Web Resource: Cyclical Monitoring and Special Education Programmatic Improvement

Web Resources


This web resource contains state and federal resources that directly align with the Facilitated Self Assessment and File Review components of special education cyclical monitoring. 

  • These resources can be used for many purposes including:
  • Preparing for upcoming special education cyclical monitoring
  • Meeting corrective action resulting from special education cyclical monitoring
  • Assistance with completing the Special Education Plan
  • Special education programmatic improvement
  • Professional development for staff
  • Ideas and content for family training

Please note: Any publication included on this website may be ordered and shipped, free of charge, from PaTTAN.

Basic Education Circular: Special Education Compliance

OSEP Letters Searchable Database

Common Questions and Answers for Leaders of Special Education

Common Questions and Answers for Leaders of Special Education: Resource Companion

Web Resource: Integrated Monitoring

Web Resource: Special education compliance Monitor Page

Web Resources: Special Education Plan Information

Web Resource: Special Education Website (PA Dept. of Education)

Web Resource: Chapter 14

​Web Resource: Chapter 711

Web Resource: IDEA

34 CFR 300.5, 300.6, 300.105, 300.324, 300.113

Basic Education Circular (BEC): Assistive Technology
 
Publication: Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities: A Closer Look at Acquisition and Funding
 
Publication: Assistive Technology in the IEP: A Guide for IEP Teams
 
Publication: Teachers' Desk Reference: Assistive Technology
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 
Video: A Focus on Consideration of Assistive Technology
 
Video: Progress Monitoring for Assistive Technology
 
Web Resource: AT: AT Decision Making and Who Can Help

22 PA Code 14.133, 14.133(h)

Annotated Positive Behavior Support Plan
 
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Education Services for Students Incarcerated
 
Chapter 14 Regulations: Positive Behavior Support
 
Chapter 711 Regulations: Positive Behavior Support
 
Publication: Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) Process
 
Publication: Manifestation Determination
 
Publication: Manifestation Determination Worksheet
 
Publication: PA Compilation of School Discipline Laws and Regulations
 
Publication: Special Education Timelines
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 

34 CFR 300.111
22 PA Code 14.121

Basic Education Circular (BEC): Special Education Services to Nonpublic School Students
 
Chapter 14 Regulations: Child Find
 
Chapter 711 Regulations: Child Find
 
Publication: PA Parent Guide to Special Education for School-Age Children
 
Publication: Special Education Timelines
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 

34 CFR 300.610, 611-627, 500.535(b)(1)(2)
22 PA Code 14.133(h)

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Regulations
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 
A Parent Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy ACT (FERPA)
 

34 CFR 300.500, 300.504, 300.506, 300.507, 300.151
 
ODR Training Videos
 
Office for Dispute Resolution Website
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 
Website: The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
 
Web Resource: Chapter 14 Complaint Procedures
 
Web Resource: Chapter 711 Complaint Resources

Understanding Special Education Due Process Hearings: A Guide for Parents and Families

34 CFR 300.157(a)(3)(4)

Web Resource: PA Secondary Transition
 
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Graduation of Seniors
 
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities
 
Publication: Are You On-Track to Graduate? Check Your ABC's!
 
Publication: CAPS: Helping Students Succeed and Graduate From High School - Strategies for Families
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 
Video: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices to Increase Graduation/Decrease Dropout Rates for Students with Disab.
 
Video: Pennsylvania's State Systemic Improvement Plan
 
Web Resource: Data Tools to Increase Graduation Rates-EWS Data Analysis Protocol for Individual Students
 
Web Resource: Data Tools to Increase Graduation Rates-EWS Metrics
 
Web Resource: Theory of Action to Increase Graduation Rates
 

34 CFR 300.157(a)(3)(4)

Web Resource: PA Secondary Transition
 
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Graduation of Seniors
 
Publication: Are You On-Track to Graduate? Check Your ABC's!
 
Publication: CAPS: Helping Students Succeed and Graduate From High School - Strategies for Families
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 
Video: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices to Increase Graduation/Decrease Dropout Rates for Students with Disab.
 
