TAPS+(Technical+Assistance+Papers)

Technical Assistance Papers, Memos, and Notes
Additional Papers will be listed here as they become available.


 * 2016**
 * DPS: 2016-68 - [|Memorandum: Changes to Emergency Allergy Treatment] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2016-13 - [|Least Restrictive Environment Considerations Related to Individual Educational Plans] (PDF)
 * [|Memorandum: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Procedures] (PDF)

2015

 * DPS: 2015-151 - [|General Education Intervention Procedures] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2015-152 - [|Evaluation, Determination of Eligibility, Reevaluation and the Provision of Exceptional Student Education Services] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2015-60 - [|Updated Guidelines for the Use of Service Animals by Students with Disabilities, 2015] (PDF)
 * [|Updated Guidelines and Template for School District Policy, Practice and Procedures for the Use of Service Animals by Students with Disabilities. 2015] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2015-34 - [|High School Graduation Options for Students With Disabilities] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2015-16 - [|Waiver of Statewide, Standardized Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities] (PDF)
 * [|Memorandum: Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM)] (PDF)

**2014**
 * DPS: 2014-208 - [|Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities] [| (PDF)]
 * DPS: 2014-136 - [|Q&A for Senate Bill 850] [| (PDF)]
 * DPS: 2014-94 - [|What’s Special about Special Education? Specially Designed Instruction for Students with Disabilities within a Multi-tiered System of Supports][|(PDF)]
 * DPS: 2014-12 - [|Renewal Credit in Teaching Students with Disabilities] [| (PDF)]
 *  [|Revisions to Renewal Credit Memo] [| (PDF)]

2013

 * DPS: 201 -150 - [|Implementation of Attendance Requirements for Minors to Maintain Their Driving Privilege] [| (PDF])
 * DPS: 2013-119 - [|Provision of Occupational or Physical Therapy as a Related Service] [| (PDF])
 * DPS: 2013-117 - [|Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Infants, Toddlers and Prekindergarten Children]  (PDF)
 * DPS: 2013-105 - [|2013 Legislation - Senate Bill 1108] [| (PDF)]
 * DPS: 2013-65 - [|Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities]

2012

 * DPS: 2012-07 - [|Coordination of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act]
 * DPS: 2012-103 - [|Interpreting Services for Students Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2012-105 - [|Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) and Educational Plans (EPs) for Transferring Exceptional Students] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2012-24 - [|School District or Charter School Provision of Early Intervention Services to Children with Disabilities, Birth through Age Two, and Their Families] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2012-17 - [|Surrogate Parents for Students with Disabilities] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2012-18 - [|Third Grade Student Progression] (PDF)
 * [|Third Grade Student Progression attachment 1] (PDF)
 * [|Third Grade Student Progression attachment 2] (PDF)

2011

 * DPS: 2011-165 - [|Guidelines for the Use, Documentation, Reporting, and Monitoring of Restraint and Seclusion with Students with Disabilities] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2011-157 - [|District Action Planning Process (DAPP) for Implementation of a Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS)] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2011-145 - [|Guidelines for the Use of Time-out] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2011- 142 - [|Guidelines for Implementation of the Revised Rule for Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2011-134 - [|Counseling as a Related Service] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2011-123 - [|Overview and Implementation of House Bill 1255, Section 24 Assistive Technology-Amended Memo] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2011-122 - [|Overview and Implementation of Auditory-Oral Sections of House Bill 1255] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2011-23 – [|Students with Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2011-04 – [|General Education Intervention Procedures, Child Find, and the Initial Provision of Exceptional Education Services to Eligible Students] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2011-03 – [|Information on General Educational Development Preparation, General Educational Development, and the Performance-Based Exit Option for Use in Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs] (PDF)

2010

 * DPS: 2010-179 – [|Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Language Impairments] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2010-171 – [|Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Speech Impairments] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2010-157 – [|State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.05281, Educational Programs for Youth in Department of Juvenile Justice Detention, Commitment, or Day Treatment Programs, Florida Administrative Code] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2010-155 – [|Information on the Common Assessment for Use in Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2010-131 – [|Technical Assistance Paper: Offering Career Education Courses in Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2010-164 – [|Guidelines for School Districts on the Use of Service Animals by Students with Disabilities] (PDF)
 * [|Attachment A] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2010-92 – [|Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2010-70 – [|Accessible Instructional Materials Questions and Answers] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2010-48 – [|Compulsory School Attendance] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2010-24 – [|Waiver of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Graduation Requirement for Students with Disabilities] (PDF)

2009

 * DPS: 2009-177 – [|Questions and Answers: State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.03018, Florida Administrative Code, Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities]
 * [|Example Coversheet for the Written Summary of the Group’s Analysis of Data for SLD Eligibility Decisions] (Word, 114KB) This Word document is provided as a visual example. Viewers may download and manipulate it for their individual needs.
 * DPS: 2009-103 – [|The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2009-099 – [|Questions and Answers Regarding Speech/Language as a Related Service] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2009-084 – [|Questions and Answers: National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)] (PDF)
 * DPS: 2009-014 – [|Questions and Answers: Rule 6A-6.03011, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.) //Exceptional Student Eligibility for Students with Intellectual Disabilities//] (PDF)

2008

 * K12: 2008-94 - [|Questions and Answers: State Board of Education Rule 6A-6.03014, Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students Who Are Visually Impaired] (PDF)
 * K12: 2008-53 – [|Guidelines for Implementation of the Revised Rule for Exceptional Student Education Eligibility for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities] (PDF, 66KB)

