For many years LifeLine has provided extensive resource packets on various topics relating to special needs. In an effort to be good stewards of our resources, we will be printing fewer resources, but making them available for download here so that they continue to be accessible. If you need a printed copy of any resource, please contact us. Special thanks to the individuals and organizations who have given permission for us to share these resources with you.
LIFELINE BROCHURES
About Special Education Services –
About Special Needs Ministry Services –
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEMPLATES
- All About ME 2013
- Curriculum Modification Planning Form
- Request for Psychoeducational Evaluation (TN Families Use Both Pages, GA Families Use First Page)
SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCES
- Achieving_Inclusion by PEAL Center
- Asperger Teacher Packet
- Behavioral Prompt Heirarchy
- CALMM Program Overview 2012
- CDSS – How to Stop Running By Building Skills
- Components of Instructionally Appropriate Individualized Education Plans (IAIEP)
- How to write Parent Concerns (Instructions & Samples)
- How to write Present Levels of Educational Performance – Final PLEP – TNDOE
- How to write Instructionally Appropriate Measurable Annual Goals – Measurable Annual Goals -MAGS – Revised
- Instructions for implementing the Framework – Spec-ed-implmentation-guide (PDF of Implementation Manual)
- Special Education Framework TN DOE 2014 (PowerPoint from TNDOE Training)
- TNDOE Training Manual for IAIEPs – Special-Education-Framework_2014 Manual (PDF of Manual)
- dcl-faqs-effective-communication-201411 – FAQ of Effective Communication for Students with Disabilities by USDOE & USDOJ
- Dear Colleague Letter-on-PBIS-in-IEPs–08-01-2016 – Dear Colleague Letter Addressing Behavior in the IEP (original technical version – see below for the Stakeholder Summary)
- Dear Colleague Letter-on PBIS-in IEPs-Summary-for-Stakeholders–8-1-16
- DOE Dear Colleague Letter re – ADHD & 504 – Dear Colleague Letter Clarifying School Responsibility under 504 to students with ADHD. Includes a Resource Guide.
- Individual Student Planning – Transition From Spec Ed Classes to Gen Ed Settings
- ESY Joe Fisher Memo 4-23-01– TNDOE Memo of Clarification on Extended School Year
- IEA Program Presentation -VAP 2-23-16
- Individual Education Account Fact Sheet kh Sept 3 2015 Individual Education Account (IEA) – Voucher Option for Education of Students with Disabilities
- LRE.OSEP.MEMO 11-23-1994 – Memo from US OSERS, Questions and Answers about Least Restrictive Environment
- Prior Written Notice Clarification from State Attorney – Bill Wilson Memo-TNDOE Prior Written Notice Clarify
- Sample Letters & When to Write Them PDF
- STEP parent-manual-2016 – Searchable PDF version
- TASH – Myths-of-Inclusive Education
- The Disclosure Dilemma for Advocates
- TN Opt Out Memo 4-14-2015 – Tennessee Department of Education Memo Clarifying the State Policy on Parental Refusal of Academic Testing
- Transition Academy Resource List 2012
- What To Do After Early Intervention
ACADEMIC RESOURCES FROM DR. SHARON BERRY
- ADHD_Lifestyle_Changes
- Parent Suggestions for Improving Handwriting
- Reading_Fluency – Ideas for Parents
- Spelling-Visual_Memory
- Teaching & Practicing Multiplication_Facts
MISCELLANEOUS DISABILITY RELATED RESOURCES
SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST, GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP RESOURCES
- GADOE Guardianship Estate Planning 9-11
- Guardianship Guide – GCDD-2014 Guidance from the Georgia Council on Development Disabilities
- Special Needs Trust Presentation 2015 (From Martin Pierce, Attorney at Law)
- When You Turn 18 (Created by the Chattanooga Bar Association)
BULLYING RESOURCES
- GEBSER letter
- Bully LawTNSB1621 – Tennessee’s Code Annotated
- Dear Colleague Harrass & Bully 10-26-2010 Office of Civil Rights Dear Colleague Letter: Harassment and Bullying
- Dear Colleague Sexual Harrass – 04-2011 Office of Civil Rights Dear Colleague Letter: Sexual Violence
- Dear Colleague-bullying-10-21-14 Office of Civil Rights Dear Colleague Letter: Responding to Bullying of Students with Disabilities
- Title-IX- Sexual harrass rights-04-2011 Office of Civil Rights: Know Your Rights: Title IX Prohibits Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence Where You Go To School
TRANSITION GUIDES from STEP, Inc.
- Self Advocacy: Empowering Students to Request Assistance & Support – Transition Guide Final – Self Advocacy
- Self Directed IEPs: Take a Leadership Role and Guide Your Own Future – Transition Guide Final – Self Directed IEPs
- Further Education: College & Post-High School Educational Opportunities for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – Transition Guide Final – Further Education wo Diploma
- College: So Now You’re a Freshman: Self Advocacy on a College Campus – Transition Guide Final – Further Ed – College
- Job Seeking: All Eyes on Me: How to Build a Great Resume and Have an Awesome Interview – Transition Guide Final – Job Seeking
- Employment: Take this Job & Keep It! making a Good First Impression in the Workplace – Transition Guide Final – Employment
- Dropout Prevention: Engaging Students in Planning for the Future – Transition Guide Final – Dropout Prevent
- Parent’s Role: How Parents Can Support Their Young Adult During Transition – Transition Guide Final – Parents’ Role
- Community: Everybody Knows My Name in My Community – Transition Guide Final – Community