Special Education Services

Big Ideas
This page contains basic information about foundational topics in special education including free and appropriate public education (FAPE), least restrictive environment (LRE), due process, outcomes, results and services.

Important Topics
This page contains information about topics in special education that are often the focus of questions. Examples include Child Find, alternate assessment, discipline and disproportionality. This is an excellent source for administrators and teachers who want to learn more about special education.

Funding
This page contains information about how special education services are funded. Included is information on sources of funding, use of funds and how special education students are weighted and the connection to funding for these students.

Heartland AEA Services
This page contains information about the variety of special education services provided by Heartland AEA.

Resources
This page contains information about resources made available by Heartland AEA for local educators as well as links to partner agency websites and other sites with useful information.