New CT SEDS information

This area will contain useful links for the new software platform that was implemented on July 1, 2022. 

This link takes you to a quick start guide for parents.

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Special-Education/New-IEP/Parent-Portal-Quick-Start-Guide-for-Parents.pdf

This link includes a comparison between the former IEP document and the new CT SEDS-format IEP.

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Special-Education/New-IEP/IEP_SideBySide.pdf

Here is a link to a YouTube video about the new IEP by CPAC (CT Parent Advocacy Center).

CPAC New IEP: YouTube video

Procedural Safeguards, Revised March 2021  This provides information about the legal processes and protections for students, parents and guardians. 

 Parent's Guide to Special Education

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Special-Education/Parents_Guide_SE.pdf

This guide has been updated as of September 2021.  If you have a previous version, please visit the website or contact the office for a printed copy.

Helpful Resources.  This document lists agencies and organizations.

Parental Choice in CT  This document contains information Charter Schools, Magnet Schools, Technical High Schools, and Parochial Schools and discusses special education services in each.

Referral form to request a meeting/evaluation for special education

Preparing for a Planning & Placement Team Meeting

Notice of Restraint and Seclusion.  This document is required by the state of Connecticut and it outlines the laws regarding behavioral and physical management of students, whether they have disabilities or not.

Facts about Attention Deficit

Executive Summary of 2009 report regarding Learning Disabilities   https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Special-Education/2009_LDguide_ExSum.pdf

Eastford Special Education Procedures and Practices Manual

Revised August 2021; includes procedures and links to helpful forms for schools and families.  

Eastford Guidelines for Independent Evaluations