Special Education

There is a brilliant child locked inside every student. — Marva Collins

For special education related questions, please contact the River Bend Special Education Director at 507-359-8700.

A.

• ADHD medical documentation
• Alternate Assessment Eligibility Requirement – MDE
• Amending an IEP
• Amending an IEP Checklist
• IEP vs. Amending an IEP
• Assistive Technology
• Autism Spectrum Disorder

B.

• Behavior Intervention Plan
• BIP Q&A MDE
• Blind/Visually Impaired – MDE

C.

• Compliance and Monitoring – MDE
• Eligibility Criteria Checklist from Compliance & Assistance 
• Curriculum Ideas
• A Comprehensive Guide for Students with Disabilities 

D.

• Developmental/Adaptive Physical Education (DAPE)
• Deaf/Hard of Hearing – MDE
• Due Process Guidance for Teachers
• Stand – Alone DAPE Assessment Guidance

E.

• Early Intervention Services
• ECSE Special Transportation Guidance
• ECSE Team Member/Meeting Guide
• ECSE – Transition C to B
• ESY Guidance
• Birth up to Kindergarten Enrollment Legislative Changes
• Emotional Behavioral Disorder (EBD)
• EBD – MDE
• EQIP (Family Guided Routines Based Interventions – FGRBI)
• Non-Evaluation Guidance
• Decision Making Flow Chart for Extracurricular & Nonacademic Supports

F.

• Functional Behavior Assessment Parent Resource 
• ABC Guidelines
• Final Organization Checklist

G.

• Gifted Education

H.

• Help Me Connect
• Help Me Grow
  • When to Refer
• Homebound Education

I.

• IFSP vs IEP
• IEP Checklist (Before IEP Meeting)
• IEP Meeting Agenda
• IEP Checklist (After IEP Meeting)
• ISP to IEP Example PWN #1
• ISP to IEP Example PWN #2

K.

• Key Differences Between Part B and Part C

L.

• Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Legal Requirements
• Language Interpreter

M.

• MA Billing – RBED
• MA Billing – MDE
• Manifestation Determination 
• MDE Free Webinar Recordings – Special Education Trainings
• Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)

O.

• Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy Manual 
• School OT vs Medical OT
• OT & PT – MN Low Incidence 
• Other Health Disabilities (OHD)

P.

• Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
• Paraprofessional Service Guide (For IEP Service Grid)
• Password Protecting Documents 
• Prior Written Notice
• PWN
• Procedural Safeguards – MDE 
• Progress Reports
• Paraprofessional Support – Rubric for Determining Levels of Support
• Paraprofessional Support – Guidance for Determining Needs
• Paraprofessionals Roles and Responsibilities
• Paraprofessional Additional Guidance
• Part B Progress Reporting Compliance Checklist
• Part B Requirements of Progress Reporting
• Part C Progress Reporting Compliance Checklist
• Part C Requirements of Progress Reporting

R.

• Related Services – MDE
• Restrictive Procedures

S.

• South Central Service Cooperative (SCSC)
• Special Education Beginning of the Year Checklist
• Special Transportation 
• Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
• SpEd Forms 
• SpEd Forms – Welcome Pop-up Messages
• Standard-Based IEP Goals
• State Testing and Special Education 
• American Speech, Language, and Hearing Association
• Speech and Language Service Delivery

T.

• Test Protocols and Special Education 
• Transportation
• Transportation Decision Tree
• Transportation Decision Tree – ECSE 
• Transfer Review Form

U.

• Uploading to SpEd Forms 

V.

• Running an Effective IEP Meeting