Welcome Special Education Administrators:

We appreciate link suggestions of list serves, associations or other resources for Special Education Administrators.

State Directors of Special Education:

• Connecting the IEP to the General Curriculum
  A Talking Paper from Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center and Utah State University Center for Persons with Disabilities
• Least Restrictive Environment Related to Individual Educational Plans
  Technical Assistance Paper prepared by John Copenhaver of Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center
• Reevaluation Procedures for Children with Disabilities
• Legal and Practical Considerations for Extended School Year Services 
  This is a paper by Elena M. Gallegos, Program Specialists
• Alternate Assessment: Q & A 
  Alternative Assessment information by Carol B. Massanari, Ph.D.
• American Institutes for Research
  AIR provides information on fiscal policy issues and information needs related to the delivery and support of special education services
• Consortium on Inclusive Schooling Practices  
  The site provides information to help bridge the gap between the knowledge base and the state of current practice in inclusive schooling
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education  
  This site stores a wealth of information on all aspects of the education and development of the disabled and gifted, including identification, assessment, intervention, and enrichment
• The Federal Resource Center for Special Education 
  This site provides inks regional centers for special education around the U.S. with each other, providing information, technical assistance, and coordination information. The Center also serves as a link for all of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs' technical assistance and dissemination projects
• IDEA Policy: The Policymaker Partnership 
  PMP operates to increase the capacity of policymakers to act as informed change agents who are focused on improving educational outcomes for students with disabilities.
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities 
  The National Information Center provides an information clearinghouse on disabilities and disability-related issues, focusing primarily on children and youth, birth to age 22.
• National Transition Alliance for Youths with Disabilities  
  This site provides information concerning ways to refine educational strategies for transition programs for individuals with disabilities and offers information about current transition models being implemented across the country.