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June, 2024 – Special Education Update

June, 2024 – Special Education Update

Part B: Special Education Update   Reevaluations (Cases where parent and public agency agree that a reevaluation is unnecessary) Iowa Code indicates that a reevaluation must occur at least once every three years, unless the parent and public agency agree that a...

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May, 2024 – Early Intervention & Special Education Updates

May, 2024 – Early Intervention & Special Education Updates

Brief descriptions of procedural clarifications, additions, changes and new resources are described below, along with links to related pages within the i3 system.   Part B: Special Education Updates Open Enrollment Process: Students with Disabilities The Open...

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May, 2023 – Special Education Updates

May, 2023 – Special Education Updates

Brief descriptions of procedural clarifications, additions, and changes are described below, along with links to related pages within the i3 system.  Revised text sections  are reflected within the respective i3 sections, linked below.   Part B: Special Education...

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February, 2023 – Special Education Updates

February, 2023 – Special Education Updates

Brief descriptions of procedural clarifications, additions, and changes are described below, along with links to related pages within the i3 system.  Revised text sections  are reflected within the respective i3 sections, linked below.   Part B: Special Education...

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October, 2022 – Early Intervention Update

October, 2022 – Early Intervention Update

Part C: Early Intervention/Early ACCESS Update Updates have been made to describe current procedures for conducting Periodic Reviews with a meeting or without a meeting (through other means such as phone, video conference, email, providing pertinent records or during...

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July 2022 Update

July 2022 Update

The July, 2022 update includes the following revisions (Additional procedural guidance will be provided early in the fall).   Information has been added to clarify the transfer process for students who are placed in shelter settings. Link Clarification has been...

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April 2022 Update

April 2022 Update

The Department of Education has released the Substitute Decision-Maker Process, which replaces the previously used process known as Extended Educational Decision-Maker. Details can be found in IEP Teams under the Parent section.

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March 2022 Update

March 2022 Update

The March 2022 update includes updates for both EARLY ACCESS and special education.Part B: Special Education Updates COVID: In light of the discontinuation of the COVID emergency proclamation by the governor as well as the current CDC guidance, the COVID specific...

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