Special Services
Our Special Education office is located at the Preston Veterans' Memorial School, 325 Shetucket Tpke, Preston, CT 06365.
Preston Public Schools provides a free and appropriate public education to students with disabilities in an environment that is deemed least restrictive for each student. Special education personnel are assigned to either Preston Veterans' Memorial School or Preston Plains Middle School and include special education teachers and school psychologists. Related services personnel (speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists) provide services to students in district and to Preston students attending Norwich Free Academy as well as certain out-of-district placements. All special education personnel collaborate with regular education staff to endure special needs students are able to successfully participate in the regular education curriculum to the greatest extend possible.
Special Education Directory
- Ann Perzan - Special Education Director
- Margie LePage - Administrative Assistant
Special Education Resources
- Procedural Safeguards
- Notice of Parent Rights
- Parents Guide to Special Education
- Special Education Resources for Families
- Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
- CT Department of Aging and Disability
- CT Department of Developmental Services
- Special Education Procedures Practices Manual
- Parental Notification of the Laws Relating to Seclusion and Restraint
- Guidelines for Independent Educational Evaluations
- Procedure for Identifying Gifted and Talented Students
SCHOOL RECORDS DESTRUCTION
As permitted by law, the Preston Board of Education will be destroying confidential special education/504 records of students that exited the district during the 2014-2015 school year and prior to the start of the 2015-2016 school year. Confidential records include referrals to special services, PPT records, testing and evaluation documentation, correspondence with other agencies, and all other records related to special education or special services. A parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student wanting to obtain their confidential records must contact the office of the Director of Special Education at 860-889-6098 by July 31, 2020. Records will be destroyed in August 2021.
Post-Secondary Transition & Services
Additional Parent Resources
Staff Resources
- Special Education Eligibility Documents
- Technical Edits and the IEP Document
- Guidelines for Assistive Technology
- PPT Process and Forms
- IEP Manual and Forms
- All IEP Forms
- Special Education Procedures and Practices Manual
- IDEA Regulations Regarding Independent Educational Evaluations
- IEE Process Guidelines and Memos
- New PPT Participant Parent Notice Waiver
- What do I do with a lapsed IEP
- Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
- Physical Therapy in Connecticut Schools - Best Practices and Resources
- CT Alternate Assessment Eligibility Form
- CT Alternate Assessment System Transition Process
- Sample cover letter offering a meeting to discuss a referral
- Sample cover letter offering a meeting to discuss evals
- FERPA Information and Regulations
- Homebound and Hospitalization Instruction
- Staff Manual for Section 504