Office of Educational Services & Support

Special Education

Special Education Programs

 The Office of Special Education promotes collaboration among parents, educators, students, community and other agencies to make available the full range of personnel, programming, and placement options, including early intervention and transition services, required to ensure that all children with disabilities have available to them a free and appropriate public education.

The State of South Dakota has

Met compliance requirements of

 The State Performance Plan (SPP)

 for the data submitted in the

Feb. 1, 2009

Annual Performance Report.

• Coordinated Early Intervening Services

Data

• Suspension & Expulsion
  • Suspension & Expulsion Data Entry Site
  • 2008-2009 Suspension and Expulsion Data Collection Information
  • Suspension and Expulsion ppt 4.2009
• Office of Data Management
  • Special Education Data Elements Manual  Updated 11-09
• Private School Child Count
  • SD Private School Child Count Form (to be used for 2007 child count)
  • SD Private School Data Elements

Early Intervention

• Pre-School Section 619
• Birth to Three Connections

News and Events

• News and Special Education Director Calls
• Regional Representatives
• South Dakota Professional Development

Online Resources

• Forms and Technical Assistance Documents
• Individual Education Program (IEP)
• Functional Behavioral Assessment
• Listservs
  • DOE Special Education Listserv - receive information from Special Education Programs regarding announcements, trainings, and updates
  • Early Childhood/Preschool listserv- receive information regarding announcements on EC events
  • Online IEP Users -to receive information and updates about the online IEP tool
  • Alternate Listserv for teachers working with alternate content standards and alternate assessment

Mission Statement:

It is the mission of Special Education Programs to assure that children with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. Special Education Programs accomplishes this mission through professional development trainings, technical assistance and monitoring of special education services provided by public school districts and agencies. Special Education Programs supports South Dakota public schools in their efforts to adopt exemplary teaching practices that lead to enhanced teaching and learning experiences for children with disabilities.