery Models
TIPs for Speech-Language Therapy Telepractice During COVID-19
TIPs for the Safe Provision of Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) Services Upon Return to In-person Learning
TIPs to Address Special Education Staff Shortages, Scheduling, and Logistical Challenges Across Varied Service Delivery Models
TIPs to Implement Specially Designed Instruction through Varied Service Delivery Models
TIPs to Support Behavior and Social Emotional Transition
TIPs to Support Concurrent Virtual and Face to Face Instruction
TIPs to Support Data Collection by Parents During Virtual or Hybrid Learning
TIPs to Support Mask-Wearing for Students with Disabilities
TIPs for Recovery Planning for Secondary Transition
TIPs for Monitoring Students Progress through Alternative Service Delivery Models
TIPs to Support Secondary Transition in Virtual and Hybrid Learning
Guidance Documents
A Parents' Guide to Navigating Compensatory Education/Recovery Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date Issued: April 2021
School Discipline Basics & Integrating Supports: A Focus on Students With Disabilities - November 2020
Date: November 2020
Extended School Year (ESY) Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Supporting Students with Disabilities During COVID-19 and Afterwards
Date:
November 2020
Maryland Guidance for IEP Teams: Participation Decisions for the Alternate Assessments and Instruction Using Alternate Standards
Date Revised: 03/20/2019
Assessment Crosswalk: Changes to the Maryland Guidance for IEP Teams on Participation Decisions for the Alternate Assessments
Date Revised 03/20/2019
Assessment Chart: Differences Among the PARCC, HSA Government, HS MISA, MSAA, and Alt-MISA Assessments
Date Revised 03/20/2019
Use of Recording Devices - Guidance Memo
Date Issued: 10/11/2016
Maryland State Guidelines: Management of the Needs of the Oxygen-Dependent Student
Date June 2002
Epilepsy and the School Bus Driver
A publication of Epilepsy Foundation
A Parent's Guide: Navigating Special Education during COVID-19 Pandemic
Contact
Brian Morrison, Ph.D.
Chief, Policy and Accountability
Maryland State Department of Education
Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
brian.morrison@maryland.gov
410-767-0249 phone
410-338165 fax
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