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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


List of Correspondence From January 1, 2014, Through March 31, 
2014

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary is publishing the following list of 
correspondence from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to 
individuals during the previous quarter. The correspondence describes 
the Department's interpretations of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (IDEA) or the regulations that implement the IDEA. This 
list and the letters or other documents described in this list, with 
personally identifiable information redacted, as appropriate, can be 
found at: https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Duos or Mary Louise Dirrigl. 
Telephone: (202) 245-7605.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), you can call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll 
free, at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain a copy of this list and 
the letters or other documents described in this list in an accessible 
format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc) by 
contacting Laura Duos or Mary Louise Dirrigl at (202) 245-7605.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following list identifies correspondence 
from the Department issued from January 1, 2014, through March 31, 
2014. Under section 607(f) of the IDEA, the Secretary is required to 
publish this list quarterly in the Federal Register. The list includes 
those letters that contain interpretations of the requirements of the 
IDEA and its implementing regulations, as well as letters and other 
documents that the Department believes will assist the public in 
understanding the requirements of the law. The list identifies the date 
and topic of each letter and provides summary information, as 
appropriate. To protect the privacy interests of the individual or 
individuals involved, personally identifiable information has been 
redacted, as appropriate.

Part B--Assistance for Education of All Children With Disabilities

Section 613--Local Educational Agency Eligibility

Topic Addressed: Maintenance of Effort
    [cir] Dear Colleague Letter dated March 13, 2014, regarding a 
provision in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, related to the 
requirement in Part B of the IDEA that local educational agencies 
maintain the level of local, or State and local, expenditures for the 
education of children with disabilities.

Section 614--Evaluations, Eligibility Determinations, Individualized 
Education Programs, and Educational Placements

Topic Addressed: Individualized Education Programs
    [cir] Letter dated February 7, 2014, to Texas Education Agency, 
Federal and State Education Policy Director Gene Lenz, regarding 
whether public agencies are required to report to parents of children 
who take alternate assessments aligned with alternate academic 
achievement standards on their child's progress toward meeting the 
benchmarks or short-term objectives in their child's individualized 
education program (IEP).
    [cir] Letter dated March 21, 2014, to Maine Department of 
Education, Director of Special Services Janice Breton, regarding 
whether public agencies may use electronic mail to provide parents with 
their child's IEPs and related documentation, such as progress reports.

Section 615--Procedural Safeguards

Topics Addressed: Independent Educational Evaluations Resolution 
Meetings
    [cir] Letter dated February 10, 2014, to Maryland Attorney Diana M. 
Savit, regarding classroom observations by parents and third-party 
independent evaluators, and whether parents or their representatives 
may record resolution meetings.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the 
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System 
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well 
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF 
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the 
site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

    Dated: May 29, 2015.
Sue Swenson,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-13658 Filed 6-3-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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