The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) has developed a brief related to confidentiality and the appropriateness of paraprofessionals viewing student’s Individualized Education Programs (IEP) and attending Planning and Placement Team (PPT) meetings.  To view this brief, please go to: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/pdf/curriculum/cali/ieps_and_confidentiality.pdf

Additional information regarding paraprofessional access to IEPs can be located in the Connecticut Guidelines for Training and Support of Paraprofessionals, pp. 29 and 45. This document is posted on the CSDE Paraprofessional Information and Resources page at www.ct.gov/sde/para-cali or by accessing the following link: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2618&q=321752

For more information related to this topic, please contact Iris White, Education Consultant, at iris.white@ctspecialednews.org.