This web resource contains state and federal resources that directly align with the Facilitated Self Assessment and File Review components of special education cyclical monitoring.
- These resources can be used for many purposes including:
- Preparing for upcoming special education cyclical monitoring
- Meeting corrective action resulting from special education cyclical monitoring
- Assistance with completing the Special Education Plan
- Special education programmatic improvement
- Professional development for staff
- Ideas and content for family training
Please note: Any publication included on this website may be ordered and shipped, free of charge, from PaTTAN.
General Resources
Basic Education Circular: Special Education Compliance
OSEP Letters Searchable Database
Common Questions and Ansers for Leaders of Special Education
Common Questions and Answers for Leaders of Special Education: Resource Companion
Web Resource: Pennsylvania's Compliance Monitoring Process and Resources
Web Resources: Special Education Plan Information
Web Resource: Special Education Website (PA Dept. of Education)
Web Resource: Chapter 14
​Web Resource: Chapter 711
Web Resource: IDEA
Assistive Technology (FSA section 1):
34 CFR 300.5, 300.6, 300.105, 300.324, 300.113
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Assistive Technology
Publication: Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities: A Closer Look at Acquisition and Funding
Publication: Assistive Technology in the IEP: A Guide for IEP Teams
Publication: Teachers' Desk Reference: Assistive Technology
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Video: A Focus on Consideration of Assistive Technology
Video: Progress Monitoring for Assistive Technology
Web Resource: AT: Who Can Help
Positive Behavior Support Policy (FSA Section 2):
22 PA Code 14.133, 14.133(h)
Annotated Positive Behavior Support Plan
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Education Services for Students Incarcerated
Chapter 14 Regulations: Positive Behavior Support
Chapter 711 Regulations: Positive Behavior Support
Publication: Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)
Publication: Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) Process
Publication: Manifestation Determination
Publication: Manifestation Determination Worksheet
Publication: PA Compilation of School Discipline Laws and Regulations
Publication: Special Education Timelines
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Child Find (FSA Section 3):
34 CFR 300.111
22 PA Code 14.121
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Special Education Services to Nonpublic School Students
Chapter 14 Regulations: Child Find
Chapter 711 Regulations: Child Find
Publication: PA Parent Guide to Special Education for School-Age Children
Publication: Special Education Timelines
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Confidentiality (FSA Section 4):
34 CFR 300.610, 611-627, 500.535(b)(1)(2)
22 PA Code 14.133(h)
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Regulations
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Web Resource: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Guidance Page
Dispute Resolution (FSA Section 5):
34 CFR 300.500, 300.504, 300.506, 300.507, 300.151
Due Process Fact Sheet
Expedited Due Process Fact Sheet/ODR Publications
ODR Training Videos
Office for Dispute Resolution Website
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Website: The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
Web Resource: Chapter 14 Complaint Procedures
Web Resource: Chapter 711 Complaint Resources
Graduation Rates (FSA Section 6)
34 CFR 300.157(a)(3)(4)
Web Resource: PA Secondary Transition
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Graduation of Seniors
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities
Publication: Are You On-Track to Graduate? Check Your ABC's!
Publication: CAPS: Helping Students Succeed and Graduate From High School - Strategies for Families
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Video: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices to Increase Graduation/Decrease Dropout Rates for Students with Disab.
Video: Pennsylvania's State Systemic Improvement Plan
Web Resource: Data Tools to Increase Graduation Rates-EWS Data Analysis Protocol for Individual Students
Web Resource: Data Tools to Increase Graduation Rates-EWS Metrics
Web Resource: Theory of Action to Increase Graduation Rates
Drop Out Rates (FSA Section 7)
34 CFR 300.157(a)(3)(4)
Web Resource: PA Secondary Transition
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Graduation of Seniors
Publication: Are You On-Track to Graduate? Check Your ABC's!
Publication: CAPS: Helping Students Succeed and Graduate From High School - Strategies for Families
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Video: Implementing Evidence-Based Practices to Increase Graduation/Decrease Dropout Rates for Students with Disab.
