KPBSD provides special education and related services to eligible children with disabilities beginning at age 3 and continuing through the school year when the child turns 22 (turns 22 on or before July 1). This manual is to serve as a companion to (not a replacement of) the Alaska State Special Education Handbook (found here: http://eed.state.ak.us/tls/sped/) in defining processes unique to our district. The processes described are designed as a reference and supplement to the State of Alaska Special Education Handbook and to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004. This manual will be updated in conjunction with revisions to the above mentioned references and may be supplemented with memos from the Director of Pupil Services.