MADSEC is the professional association
for administrators of special education in the State of Maine.

Resource Links for Special Education Administrators

Maine/Local Links	Federal/National Links
These links are tested periodically and our hope is that they will work for you when you try them. However, due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, they may not work from one day to the next. Please contact MADSEC if you have trouble connecting to any of these web sites. Thank you.

Maine/Local

http://www.maine.gov/education/speced Maine Department of Education, Division of Special Services

http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/dueprocess.htm Maine Department of Education, Division of Special Services, Due Process

http://www.maine.gov/education/speced/directors.htmlm Maine Educational Directories (a.k.a. The Moose Book)

http://www.maine.gov/education/schools/index.html Maine Schools on the World Wide Web Brought to you by the Maine Dept. of Education

http://www.maine.gov/education/mea/meacompass.htm Maine's Comprehensive Assessment System Brought to you by the Maine Dept. of Education

www.ume.maine.edu/~cci Center for Community Inclusion -- Maine's center for interdisciplinary education, research, and public service in disability studies. Affiliated with the University of Maine.

www.SchoolLaw.com Web site developed by Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, a law firm in Portland, Maine, specializing in representing school districts. Lots of information of direct interest to special educators.

www.ServingSchools.com Web site developed by Drummond Woodsum & MacMahon, a law firm in Portland, Maine, specializing in representing school districts. Lots of jobs listed from across the state.

www.alltech-tsi.org ALLTech is a nationally recognized center that provides training, consultations, and technical assistance in the areas of assistive technology, specialized software, Web accessibility, and universal design in education.

Maine CITE Maine Consumer Information and Technology Training Exchange

www.mainesupportnetwork.org Maine Support Network

www.mpa.cc/index.html Maine Principals' Association

http://www.umaine.edu/mlc/ Maine Education Leadership Consortium

www.msmaweb.com/ Maine School Management Association

www.msmaweb.com/mssa.htm Maine School Superintendents Association

www.msmaweb.com/msba.htm Maine School Boards Association

www.www.pinetreesociety.org Pine Tree Society They provide direct services programs statewide to people with disabilities. Programs include: Augmentative Communication Assistive Technology (ACAT) and The Kid's Project which provides affordable equipment to children with special needs.

www.tecmaine.org Technical Exploration Center (TEC) The Technical Exploration Center (TEC) is an assistive technology program that lends equipment, and provides evaluations, resource materials, technical assistance and AT related training.

National/Federal

www.eric.ed.gov/ ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center

www.edref.com/ EdRef -- Comprehensive listing of schools, colleges, and universities

www.ed.gov/free/ Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Home Page

www.disciplinehelp.com/ Student Behavior Management Resources

www.fed-icc.org Federal Interagency Coordinating Council New web site launched to help parents access resources for infants and preschoolers with disabilities.

http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center

www.irsc.org Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)

www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP Office of Special Education Programs

www.academploy.com Academic Employment Network National scope, but located in Windham, Maine

www.comeunity.com/disability/speclists.html Children's Disability List of Lists A current, annotated list of mailing lists for families of children with disabilities and special needs

www.ldonline.org LDOnLine -- Learning Disabilities Information & Resources

www.iser.com Internet Special Education Resources Nationwide directory of professionals who serve the learning disabilities and special education communities

www.cec.sped.org/ The Council for Exceptional Children

Maine Administrators of Services for Children with Disabilities (MADSEC) 675 Western Ave, Suite 2 · Manchester, ME 04351 Phone 207-626-3380 · FAX 207-626-3347