IDEA State Performance Plan and Annual Performance ReportsThis page contains Kentucky's State Performance Plan (SPP) as required under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Below is a copy of the original SPP as submitted to the US Department of Education during the Spring of 2006. Also included is the most recent revision of the SPP. ...
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IDEA-B State ApplicationEach year the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is required to submit an application to the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to receive federal funds under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On this page KDE has posted the final approved application for ...
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Parent Survey - Indicator 8If your child receives special education services, you can help the Kentucky Department of Education’s Division of Learning Services (KDE/DLS) improve parent involvement in your schools by completing a short survey. Data from the survey will be collected and analyzed by the Human Development Institute at the University of Kentucky (HDI/UK). ...
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Presentations created by Learning Services StaffThis page contains various Power Point Presentations created by the Division of Learning Services. The documents were presented at various conferences or training sessions regarding exceptional children.
Contact Information
This page lists programs and services offered by the Division of Learning Services. This page will provide email links directly to the contact person for the program or service you are seeking.
Dispute Resolution Process
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its implementing regulations require states to have a system to resolve disputes between parents of students with disabilities and local school districts. There are three processes found at 707 KAR 1:340 through which the parties may resolve IDEA disputes. The links below give an ... More
Forms and Documents
This section provides forms and documents related to exceptional children.
Guidance Documents
This page contains various guidance documents, such as, policy, procedures, guidelines for compliance and WebEx sessions.
KCMP
September 1, 2011 marks the beginning of the KCMP cycle for this school year. As a result of feedback from a majority of districts, the KCMP will be divided into 3 submission periods instead of 4 as previously done. The time frame for each submission period is outlined in the tables ... More
Kentucky Accessible Materials Database (KAMD)
Kentucky Accessible Materials Database (KAMD)
Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant
Welcome to the official Kentucky State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) website. Grant Awarded for 2007-2012
KY Eligibility Guidelines
This page contains the latest edition of the Kentucky Eligibility Guidelines for Speech Language. Also included is the link to the Kentucky Licensure Board for Speech Pathology and Audiology Regulations. For additional information regarding Speech/Language issues, you may contact Gwen Buffington at Gwen.Buffington@education.ky.gov or (502) 564-4970.
Low Incidence
This page contains information related to students with low incidence disabilities including autism spectrum disorders, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairments, other health impairments, and traumatic brain injuries. In a collaborative effort to increase student achievement and post-school success for students with disabilities throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky this page will serve as ... More
Monitoring
The Kentucky Department of Education, Division of Exceptional Children Services (DECS), in conjunction with the Special Education Cooperative Network, created this document to assist districts in completing a compliance review of students’ due process records. A compliance review is required for data collection and reporting for the Annual Performance Report (APR). ... More
News and Upcoming Events
This page contains links and information for upcoming events related to Exceptional Children. For additional information, please contact Darlene Jesse at 502-564-4970.
Parent Involvement
Our mission is to link teachers and parents of exceptional students with information that will support student achievement. We value your input and suggestions on how the Division of Exceptional Children can serve you better through this web resource. Please contact Windy Newton, if you have suggestions or questions regarding the Parent ... More
Public Reporting of District SPP Data
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as amended requires states to submit a six (6) year State Performance Plan (SPP) and to annually report data on the status toward meeting the targets on each of twenty (20) indicators contained in this plan. This report of status is called the Annual Performance Report ... More
Questions and Answers
This page contains various Question and Answer documents created by the Division of Learning Services.
Special Education Data
This page includes links to pags for special education data collected over several previous school years. Specifically included for most years are the annual December 1 Report of Children and Youth with Disabilities Receiving Special Education and Related Services along with other data captured at that time as required under the 2004 Amendments ... More
Special Education Partners
This page includes links to other groups or agencies who share our interest in children and youth with disabilities. This includes professional organizations, special education cooperatives, other state and federal governmental agencies and other entities who have information that may be of benefit to the special education community.
Special Education Regulations
This page contains links to Federal Regulations for Special Education. For additional information, please contact Sammie Lambert via email or call 502-564-4970.
Student Information System-Special Education
This page contains information related to the Special Education portion of the Student Information System. Included on this page are links to data standards documents, training information and upcoming events regarding the Student Information System. For additional questions, contact Windy Newton or Chris Thacker at 502-564-4970.
Transition
The ultimate goal of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Division of Learning Services is the successful transition of all students from school to post-school activities - whether postsecondary education, vocational training, integrated employment, continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living or community participation. We also recognize that many other transitions ... More