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  • Guidelines

    • Authority for Special Education ... target audience: Charter Schools and District SpEd (re:pdong060418)
      • PDF: Authority for Special Education [110KB]

    • Guidelines for Public Charter Schools Serving IDEA & 504 Students (being revised) [750KB PDF] ... target audience: Charter Schools and District SpEd (re:pdong051012, "Use PDF" 051028), remove link pdong080627)
    • Private School Participation Project

  • Identification & Planning

    • Operation Search ... a campaign to find children who may need Special Education services

    • Individualized Education Programs (IEP) .. the educational plan for a student with a disability

    • Hawaii Primers on Special Education and Public Charter Schools
      • Operator Primer (re:pdong060417)
      • State Officials Primer (re:pdong060417)
      • Authorizer Primer (re:pdong060417)
      • Appendices (being revised) (re:pdong060417, removed per pdong080630)

  • Teaching/Learning

    • Preschool for Children with Disabilities ... a description of services available to 3-5 year olds

    • Assistive Technology devices and services for children with disabilities.
      • Assistive Technology Guidelines (090330jcallan)

    • Autism ...

    • Literacy for 504 & Special Education Students

    • Speech-Language Pathology ... an explanation speech-language pathology for the rest of us

    • Student Support Branch (SSB)
      • Comprehensive Student Support Services Section (CSSSS)
        • School Based Behavioral Health
        • Primary/Secondary Prevention Intervention
          • Primary School Adjustment Project (PSAP)
          • Programs and Services for Secondary Alienated/At-Risk Students (PSSAS) (formerly known as CSAP, Comprehensive School Alienation Program)
        • Diagnostic and Support Team for Students with Hearing Loss and/or Vision Loss
        • Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBS)
        • 504/Chapter 61
        • Family Support Services
        • Athletic Health Care Trainers
        • Comprehensive Student Support System
        • School Health Services
        • Counseling
        • Chapter 19
        • Home-Hospital

    • State Improvement Grant II ... grant goals, activities, and evaluation process. An historical outcome from the previous SIG I is described in the "Executive Summary" along with how SIG II is currently being implemented statewide.


  • Reference for faculty / staff

    • Interagency Performance Standards and Practice Guidelines ... [4.6MB PDF] (from Dept of Health)

    • Supporting Students with Physical Health Needs Handbook [9MB PDF] (bpeterson060912)
      • Supporting Students with Physical Health Needs Handbook (HTML except forms)

    • Parent Survey Information and Translations (mj

      akeway080603)
    • Staffing Methodology

    • Standards of Practice (mj

    • Surrogate Parents:
      • Surrogate Parent Guide (tkoki120309)
      • Form: Request for Assignment of a Surrogate Parent
      • Determination of an Individual as the Parent Checklist


  • Advocates

    • Community Children's Councils... partnership of parents, school personnel, private providers and other community members, who are concerned with the delivery of services and support to special needs children and families

    • Disability & Communication Access Board ... public advocate of persons with disabilities (Dept of Heath)

    • Special Parent Information Network ... information, support and referral to parents of children and young adults with disabilities and the professionals who serve them (sponsored by DOH & DOE)

....Our standards set the course, while students, families, and community fill the sails with expectation as we voyage with the treasure of bright, young minds ready to lead the way to the future.

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