Special Education Procedures Manual

The final versions of the AEA State Special Education Procedures Manuals are now available on our Web site. They can be located by going to Diverse Learners/SPED/ELL in the Programs and Services section of our Web site and then scrolling down to SPED Resources. You will be able to download these to your computer. (The temporary version of the manual was all in one document. They are now split into a procedures manual that covers all procedures in special education and a documentation manual that provides line-by-line instructions on how to complete special education forms.)

They are in a PDF format that is easily searched and can be marked for your own use. We encourage you to use these manuals electronically to save the cost of printing. If you want a printed version, please do not print them on your office printer, as combined they are close to 500 pages. It would be very hard on our printers and expensive to print them in that way.

Based on feedback received over the last few years, we understand that some of you need printed versions of these manuals to do your work most efficiently. We are currently making printed copies available through our Print Center. After Friday August 28, you will be able to request a copy through your Regional Secretary. Once you place your order, it will take about a week for you to receive your copies.

Finally, your teachers will all be receiving copies of At A Glance. These will arrive in your regional offices within the next week. Your Partnership Director will determine how they will be distributed to special education teachers. Eventually teachers will also be able to order printed copies of the full manual if they want them.

Direct links to the new manuals are:
At A Glance:

http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/spedresources/0910at_a_glance.pdf
AEA State Procedures Manual: http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/spedresources/Procedures_manual.pdf
AEA State Documentation: http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/spedresources/Documentation_Guide.pdf