Essential resources for understanding the world of special education in Howard County and beyond.
Supporting Students with Disabilities During COVID-19 and Afterwards
A Guide for Emotional Well-Being Maryland State Department of Education Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services Assessing safety, providing support, and ensuring individual children’s needs are met can be very challenging as children are not currently in your classrooms and it is unknown when they will be returning to their school buildings. This…
Providing Continuity of Learning to Students with Disabilities During COVID-19
MSDE Technical Assistance Bulletin May 2020 The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services (DEI/SES) has created this Technical Assistance Bulletin (TAB:# 20-03) to guide the provision of special education and related services to students with disabilities during the extended school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supporting the Use of Assistive Technology in a Virtual and/or Distance Learning Environment
MSDE Technical Assistance Bulletin May 2020 The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to support the continuity of learning for students who receive Assistive Technology (AT) devices and/or services as a part of their Individualized Education Program (IEP) delivered through specially designed instruction (SDI).
A Parents’ Guide: Navigating Special Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Parents’ Guide: Navigating Special Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic has been created by the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services (MSDE) to assist parents with understanding how special education services will be determined and provided to their child during the extended closure of school buildings which have…