2007

 * K12: 2007-160 - [|Transition from Early Steps to the School District Prekindergarten Program for Children with Disabilities or Other Programs] (PDF, 148KB)
 * K12: 2007-137 - [|Questions & Answers Regarding Speech-Language Impaired Associate Certification] (PDF)
 * K12: 2007-23 - [|Surrogate Parents for Exceptional Students] (PDF)
 * FY: 2007-7 - [|Nonresident Exceptional Education Students Served in Residential Facilities] (PDF, 146KB)
 * FY: 2007-6 - [|Implementation of Attendance Requirements for Minors to Maintain Their Driving Privilege] (PDF, 934KB)
 * FY: 2007-5 - [|Meeting the Educational Needs of Students with Cochlear Implants and IDEA 2004] (PDF, 274KB)
 * FY: 2007-4 - [|Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® (FCAT)] (PDF, 398KB)
 * FY: 2007-3 - [|Serving Students with Disabilities through Modified Schedule and/or Home Instruction] (PDF, 271KB)

2006

 * K12: 2006-131 - [|Interagency Agreement for the Transfer of Assistive Technology] (PDF, 290KB)
 * FY: 2006-17 - [|Use of Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum for Meeting Highly Qualified Status in Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs, 2006-2007 School Year] (PDF, 290KB)
 * FY: 2006-14 - [|Information on the Common Assessment for Use in Department of Juvenile Justice Education Programs] (PDF, 306KB)
 * FY: 2006-11 - [|Grading Policies for Students with Disabilities] (PDF, 306KB)
 * FY: 2006-8 - [|The Response to Intervention (RtI) Model] (PDF, 314KB)
 * FY: 2006-7 - [|Implementing the Kelsey Ryan Act] (PDF, 1005KB)
 * FY: 2006-4 - [|Serving Students with Disabilities Ages 18 through 21] (PDF, 454KB)
 * FY: 2006-2 - [|Non-Paid Community-Based Vocational Educational (CBVE) Programs] (PDF, 577KB)
 * FY: 2006-1 - [|Roles of Speech-Language Pathologists in Regard to Reading] (PDF, 117KB)

2005

 * FY: 2005-9 - [|Use of Part Scores with Tests of Intelligence] (PDF, 84KB)
 * FY: 2005-8 - [|Nonverbal Tests of Intelligence] (PDF, 505KB)
 * FY: 2005-4 - [|Juvenile Justice Cooperative Agreements and Education Service Contracts]
 * FY: 2005-3 - [|Measuring Adaptive Behavior] (PDF, 89KB)
 * FY: 2005-2 - [|Making Annual Goals, Short-Term Objectives, and Benchmarks Measurable] (PDF, 160KB)

2004

 * FY: 2004-21 - [|Serving Prekindergarten Children with Disabilities in School Readiness Public and Community-Based Settings]
 * FY: 2004-8 - [|Highly Qualified Teacher Requirements for Special Programs Under the No Child Left Behind Act] (PDF, 164KB)

2002 Technical Assistance Papers

 * FY: 2002-6 - [|Medicaid Certified School Match Program: Behavioral Services] (PDF, 123KB)
 * FY: 2002-5 - [|Determining an Individual Student's Need for Extended School Year (ESY) Services] (PDF, 59KB)
 * Related Extended School Year Documents
 * Teacher brochure: - [|Extended School Year Services: A Guide for IEP and FSP Teams] (PDF, 79KB)
 * IEP team worksheet: - [|Extended School Year Services: Determination of Need for Students with Disabilities] (PDF, 63KB)
 * Parent brochure: - [|ESY: What's the IDEA Behind Extended School Year Services for Students with Disabilities?] (PDF, 89KB)
 * FY: 2002-1 - [|Documenting the Amount of Special Education and Related Services on the Individual Educational Plan] (PDF, 39KB)

2001 Technical Assistance Papers

 * FY: 2001-13 - [|Transportation and Students with Disabilities] (PDF, 17KB)
 * FY: 2001-12 - [|Medicaid Certified School Match Program: Nursing Services] (PDF, 289KB)
 * FY: 2001-10 - [|Change in Identification, FAPE, Placement, or Dismissal from Special Education] (PDF, 47KB)

2000 Technical Assistance Papers

 * FY:2000-5 - [|Least Restrictive Environment Considerations Related to Individual Educational Plans] (PDF, 22KB)
 * FY:2000-1 - [|Evaluation Procedures and Determination of Eligibility for Children in Transition from Part C to Prekindergarten Programs for Children with Disabilities] (PDF, 84KB)

1999 Technical Assistance Papers

 * FY: 1999-8 - [|Medicaid Certified School Match Program: Speech-Language, Physical, and Occupational Therapy] (PDF, 143KB)
 * FY: 1999-7 - [|Medicaid Certified School Match Program: Services Provided to Charter Schools Through the Medicaid Certified School Match Program] (PDF, 48KB)
 * FY: 1999-3 - [|Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plans] (PDF, 53KB)

1997 Technical Assistance Papers

 * FY: 1997-4 - [|Block Scheduling for Exceptional Students] (PDF, 74KB)
 * FY: 1997-3 - [|Issues in Physical and Occupational Therapy] (PDF, 120KB)

1996 Technical Assistance Papers

 * FY: 1996-7 - [|Standard Error of Measurement (SE//m//)] (PDF, 124KB)

1994 Technical Assistance Papers

 * FY: 1994-26 - [|Securement of Wheelchair Lap Trays and Other Support Equipment] (PDF, 46KB)
 * FY: 1994-15 - [|Transporting Oxygen on School Buses] (PDF, 55KB)
 * FY: 1994-9 - [|Providing a Continuum of Services for Inmates with Disabilities in the Custody of the Florida Department of Corrections] (PDF, 125KB)

1993 Technical Assistance Papers

 * FY: 1993-3 - [|Use of Time Out in Special Education Programs: Guidelines for Time Out Procedures] (PDF, 127KB)