Special Education
Special Education Rights & Resources
For students with Disabilities in South Dakota
Special Education Guides
Students with disabilities have a right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). These special education guides provide information on the IEP process/other important things to know about special education in South Dakota. Learn about how to best advocate for your student here.
COVID-19 & Special Education
This information sheet answers questions about your child’s special education rights during the pandemic and how to best advocate for your child during this time.
Transfer of Rights
Learn about the transfer rights of students with disabilities when they turn 18.
Alternatives to Guardianship
Transition
iTransitionSD App
This app is for students with disabilities with an Individualized Education Program (IEP), ages 14 and older. The app produces a “Draft Transition Plan,” for you to use in your IEP.
TSLP Catch the Wave Manual
This document is designed to help students, families and IEP team members to improve their knowledge of postsecondary disability issues, and ultimately, to improve the success rate of students with disabilities in those settings.
The Rights of Students Transitioning from High School
Special Education Programs
Staying Up to Date with Special Education Programs
Special Education Programs maintains several listservs. The main Special Education listserv can be subscribed to at:
Messages sent on the listserv will include program information and upcoming trainings. Special Education maintains these additional topical listservs as well:
Other Resources
Restraint and Seclusion - Explainer Video