Office of Special Education Programs
P.O. Box 500
Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
phone: (609)292-0147
fax: (609)984-8422

Program Improvement

Memos

• Restraint and Seclusion: Special Education Resource Document (09/18/12)
• Transition from Part C to Part B for Students with Disabilities (8/27/12)
• Guidance with Respect to Federal Regulations Implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 – Independent Evaluations (5/14/12)
• Least Restrictive Environment Requirements for Preschool Children (5/7/12)
• Guidance Memo 2012-1: Children Placed in Resource Family Homes (3/12/12)
• Coordinated Early Intervention Services (CEIS) Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (OSEP 08-09)
• Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) (10/22/07)
• Elementary School Age Range (8/27/07)
• Parental Rights in Special Education (PRISE) (8/27/07)
• Preschool Child with a Disability (1/9/07)
• State Performance Plan Requirements Special Education Self-Assessment/Monitoring Process (11/27/06)
  
• Guidance with Respect to State and Federal Regulations Implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (Microsoft Word | PDF)
• Additional Assurance for FY 2007 Consolidated Application – NIMAS & NIMAC
    » NIMAS Accessibility Standard
• Supplemental Guidance – Provision of Services to Nonpublic Preschool Students (8/23/06)
• Special Education/LimitedEmergencyCertificates (7/8/05)
• Amendments to the Certification of Educational Interpreters (6/27/05)
• Certification of Educational Interpreters (9/04)
• Code Clarification-IndependentEvaluations (9/04)
• Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements for Special Education Teachers
• Code Clarification - Conducting Assessments (3/17/03)
• Least Restrictive Environment
• Related Services
• Disproportionality of Racial and Ethnic Groups in Special Education (OSEP 07-09)