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WARMLINE SPECIAL EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS

• "Turning Three Year Old" for parents of children turning 3 as they "graduate" from early intervention. Click here for English and here for Spanish
• "Understanding Special Education" is a comprehensive guide to understand how special education services work. For more info click here for English, and here for Spanish and here for Russian. Thanks to Yolo County Office of Education for translating this publication.
• "Moving On: Transition to Adult Services" is a guide for parents whose children are transitioning out of Special Education. To read more click here for English and here for Spanish.

More resources for Adult services

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Organize and Prepare for Your Upcoming IEP

​Organize
​How to Organize Worksheet​ (English) (Spanish)

• Binder Contents​ 
• Contact List - Who to Call at School
• Get to Know Me
• Parent/Teacher Communication Log​
• Back to School Worksheet
• Backpack Checklist Tags

Prepare​
​Concerns & Strategies Worksheet  (English)  (Spanish)

• Goal Worksheet and Parent Report Templates
• ​Targeted Questions for Parents to Ask
• Meeting Notes & Seating Chart
• Request for Assessment (Initial) - use to request your children be assessed for special education.
• Request for Additional Assessments - use to request additional assessments when your child already an IEP.

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SPECIAL EDUCATION WEBSITES

• California Dept. of Education, Special Education Division
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
• Disability Rights California (Nonprofit disability rights agency with helpful publications with legal citations).
• Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE)
• Cadre - Nat'l Ctr. on Dispute Resolution in Special Education
• Office of Administrative Hearings        (Due Process)
• Low Cost or Free Attorney/Advocate List
• 2018 OAH Special Education Handbook
• Parent Center Hub
• "Buzz from the Hub" (Electronic Newsletter Archives)
• Community Advisory Committees

Community Advisory Committees (CAC) advise local school districts and provide educational opportunities to parents.  For more information about your CAC, contact your school district's Special Education Department.

• Parent Training and Information Centers (PTI)

OTHER SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCES

• 2020 Special Education Law Updates
• Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
• Common Core State Standards (CCSS) (Videos)

            CCSS & the IEP
            CCSS: 10 Questions to Ask the IEP                  Team

• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates: Find an Attorney/Advocate
• Educational Advocates: A Guide For Parents
• Functional Behavioral Assessment and Positive Interventions: What Parents Need to Know
• Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE)
• Response to Intervention (RTI) (A Parent's Guide)
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 - OCR
• Section 504 Parent Handbook
• Section 504 & Postsecondary Education
• Special Education Rights and Responsibilities 
• State SELPA Forms Manual: Writing IEPs for Educational Benefit
• Transition Services for Students