Process Handbook
The reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) and the updating of the Kansas State Regulations in 2008, continues the commitment to ensure that all students have access to a free appropriate public education (FAPE), will be included in the general education curriculum and will demonstrate improved educational outcomes.
The Kansas Special Education Process Handbook was developed to provide guidance, resources and supports necessary for those professionals who work to improve results for exceptional children. The information provided in the Kansas Special Education Process Handbook attempts to clarify and define legal requirements of the law and regulations. Each chapter includes a brief overview specifying requirements that are particular to Kansas. In addition, each chapter includes links to valuable resources, sample forms and references. Users of the Kansas Special Education Process Handbook are encouraged to update any future documents which provide clarification to the law and regulations by KSDE or the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
Kansas Special Education Process Handbook Complete (PDF) 11/6/25 4.89 MB
Cover, Table of Contents, Flow Chart (PDF) 11/6/25 438.95 KB
Chapter 1: Parent Rights (Procedural Safeguards) (PDF) 3/18/2025 367.86 KB
Chapter 2: Screening and General Education Intervention (Child Find) (PDF) 3/18/2025 355.27 KB
Chapter 3: Initial Evaluation and Eligibility (PDF) 3/18/2025 482.26 KB
Chapter 4: The Individualized Education Program (IEP) (PDF) 10/27/2025 597.00 KB
Chapter 5: Special Education and Related Services (PDF) 3/18/2025 396.69 KB
Chapter 6: Educational Placement and Least Restrictive Environment (PDF) 3/18/2025 481.29 KB
Chapter 7: Reevaluation (PDF) 3/18/2025 286.41 KB
Chapter 8: Discontinuing Special Education Services (PDF) 3/18/2025 186.18 KB
Chapter 9: Confidentiality (PDF) 3/18/2025 260.76 KB
Chapter 10: Mediation (PDF) 10/7/2025 285.87 KB
Chapter 11: Formal Complaint (PDF) 10/7/2025 189.78 KB
Chapter 12: Due Process Hearings (PDF) 11/6/2025 236.42 KB
Chapter 13: Suspension and Expulsion of Children with Disabilities for Disciplinary Violations (PDF) 3/18/2025 557.54 KB
Chapter 14: Children in Private and Parochial Schools and Board Page (PDF) 3/18/2025 1.62 MB
