Rate Our Website!

Getting Services

• Early On® Michigan

• Project Find Michigan

Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

• Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

Procedural Safeguards: What Are Your Family's Rights?

• What Are Your Family's Rights?

• Early On Procedural Safeguard Standards

Transition from Early On®

• Transition from Early On®

• Inclusion

Here you will find information on Transition from Early On, Transition to Kindergarten, Transition from Grade to Grade, Transition from School to School, Transition from Special Education to General Education Setting, Transition from Elementary School to Middle School, Transition from Middle School to High School, Student Led Transitions, Alternatives to Guardianship and more...

You can search below for information on special education related topics.

Getting Services

• Project Find Michigan

Referral & Evaluation

Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Here you will find information on initial evaluation, reevaluations, REED and related topics.

• Individualized Education Program (IEP)

Procedural Safeguards

Your rights involving your

child's education.

Education Laws

Sample Letters

Positive Behavior Supports & Bullying

Assessment

Discipline

Assistive Technology

Transition to High School and Beyond

Person Centered Planning (PCP) & Self Advocacy

Self Determination & Personal Assistants

Educational Statistics & Reports

Additional Educational Information

including Getting Services, Extended School Year, Post Secondary Links, and much more!

• Intermediate School District (ISD) Directory (Note: You can search or call your local ISD for reports and statistics. Connections to local school districts are on all ISD sites. Local data can also be found on the State sites below.)
• Michigan League for Human Services' Backyard Data

State

• Data
  • 2010 IDEA Public Reporting for School Districts and Service Areas
  • ISD and LEA Data Portraits (Click on "Data Portraits Report" on the left.)
  • 2008-2009 Michigan School Report Cards
  • Michigan Office of Assessment and Accountability
  • Center for Educational Performance and Information: Public Data Sets
  • Center for Educational Performance and Information: School Data and Reports
  • Michigan Education Performance Reports
• Reports
  • Part B State Performance Plan (Updated 4/10)
  • Part C State Performance Plan (Revised 2/10)

National

• Center for Personal Assistance Services
• Department of Labor: Disability Data Statistics
• Federal Government’s Family Support Center on Disabilities: Statistics Page (Links to U.S. Census, CDC, Childstats.gov, and many more federal and national sites.)
• Kids Count Data Center
• The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) provides educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public with a central and trusted source of scientific evidence about what works in education.
• Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
• The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
• National Center for Educational Statistics: Datalab

Getting Services

• Early On® Michigan

• Project Find Michigan

Extended School Year (ESY)

• Michigan's Standards for ESY
• State Rule
• IDEA Wording
• Summer is Coming! Does Your Child Need Extended School Year Services?
• ESY- Wrightslaw
• Summer Fun
• MAASE: ESY Policy and Procedure
• MAASE: Implementing ESY (PowerPoint Presentation)
• MAASE: Using Data to Determine ESY (PowerPoint Presentation)

Nonpublic Schools

• Video Clip: Children Enrolled by their Parents in Private Schools
• Provisions Related to Children With disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools
• Private Schools from IDEA.gov
• Ed.gov: General Issues Frequently Asked Questions Related to Nonpublic Schools
• Nonpublic School Meeting Notice and Service Plan Forms & Guidance
• Additional Nonpublic Schools Information from MDE

Post Secondary Links

• ACT (American College Testing Program): Services for Students with Disabilities

• Going to College

• Michigan’s Office of Scholarships and Grants - This brochure offers information about grants and scholarships, the tuition incentive program and pell grants.

Other Links of Interest

• Education.com: Special Needs
• I Think I Did It, But I Can’t Find It: Assisting Students Who Lack Organizational Skills by Carolyn Ito
• IDEA ’04, Section 504, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and No Child Left Behind (NCLB ’01) Comparison Chart
• Michigan Department of Education
• MI Department of Education: Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education Supplemented With IDEA Federal Regulations
• MI Department of Education: Universal Education
• National Resource Center for Paraprofessionals
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY): Educate Children (3 to 22)
• National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY): IDEA—the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• No Child Left Behind: Parent Facts
• No Child Left Behind and IDEA-What Parents of Students With Disabilities Needs to Know
• Person Centered Planning by Dr. Sally Burton-Hoyle
• Special Education: What You Should Know by WISD PAC
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) - Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004

Organizations & Agencies

• Local
• State
• National