Technical Assistance (TA) and Professional Development (PD) are an important part of the Vermont General Supervision System. As part of this system, the Vermont AOE provides information, professional development and professional development resources, and technical assistance to guide Local Education Agencies (LEAs), schools, and parents in the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the provision of special education services.
Technical Assistance
Special Education Technical Assistance is available 24 hours/day through the general email and voicemail system. These methods of communication are monitored regularly during business hours and a response is generally provided within 1 business day: AOE.SpecialEd@vermont.gov or (802) 828-1256.
Professional Development
To request professional development from the Agency of Education, please complete our Special Education Professional Development Request Form. Requests will be forwarded to the program manager for review. Our goal is to provide targeted support statewide and submitting a request form will help the team prioritize topics, mediums and locations for professional learning. Please note that the team may not be able to fulfill all requests.
The Special Education professional Development Request Form is not a secure webform. Please do not submit identifiable data. If you need to discuss specific student needs, please access our Technical Assistance channels.
Special Education Resource Library
The Special Education Resource Library is intended to provide guidance and professional development resources on behalf of students with disabilities. For State Performance Plan Resources, see State Performance Plan Resources by Indicator.
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Accommodations
Accessibility
- Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
- National Center on Accessible Educational Materials (AEM)
- National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE)
- National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
Accountability
Annual Determinations
Assessment and Special Education
Assistive Technology
Autism
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Connie Wong, Samuel L. Odom, Kara Hume, Ann W. Cox, Angel Fettig, Suzanne Kucharczyk, Matthew E. Brock, Joshua B. Plavnick, Veronica P. Fleury, and Tia R. Schultz, Autism Evidence-Based Practice Review Group, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
- FPG's Center on Secondary Education for Student's with Autism Spectrum Disorders (CSESA)
- The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trastornos del Espectro Autista
Behavior
- Classroom Management (Part1) (IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module)
- Dear Colleague Letter: Restraint and Seclusion of Students with Disabilities from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights; December 2016
- Early Childhood Behavior Management: Developing and Teaching Rules (IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module)
- Fact Sheet: Restraint and Seclusion of Students with Disabilities from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights; December 2016
- OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
- U.S. Department of Education Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document
Blind/Visually Impaired
- American Foundation for the Blind
- College Accessibility for Visually Impaired Students
- Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
- Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
Certification
Child Count
Child Find
Common Core Essential Elements (CCEE)
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
- CCSS: English Language Arts
- CCSS: Mathematics
- Common Core and Special Education Presentation
- Common Core State Standards Initiative
- The Hunt Institute CCSS videos
- WA-AIM Access Point Frameworks linked to CCSS and CCEE in mathematics, English Language Arts and Science
Data
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Directory
Disabling Conditions
Discipline
Dispute Resolution
Disproportionate Representation
Dispute Resolution
Dropout
Early Childhood Settings
- Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems
- Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO)
- Early Childhood Behavior Management: Developing and Teaching Rules (IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module)
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA)
- Enhancing Recognition of High-Quality, Functional IFSP Outcomes and IEP Goals
- National Early Childhood Transition Center
Early Childhood Transition Part C and Part B
Eligibility
Equity and Discrimination
Evaluation
Evidence-Based Practices
- Evidence-Based Practices for Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Evidence-Based Practices (Part 1): Identifying and Selecting a Practice or Program (IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module)
- Evidence-Based Practices (Part 2): Implementing a Practice or Program with Fidelity (IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module)
- Evidence-Based Practices (Part 3): Evaluating Learner Outcomes and Fidelity (IRIS Center STAR Legacy Module)
Family Engagement
- Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR)
- Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
Forms
Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Funding
Graduation
Hearing Requests
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
Individualized Education Programs (IEP)
Instructional Materials
- Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
- FAQ - NIMAS/NIMAC
- National Center on Accessible Educational Materials (AEM)
- National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS)
- Procedures Matrix
- Text Alternatives
- Textbook Conversion Resources
Instructional Strategies
- Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
- IRIS Center: Online Learning Modules, Case Studies and More, Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs
- National Center on Universal Design for Learning
- Text Alternatives
Interagency Agreements (between OSPI and other state agencies)
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
Mediation Agreements
Mediation/Due Process/Resolution Implementation
Medicaid
Medication Administration
Monitoring
Monthly Update
National Information and Technical Assistance Centers
- Active Implementation Hub
- American Foundation for the Blind
- American Psychiatric Association Telepsychiatry Toolkit
- Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)
- Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE)
- Center for Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes
- Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems
- Center for Parent Information and Resources
- Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities (COLSD)
- Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP)
- Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA)
- IDEA Partnership: Collaborative Work of Technical Assistance Providers, and National, State and Local Organizations
- IRIS Center: Online Learning Modules, Case Studies and More, Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
- National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc. (NASDSE)
- National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials (NIMAS)
- National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE)
- National Center on Education Outcomes (NCEO)
- National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) at American Institutes for Research
- National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
- National Center on Response to Intervention
- National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
- National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)
- National Deaf Center
- National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC)
- National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)
- OSEP Ideas that Work
- OSEP's Results Driven Accountability (RDA)
- Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Effective Schoolwide Interventions (OSEP Technical Assistance Center)
- PowerUp What Works
- State Implementation and Scaling Up of Evidence Based Practice Center
- Technical Assistance and Dissemination (TA&D) Network
- The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorder
- U.S. Department of Education's IDEA
Nonpublic Agency
Paraeducators
2020 Paraeducator Professional Development - Session 6
- Empowering Paraprofessionals Understanding and Utilizing VTmtss in Your Context
This recorded workshop introduces paraeducators to The VTmtss Framework and how the recently revised Field Guide can help inform equity in school systems. The session allows the opportunity for personal reflection and to brainstorm ways the Framework can apply to your unique context.
Parent Participation
- Center for Parent Information and Resources
- Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER)
- Parents as Partners in the IEP Process
Placement
Pre-endorsement
Preschool Skills
Privacy
Prior Written Notice
Procedural Safeguards
Professional Development
- Intensive Intervention in Mathematics Course Content from the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII)
- IRIS Center: Online Learning Modules, Case Studies and More, Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs
- Learning Forward
- Special Education Support Center
- Special Education Technology Center
Program Improvement
Reevaluation
Response to Intervention (RTT)
Safety Net
Significant Disproportionality
Resources for LEAs:
- IDEA Data Center (IDC) – Significant Disproportionality Resources
- Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) - Step by Step
- National Center on Intensive Intervention – Tools Chart Overview
- IDEA Data Center (IDC) - Success Gaps Toolkit: Addressing Equity, Inclusion, and Opportunity
Secondary Transition in the IEP
Secondary Transition Post School Outcomes
Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)
Secondary Transition
- Indicator B-13 Data Collection Changes
- National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT)
Special Education Teacher Certification/Endorsement
Specific Learning Disability
Surrogate Parent
Suspension/Expulsion
Technical Assistance Papers
Technical Assistance and Helpful Links
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Vermont Alternate Assessment Selection Process and the Learner Characteristic Inventory
