Manuals, Tip Sheets & Documentation

Tip Sheets

Special Education Process & Wizards:

• Alternate Assessment ECATS Tip Sheet
• APH Legally Blind Census
• Assistive Technology and the IEP/Connecting the EC Student with Critical Supports (pdf, 6.3mb)
• Customizing Reporting Periods for the Progress Report Wizard
• DeafBlind Census ECATS Tip Sheet 2.20.24
• Documenting Home/Hospital (Homebound Services)
• Documenting Related Services Support Descriptions (RSSD)
• Documenting Revocation of Consent
• Documenting Support Services User Guide 1.27.23
• ECATS Tests and Accommodations Updates for 2022-23
• Eligibility Worksheet – Autism Spectrum Disorder (new policy)
• FAQ Determining Service Delivery 7.15.22 (pdf, 188kb)
• IEP at a Glance Document Tip Sheet - 6.12.23
• Modified Day Placement Final
• PM.ECATS Tip Sheet 8.9.2022
• PPPSS Voucher Evals
• Preschool Settings
• Progress Report Template
• Required Screening/Evaluations for Eligibility (as of 2/26/21)
• Tip Sheet: Document Translation
• Tip Sheet: Documenting Related Services Support Descriptions (RSSD) (pdf, 593kb)
• Tip Sheet: Out-of-State Transfers & Comparable Services Plan (CSP) in ECATS 

Report Processes:

• Case Management Standard Report User Guide 1.5.23
• ECATS:  Advanced Reporting Manual
• ECATS Progress Monitoring Standard Reports (pdf, 89kb)
• Exit Count Reminders (pdf, 1.3mb)
• Indicator 11 Federal Reporting User Guide - Updated 2.22.24 
• PaperClip Usage Monitoring (March 2023)
• Steps to Certify Exit Count (pdf, 427kb)
• Steps to Document Modified Exit Reason (pdf, 587kb)
• Student Record Review Checklist to Ensure Accuracy for December 1 Child Count
• Tip Sheet: Child Count and Eligibility (pdf, 216kb)
• Tip Sheet:  Exit Count (pdf, 1.1mb)

Professional Development:

• AU Eligibility Courses
• EC Process and ECATS Courses ALL
• EC Process and ECATS Courses User Guide for EC Leadership (pdf, 4441kb)
• ECATS: On-Boarding for New EC Staff (pdf, 167kb)
• ED Eligibility Courses
• HI Eligibility Courses
• ID Eligibility Courses
• Other Health Impairment Eligibility Courses
• SLD Eligibility Courses
• SI Eligibility Courses

Manuals/User Guides

• Detailed User Type Listing
• ECATS Manual 2019 (revised 9/13/19)
• ECATS Quick Reference Card
• ECATS Translation Quick Reference Guide (pdf, 281kb)
• User Type Guide