Overview

Helpful Tools

• Language and Communication

  • Language and Communication Plan
  • Language and Communication Plan
  • Annotated Language and Communication Plan
  • FAQ's
  • Memo from Special Education Division Director - Section 11 of Public Act 12-173: Required Language and Communication Plan for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Students
• Parent's Guide to Special Education in Connecticut (2007)
• Guía para padres sobre educación especial en Connecticut (2007)

• Promoting School Success for Children with Disabilities

  • Least Restrictive Environment
  • PPT 101
  • PPT 101
  • PPT Process
• PPT Checklist
• Revised (12/15): The "IEP Guide - Page by Page" ­- a resource to understand each page of the IEP and prepare for PPT meetings

• Standards Based IEPs

  • A Seven-Step Process to Creating Standards Based IEPs
  • Web Modules: Writing Standards Based IEP Goals and Objectives

Connecticut Alternate Assessment Resources

Connecticut Alternate Assessment System Participation Guidance for Planning and Placement Teams

Frequently Asked Question and Answers About the Connecticut Alternate Assessment System

Accommodations on State Summative Assessments

Special Populations on the State Summative Assessments

Connecticut SAT Resources

2016 Changes to the IEP - pages 9&10 - 12/15/15

Connecticut SAT

Smarter Balanced Assessment/NGSS Resources

• Student Assessment

Common Core Aligned Assessments

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

• Test Supports/Accommodations Form: General Education, Special Education, Section 504 Students, EL Students
• CTAA and CMT/CAPT Skills Checklists Science Eligibility & Learner Characteristics Inventory (LCI)
• Connecticut Read Aloud Protocol for Smarter Balanced Assessments Security/Confidentiality Agreement
  • Guidelines for Read Aloud, Test Reader
• Smarter Balanced Usability, Accessibility, and Accommodations FAQ
• SBA Sample Parent Letter
• SBA 10th Grade CAPT Science Sample Parent Letter
• SBA/IEP Frequently Asked Questions