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: Documenting Related Services Support Descriptions (RSSD) (pdf, 593kb)
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
- SDL 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