Special Education
The Bureau of Indian Education follows the guidelines provided by the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal grant program designed to improve educational opportunities for children with disabilities.
Click Here for Division of Performance and Accountability (DPA) Special Education contact information.
SPECIAL EDUCATION PRACTICES AND PROCESSES (Revised September 2012) - This is a draft copy. Approval in process.
Special Education School Part B Application for SY 2013-2014
- Click Here to go to WebEx Site - Guidance and Technical Assistance Training on March 6, 2013 (2 Training Sessions)
- Fillable Form - Cooperative Agreement Unit (CAU) Narrative; if applicable. Due Date: Before or By April 1, 2013
Federal Register - Notices
- Medicare New Regulations memorandum dated 5/7/2013 (posted on May 15, 2013)
- Attachment 1: Federal Register /Vol. 78, No. 31 / Thursday, February 14, 2013 / Rules and Regulations 10525
- Attachment 2: Non-Regulatory Guidance on the IDEA Part B Regulations Regarding Parental Consent for the Use of Public Benefits or Insurance to Pay for Services under the IDEA, Issued February 14, 2013 and Effective March 18, 2013
- 12/23/2011 Applications for New Awards; Indian Education-Demonstration Grants for Indian Children
Notice from Department of Education-Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Deadline for Transmittal of Application: February 21, 2012
2012 BIE Summer Institute
Special Education Topics - PowerPoint Presentations:
- Linking Student Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and Classroom Instruction Using Quick Looks - Willetta George, M.Ed
- BIE's Special Education Integrated Monitoring Process (SEIMP) SY 2012-2013 - Dr. Eugene Thompson; Donald Griffin; Dr. Fern Diamond; Connie Albert
- The APR and SPP-Linking Special Education Data to Accountability for Education Results - Gloria Yepa and Dr. Eugene Thompson
- Referral to Assessment - Connie Albert and Gloria Yepa
Special Education Academy
The 2013 Special Education Academy is not being planned this year. However, a SY 2012-2013 DPA Activities Calendar (dated 3-1-13) has been posted to the BIE website at http://www.bie.edu under Events.
2012 Academy PowerPoint Presentations:
- Identification and Correction of Noncompliance
- Getting to Results: IEP's that meet the needs of students and families
- Case Study - T.K. and S.K. v. New York City Department of Education
- General and Special Education Working Together Implementing an IEP
- Quality Transition Planning: Indicator 13
- Understanding Levels of Determination Part B
- A Review of the Special Education Integrated Monitoring Process
- Dropout Prevention Initiative: Graduation for All
- Appropriate Use of Part B Funds
- Introduction to Procedural Safeguards
- UDL - Enhancing Learning for All (10/13/2011)
- Strengthening Partnerships Between Special & General Education for Postive Student Outcomes (10/13/2011)
- Using State and Local Data to Improve Results (10/13/2011)
- Handouts - Combined
Discipline for Long Term Suspension/Expulsion
U.S. Department of Education - Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
- MEMO - Reporting on Correction of Noncompliance in the Annual Performance Report (APR) Required under Sections 616 and 642 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- MEMO - Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Other Documents
- Memos:
- Interim Policy and Procedures for Special Education dated 5/14/2008
- Native American Student Information System Special Education Forms dated 2/9/2009
- Compliance Monitoring Citations for SY 2009-2010