New! Transition Bill of Rights for Parents of Students Receiving Special Education Services (http://www.cpacinc.org/2016/05/new-transition-bill-of-rights-for-parents-of-students-receiving-special-education-services/) May 20th, 2016 Through legislation that went into effect on July 1, 2015, the Connecticut State Department of Education (CT SDE) was required to create a bill of rights for parents of children receiving special education services which informs them of their rights regarding transition planning and includes resources available through the CT SDE. As a result, the Transition Bill of Rights for Parents of Students Receiving Special Education Services was developed. The bill of rights will be provided by school districts to parents, guardians, and surrogate parents of children receiving special education services in grades 6-12, or to a student who is 18 or older. To read the full Transition Bill of Rights, see attached "TRANSITION-BILL-OF-RIGHTS." To view memos from the Commissioner of Education, see attached "SDE-LETTER-2." To view memos from the Chief of the Bureau of Special Education, see attached "BUREAU LETTER." Sincerely, Sarah Healy Eagan, JD Child Advocate for the State of Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate 999 Asylum Street Hartford, CT 06106 Ph. 860-566-2106 Fax. 860-566-2251 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from this list, compose an e-mail to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> from the same email account used when subscribing to OCA_LSGEN. Leave the subject line blank and in the body of the message type: Signoff OCA_LSGEN. Click send. ________________________________