Policies and Guidance

Office of Special Education Services (OSES) Memos

September 6, 2023 - Proviso 1.76 and Formative Assessment for Students participating in SC Alt

June 9, 2023 - Essentials of Sciences Coursework for SC High School Employability Credential

May 16, 2023 - Child Find Memo 2022-2023

May 14, 2021 - Multilingual Learners with Disabilities

May 2, 2023 - MTSS and referrals

May 2, 2023 - Part C to B Transition Meetings

November 14, 2017 - Eleventh Grade Assessments and Students with IEPs

October 9, 2017 - ABA Medicaid Reimbursement Memorandum

March 7, 2017 - Instructional Materials Memorandum

August 31, 2016 - Delegation of Rights Memorandum;  Delegation of Rights to Make Educational Decisions Fact Sheet

July 12, 2016 - Act 155 and Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities

March 15, 2016 - Summer Reading Camp Guidance

December 31, 2015 - Allowable Accommodations for SC READY/SC READY Accommodations Chart 

December 15, 2015 - OSEP Guidance on Dyslexia

October 23, 2015 - OSES Dyslexia Guidance

September 3, 2015 - 4K-5K Readiness Assessment for Students with Disabilities

July 21, 2015 - eVault Renewal for 2015-16 School Year

April 17, 2015 - Testing Requirements for All Students

Archived OSES Memorandums

Resources

South Carolina Co-Teaching Framework Memo

South Carolina Co-Teaching Framework

Reopening Considerations 2020-2021

Final Guidance

SC Special Education Process Guide (2013)

SCDE Guidelines on the Use of Seclusion and Restraint

Office of Special Education Program (OSEP) Letters/Memos

Index of OSEP Policy Letters

Letter to Anonymous (FAPE Requirements) (118 Kb PDF)

Letter to Koscielniak (Speech Services) (563 Kb PDF)

OSEP Memo 09-02 on Correction of Findings of Noncompliance (1.3 Mb PDF)

OSEP Response to Intervention (RTI) Memorandum 1-10 (1.1 Mb PDF)

Letter to James Irby, Esq. 02-10(535 Kb PDF)

OSEP Guidance on Missed Speech Services

OSEP Guidance on Alternate Assessments

Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Letter

OCR Policy Letter on Retaliation

OCR Publications