Video: Pennsylvania's State Systemic Improvement Plan
Web Resource: Data Tools to Increase Graduation Rates-EWS Data Analysis Protocol for Individual Students
Web Resource: Data Tools to Increase Graduation Rates-EWS Metrics
Web Resource: Theory of Action to Increase Graduation Rates
Exclusions: Suspension/Expulsion (FSA Section 8)
34 CFR 300.170(a)(1)(2)(b)
22 PA Code 14.143
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Education Services for Students Incarcerated
Publication: Manifestation Determination
Publication: Manifestation Determination Worksheet
Video: Manifestation Determination: A Review of Removal to AEDY Programs
Publication: Special Education Timelines
Publication: Alternatives to Suspension and Expulsion
Questions and Answers on Discipline Procedures
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Facilities Used For Special Education (FSA Section 9)
22 PA Code 14.144
Chapter 14 Regulations: Facilities
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Independent Educational Evaluation (FSA Section 10)
34 CFR 300.502
Publication: Pennsylvania Parent Guide to Special Education for School-Age Children
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) (FSA Section 11)
34 CFR 300.115(a)(b)(1)(2), 300.114-117
Annotated Communication Plan
Non-Annotated Communication Plan
Video: Considerations for Improvement of Least Restrictive Environment
Video: Effective Use of Paraprofessionals
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Least Restrictive Environment and Educational Placement
Publication: Supplementary Aids and Services
Publication: Guidelines for Calculating Educational Environments for Federal Reporting
Publication: Teachers' Desk Reference: Classroom Management
Publication: Teachers' Desk Reference: Inclusive Practices
Publication: Teachers' Desk Reference: Supplementary Aids and Services
Publication: Teachers' Desk Reference: Universal Design for Learning
Video: High Leverage Practices in the Collaborative and Assessment Domain
Video: High Leverage Practices in the Instructional Domain
Video: Overview and High Leveraging Practices in the Social/Emotional/Behavioral Domain
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Web Resource: AEC and Essentialization Resources Page
Extended School Year (ESY) Services (FSA Section 12)
34 CFR 300.106
22 PA Code 14.132
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Extended School Year (ESY) Eligibility
Publication: Extended School Year (ESY)
Publication: Teachers' Desk Reference: Extended School Year
Video: Considerations for Your ESY Process
Video: Extended School Year
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Psychological Counseling (FSA Section 13)
34 CFR 300.34(10)(i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)
Publication: Psychological Counseling as a Related Service
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Caseload And Age Range (FSA Section 14)
22 PA Code 14.105(c)
Chapter 14 Regulations: Age Range Restrictions
Chapter 14 Regulations: Personnel
Chapter 711 Regulations: Personnel
Parent Training (FSA Section 15)
34 CFR 300.34(c)(8)(i)(ii)(iii)
Video Webinar Series: Family Engagement
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Web Resource: The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
Participation In State & Local Assessments (FSA Section 16)
34 CFR 300.160(a)
Audio PowerPoint: Participation in State and Local Assessments
Chapter 4: FAQ: Keystone Exams
Publication: The PA Alternative System of Assessment: Answers to Questions Frequently Asked by Families
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Web Resource: AEC and Essentialization Resources Page
Web Resource: PASA Eligibility Criteria: Decision Making Companion Tool
Web Resource: PASA Website (Dynamic Learning Maps)
Web Resource: PaTTAN PASA Information
Web Resource: PDE Assessment and Accountability
Web Resource: PDE Special Education Assessments Page
Public School Enrollment (FSA Section 17)
34 CFR 300.111, 34 CFR 300.323
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Determination of Residence of Children Living in PA Institutions
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Enrollment of Students
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Student Enrollment FAQ
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Surrogate Parents (FSA Section 18)
34 CFR 300.519(a)(1)(2)(3)(4)(b)(1)(2)(h)
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Surrogate Parents
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Personnel Training (FSA Section 19)
34 CFR 300.207, 34 CFR 300.704(b)(4)(i)
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Intensive Interagency (FSA Section 20)
34 CFR 300.101(a), 34 CFR 300.114
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Intensive Interagency Coordination
Publication: Interagency Coordination: A Four-Step Approach
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Web Resource: Intensive Interagency (PaTTAN website)
Summary Of Academic Achievement And Functional Performance (FSA Section 21)
34 CFR 300.305(e)(3), 34 CFR 300.102(B)(iii), 300.503, 20 USC 1416(a)(3)(B)
Annotated Summary of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
Publication: Do You Know About the SAAFP? (Summary of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance)
Publication: SAAFP: A Worksheet for Parents of Students with Disabilities
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Transition Age 16 And Older - SPP/APR Indicator 13: Transition (FSA Section 21a)
Web Resource: PA Secondary Transition
OSERS: A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students with Disabilities
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Web Resource: Family Friendly One-Page Guides
Web Resource: PACER's National Parent Center on Transition and Employment
