Category Archives: Special Collection

Desired Results Family Brochure

Seal: Department of Education, State of California

This 2013 brochure describes the Desired Results for Children and Families system which is used to measure child outcomes for children with disabilities in the state of California. This brochure can be used as an example for how to format and share information with families and broader audiences. Published by: California Department of Education Desired […]

OSEP Policy Letter to Flinn on FERPA

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This 2013 letter from OSEP provides guidance on the need for an Early Intervention Service (EIS) provider to obtain parental consent upon disclosing personally identifiable information to a potential funding source for IDEA Part C services. Published by: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), U.S. Department of Education OSEP Policy Letter to Flinn […]

Early childhood “pay-for-success” social impact finance: A PKSE bond example to increase school readiness and reduce special education costs

ReadyNation Working Paper, June 10, 2013

This 2012 resource is a progress report that provides an example from 2009 Pennsylvania PreK Counts to demonstrate how social impact bonds might be used to pay for early learning services. Citation: Dugger, R., & Litan, R. (2012). Early childhood “pay-for-success” social impact finance: A PKSE bond example to increase school readiness and reduce special […]

Parent Rights, Responsibilities, and Resources in Early Intervention

This handbook helps Utah parents understand their rights, responsibilities, and resources as the parent of a child receiving early intervention services, and is available in both English and Spanish. Published by: Utah Early Intervention Program Parents’ Rights, Responsibilities, and Resources in Early Intervention (English) Parents’ Rights, Responsibilities, and Resources in Early Intervention (Spanish)

OSEP Policy Letter to Edmunds on procedural safeguards

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This 2012 letter from OSEP determines that the term “early intervention records” is the same as “education records” for the purposes of the confidentiality protections under Part C of the IDEA and FERPA and exempt as “Protective Health Information” under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Published by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) OSEP Policy […]

FERPA 101

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This 2011 webinar provides a basic overview of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The webinar is intended to inform education officials, teachers and staff at state and local agencies and institutions about the requirements of FERPA. Presented by Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) FERPA 101 Recording and Transcript