Video: Pennsylvania's State Systemic Improvement Plan
 
Web Resource: Data Tools to Increase Graduation Rates-EWS Data Analysis Protocol for Individual Students
 
Web Resource: Data Tools to Increase Graduation Rates-EWS Metrics
 
Web Resource: Theory of Action to Increase Graduation Rates
 

34 CFR 300.170(a)(1)(2)(b)
22 PA Code 14.143

Basic Education Circular (BEC): Education Services for Students Incarcerated
 
Publication: Manifestation Determination
 
Publication: Manifestation Determination Worksheet
 
Publication: Special Education Timelines
 
Questions and Answers on Discipline Procedures
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14

A Multi-Tiered Approach to School Discipline: Proactive Strategies to Reduce Exclusionary Practices

Quality Indicators of Emotional Support Services and Programs (Fillable Form)

Teachers’ Desk Reference: Classroom Management
 

22 PA Code 14.144

Chapter 14 Regulations: Facilities
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 

34 CFR 300.502

Publication: Pennsylvania Parent Guide to Special Education for School-Age Children
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14

Procedural Safeguards Notice

34 CFR 300.115(a)(b)(1)(2), 300.114-117
 
Video: Considerations for Improvement of Least Restrictive Environment
 
Video: Effective Use of Paraprofessionals
 
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Least Restrictive Environment and Educational Placement
 
Publication: Guidelines for Calculating Educational Environments for Federal Reporting
 
Publication: Teachers' Desk Reference: Classroom Management
 
Publication: Teachers' Desk Reference: Inclusive Practices
 
Publication: Teachers' Desk Reference: Universal Design for Learning
 
Video: High Leverage Practices in the Collaborative and Assessment Domain
 
Video: High Leverage Practices in the Instructional Domain
 
Video: Overview and High Leveraging Practices in the Social/Emotional/Behavioral Domain
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14

Annotated Communication Plan for a Child Who Is Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Non-Annotated Communication Plan for a Child Who Is Deaf or Hard of Hearing

34 CFR 300.106
22 PA Code 14.132

Basic Education Circular (BEC): Extended School Year (ESY) Eligibility
 
Publication: Extended School Year (ESY)
 
Publication: Teachers' Desk Reference: Extended School Year
 
Video: Considerations for Your ESY Process
 
Video: Extended School Year
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 

34 CFR 300.34(10)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)

Publication: Psychological Counseling as a Related Service
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 

22 PA Code 14.105(c)

Chapter 14 Regulations: Age Range Restrictions
 
Chapter 14 Regulations: Personnel
 
Chapter 711 Regulations: Personnel
 

34 CFR 300.34(c)(8)(i)(ii)(iii)
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 
Web Resource: The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education

Family Engagement Videos and Resources (PaTTAN website)

34 CFR 300.160(a)

Audio PowerPoint: Participation in State and Local Assessments
 
Publication: The PA Alternative System of Assessment: Answers to Questions Frequently Asked by Families
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 
Web Resource: PASA Website (Dynamic Learning Maps)
 
Web Resource: PDE Assessment and Accountability
 
Web Resource: PDE Special Education Assessments Page

PDE Web Page on State Assessments
  

34 CFR 300.111, 34 CFR 300.323

Basic Education Circular (BEC): Determination of Residence of Children Living in PA Institutions
 
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Enrollment of Students
 
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Student Enrollment FAQ
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 

34 CFR 300.519(a)(1)(2)(3)(4)(b)(1)(2)(h)

Basic Education Circular (BEC): Surrogate Parents
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 

34 CFR 300.207, 34 CFR 300.704(b)(4)(i)

Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 

34 CFR 300.101(a), 34 CFR 300.114

Basic Education Circular (BEC): Intensive Interagency Coordination
 
Publication: Interagency Coordination: A Four-Step Approach
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 
 

34 CFR 300.305(e)(3), 34 CFR 300.102(B)(iii), 300.503, 20 USC 1416(a)(3)(B)

Annotated Summary of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
 
Publication: Do You Know About the SAAFP? (Summary of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance)
 
Publication: SAAFP: A Worksheet for Parents of Students with Disabilities
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 

Web Resource: PA Secondary Transition
 
OSERS: A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students with Disabilities
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
 
Web Resource: PACER's National Parent Center on Transition and Employment

Web Resource: Secondary Transition

Web Resource: Collaborative Partnerships in Secondary Transition

Web Resource: Secondary Transition Compliance Learning Modules

Web Resource: Secondary Transition Relevant Professional Learning

Web Resource: Transition Discoveries

34 CFR 300.320, 34 CFR 300.324

Publication: Educational Leader: Educational Benefit Review
 
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14

Web Resource: Special Education Compliance Monitoring Page

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