Behavioral

• Use of Time-Out Rooms as a Behavioral Intervention
• Use of Physical Restraint as a Behavioral Intervention

Charter Schools

• Local Educational Agencies Responsibilities to Charter Schools
• New Mexico Primer on Special Education in Charter Schools
  Background | Authorizers | Operators | Glossary

Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) Guidance

• CEIS Guidance Memo
• 2008-09 CEIS Under Part B of IDEA Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

Dual Discrepancy

Dyslexia

• HB 230: An Act Relating to Special Education;
  Requiring Interventions for Students Displaying Characteristics of Dyslexia (Effective May 19, 2010)

Evaluations

• Memo: A Response to Intervention (RtI) Process Cannot Be Used to Delay/Deny an Evaluation for Eligibility Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
• Letter to Reyes
  Office of Special Education Programs

General Guidance

• Class Size Memo
• Home Schooled Children with Disabilities
• Homeless Children and Youth IDEA 2004 Requirements
• Parental Consent for Insurance Memo
• Prohibition on Mandatory Medication

Guidance for Student and Teacher Accountability Reporting System (STARS)

• STARS Documentation
• Indicator 11 60-day Timeline FROM Parent Consent to Initial Evaluation: STARS Data Entry
• Performance Plan Indicator 11 Q&A
• End of Year Reporting
• Special Education Caseload Waiver
  • Slide show
• Guidelines for Calculating Related Service FTE
• How to Figure Caseload Maximums

Hospital/RTC Settings

• Service to Out of State Students in Residential Treatment Facilities Memo

Individualized Education Program

• General
  • Frequency of Service Stated on an IEP
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Memo
  • Communication Considerations for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  • Communication Considerations 11x17 Guidance Flow Chart
• Presenter Guides from NSTTAC
  To assist states and local school districts with professional development in the area of secondary transition, NSTTAC has created presenter guides on (a) Indicator 13, (b) Self-Determination, and (c) Transition Assessment. The guides are available at: http://www.nsttac.org/products_and_resources/PresenterGuides/Default.aspx.
• Indicator 13 Checklist
• Secondary Transition Question and Answer

Instructional Materials

• National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS)

Instructional Time

• Length of School Day and "Instructional Time"
• Shortened School Days for Students with "Disabilities"

Personnel

• Educational Assistant and Paraprofessional Personnel

Preschool

• Services for Speech Only Preschool Students
• Transportation for Speech Only Preschool Students
• Developmentally Delayed and Related Services Memorandum April 2, 2011
• Clarification on Special Education in New Mexico: Developmentally Delayed and Related Services December 27, 2010
• Question and Answer Sheet State Performance Plan Indicator 7 – Early Childhood Outcomes (ECO)
• Definitions of Early Childhood Outcomes Ratings (Indicator 7)
• Early Childhood Outcomes Conversion from the COSF to Indicator 7 Reporting
• Early Childhood Outcomes Summary Form (COSF)
• Early Childhood Outcomes Petition
• Extended IDEA Part C to Part B
  • NM Part C Option Webinar: Part B Preschool Implementation Webinar

Private Schools

• Questions and Answers on Private School Placements
• Questions & Answers on Serving Children with Disabilities Placed by Their Parents in Private Schools (April 2011)
• Recommended Private School Service Plan Memorandum
• Questions and Answers on IDEA and Private Schools
• New Mexico Private School Services Plan
• Presentation: Children with Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools
• IDEA 2004: Children in Private Schools

Policies and Procedures for the Provision of Special Education Services for Students with Disabilities and Gifted Students

• Policy & Procedures Memo
• Ch1-Child Find / Interventions
• Ch2-Procedural Safeguards
• Ch3-Full and Individual Evaluations
• Ch4-Disabilities - Exceptionalities
• Ch5.1-Individual Education Program (IEP)
• Ch5.2-Additional IEP Requirements
• Ch6-Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
• Ch7-Discipline / Behavior
• Ch8-General Administration