Web Resource: Pennsylvania Community on Transition
Web Resource: Planning for the Future Checklist
Web Resource: Secondary Transition
Web Resource: Transition Discoveries
Disproportionate Representation (FSA Section 22)
34 CFR 300.600(d)(3)
Pennsylvania Equity and Inclusion Toolkit
Video: Significant Disproportionality
Video: Significant Disproportionality Introduction
Video: Significant Disproportionality Webinar Series: General Equity Practices Pillar
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Educational Benefit Review (FSA Section 23)
34 CFR 300.320, 34 CFR 300.324
Publication: Educational Leader: Educational Benefit Review
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Prior Written Notice For Initial Evaluation And Request For Consent
File Review 153-159
Annotated Prior Written Notice for Initial Evaluation and Request for Consent
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Evaluation Report
File Review 160 - 172
Annotated Evaluation Report
Chapter 14 Regulations: Evaluation
Chapter 711 Regulations: Evaluation
Publication: Pennsylvania Special Education Evaluation Flowchart
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Determining Factors: Conclusions
File Review 173 - 193
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Prior Written Notice For Reevaluation And Request For Consent
File Review 194 - 200
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Annotated Prior Written Notice for a Reevaluation form
Annotated Request for Consent for a Reevaluation form
Agreement To Waive Reevaluation
File Review 201-206
Agreement to Waive Reevaluation-School Age Form
Agreement to Waive Reevaluation-School Age (Annotated)
Publication: Reevaluation Process for Students with Disabilities
Reevaluation Report-RR
File Review 207 - 217
Annotated Agreement to Waive Reevaluation
Annotated Reevaluation Report
Chapter 14 Regulations: Reevaluation
Chapter 711 Regulations: Reevaluation
Publication: Reevaluation Process for Students with Disabilities
Publication: Special Education Reevaluation/IEP Process
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
RR-Determining Factors
File Review 218 - 220
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
RR-Determination Of Need For Additional Data, Summary And Conclusions
File Review 221 - 240
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Invitation To Participate In The IEP Team Meeting Or Other Meeting
File Review 241 - 250
Annotated Invitation to Participate in the IEP Team Meeting or Other Meeting
Microsoft Sway: Pages 1-3 of the IEP
Video: Developing Individualized Education Programs: Required Elements
Parent Consent To Excuse Required Members From Attending The IEP Team Meeting
File Review 251 - 256
Annotated Parental Consent to Excuse Members from Attending the IEP Team Meeting
Microsoft SWA for Pages 1-3 of the IEP
IEP
File Review 257 - 262
Annotated IEP
Annotated IEP Companion Checklist
Video: Individualized Education Programs: Required Elements
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
IEP: Documentation Of IEP Team Participation
File Review 263 - 273
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Microsoft Sway for Pages 1-3 of the IEP
IEP: Special Considerations
File Review 274 - 280
Annotated Communication Plan
Non-Annotated Communication Plan
Video: Special Considerations
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
IEP: Present Levels Of Academic Achievement And Functional Performance
File Review 281 - 287
Video: Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
IEP: Transition Services
File Review 288 - 292
Video: Transition Services
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Video Series: Overview for Compliant Secondary Transition Practices
IEP: Participation In State And Local Assessments
File Review 293 - 301
Audio PowerPoint: Participation in State and Local Assessments
Chapter 4: FAQ: Keystone Exams
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Web Resource: AEC and Essentialization Resources Page
Web Resource: PASA Eligibility Criteria: Decision Making Companion Tool
Web Resource: PASA Website (Dynamic Learning Maps)
Web Resource: PaTTAN PASA Information
Web Resource: PDE Assessment and Accountability
Web Resource: PDE Special Education Assessments Page
IEP: Annual Goals And Objectives
File Review 302 - 306
Publication: Monitoring the Progress of Measurable Annual Goals
Publication: Writing Effective Measurable Annual Goals
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Video: Goals and Objectives
IEP: Special Education, Related Services, Supplementary Aids And Services, Program Modifications
File Review 307 - 319
Basic Education Circular (BEC): Extended School Year (ESY) Eligibility
Publication: Extended School Year (ESY)
Publication: Psychological Counseling as a Related Service
Publication: Supplementary Aids and Services
Publication: The Delivery of Effective Related Services
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Video: Considerations for Your ESY Process
Video: Specially Designed Instruction and Related Services
IEP: Educational Placement
File Review 320 - 326
Video: Part 1: Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Calculation Overview Training Video
Video: Part 2: Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Calculation Practice Training Video
Video: Educational Placement
IEP: PennData Reporting For Educational Environment
File Review 327
Publication: Guidelines for Calculating Educational Environment (PennData)
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14
Notice Of Recommended Educational Placement/Prior Written Notice-NOREP/PWN
File Review 328 - 340
Annotated NOREP/PWN
Annotated NOREP/PWN with Guidance for Revocation of Consent
Publication: When Parents Revoke Consent: Issues for Consideration
Side-by-Side Regulations: IDEA/Chapter 14