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OSERS Guidance on Assistive Technology

In this third blog post in our series on the OSERS Question and Answer document on IDEA requirements related to returning to in-person instruction, we are focusing on an issue of special importance during and subsequent to...more

OSERS Guidance Encourages Collaboration and Creativity for IEP Teams

In this second blog post in our series on the OSERS Question and Answer document on IDEA requirements related to returning to in-person instruction, we are focusing on two questions relevant to this time of transition and...more

New OSERS Guidance on Reopening, Compensatory Services

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) published a Question and Answer document to advise school districts on returning to in-person instruction. The OSERS Q&A...more

Remote Learning Redux

Last week, ISBE published long-awaited guidance related to remote learning for the 2021-2022 school year. We have been anticipating this guidance since early in the summer when ISBE announced that school would, with limited...more

New Department of Education Report Highlights the Disparate Impacts of COVID-19 on Students

In this immediate post-COVID-19 education landscape in which schools are contemplating a full return to in-person instruction, schools are also grappling with the stark realities of achievement gaps and the disproportionate...more

New OCR Q&A Reiterates Guidance, Promises Additional Guidance on Compensatory Services to Come

On May 13, 2021, the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights published a Q&A on Civil Rights and School Reopening in the COVID-19 Environment. ...more

What Are Hearing Officers Saying about Remote Learning?

Now that many of us have been doing some form of remote learning for close to 7 months, we are starting to see hearing officers and state agencies weigh in to resolve complaints related to the appropriateness of remote...more

Planning for Return to In-Person Instruction: Special Education Considerations

ISBE and IDPH recently released their guidance related to Starting the 2020-21 School Year. The guidance addresses a broad range of topics, including some suggestions related to special education. The following week ISBE...more

Cheat Sheet for ISBE’s FAQ for Special Education on the Transition to In-Person Instruction

On June 30, 2020, ISBE issued an FAQ document with the purpose of assisting school districts in the transition to in-person instruction. This document, which supplements ISBE’s general guidance on return to in-person...more

Prepare for Special Education Procedural Changes Enacted in New Remote Learning Law

We recently let you know about a pending bill that would make changes to several special education procedures. Senate Bill 1569 has now been signed by Governor Pritzker as PA 101-0643....more

“Extended School Year” When the Regular School Year Wasn’t Finished

Just as remote learning has become the new normal, we turn to planning for ESY and the 2020-21 school year. While the timeline for returning to school buildings remains uncertain, the eligibility of some students with...more

Special Education and Remote Learning: Back to Basics

After three weeks of being out of school buildings and one week of remote learning, we can all see that the IDEA was not written for pandemics and widespread school closures. While requests for IDEA flexibility have been...more

Department of Education Stresses Special Education Should Not Discourage Distance Learning Efforts

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) recently issued a “Supplemental Fact Sheet” updating its earlier Questions & Answers and Fact Sheet on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and clarifying that schools should not refrain...more

Highlights from ISBE Special Education Guidance During the Mandated School Closure

On March 18, 2020, ISBE issued guidance on providing special education during the current mandatory two-week school closure. While the guidance responds to some of the questions arising from this unprecedented situation,...more

Remember Web Accessibility When Moving Education Online in the Wake of COVID-19

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued a webinar this week addressing online education and website accessibility. In the webinar, the Department of Education recognized that e-learning activities...more

In the Nick of Time—Special Education Timelines During School Closures for COVID-19

In the wake of Governor Pritzker’s recent order requiring all Illinois schools to close between March 17 and March 30, many schools and school districts have been left guessing how to best serve students with disabilities and...more

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