Educação Especial e AEE

Understand everything about Special Education and Specialized Educational Services in 2026! Learn about the changes in Decrees 12.686 and 12.773, the new teacher training hours, and the end of the mandatory medical report for access to pedagogical support. Special Education is a cross-cutting teaching modality that permeates all levels and stages of basic education, intended for students with disabilities, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and high abilities or giftedness. Legally, it aims to ensure resources and services to support, complement, or supplement the regular schooling process. 1. Specialized Educational Services (AEE) AEE is the pedagogical service that identifies, develops, and organizes accessibility resources to eliminate barriers to learning. Nature: It has an exclusively pedagogical character and should not be confused with school reinforcement or clinical care. Offer: It is primarily carried out in Multifunctional Resource Rooms (SRM) outside of regular school hours, but it can also occur through collaborative teaching during regular school hours. Source: Decree No. 12,686/2025, Art. 5 and Art. 11, § 7 (Link Planalto). 2. End of the Mandatory Medical Report One of the most significant changes in 2026 is the consolidation of the demedicalization of access to Specialized Educational Assistance (AEE). Case Study: The gateway to the service is the pedagogical Case Study, which identifies the student's potential and barriers. Access Rule: The provision of AEE and support professionals cannot be impeded by the absence of a diagnosis or medical report. Source: Decree No. 12,686/2025, Art. 11, § 7 and Glossary of the 2025 School Census, p. 59 (Link Inep). 3. Required Documentation: IEP and IEP The 2026 legislation formalizes planning instruments that must be integrated into the school's Political-Pedagogical Project (PPP). IEP (Individualized Education Plan): Organizes the resources and assistive technologies that the student will use in the IEP. IEP (Individualized Education Plan): Mandatory document prepared by the classroom teacher with the support of a specialist to personalize teaching in the regular classroom. Source: Decree No. 12,773/2025, Articles 11 and 12 and SEDUC-SP Resolution No. 129/2025, Article 3 (Link DOE-SP). 4. New Professional Training Requirements There has been a rigorous increase in the continuing education workload to guarantee the technical authority of professionals. IEP Teacher: A bachelor's degree and specific training in Special Education of at least 360 hours are required. Support Professional: Must have a high school diploma and specific training of at least 180 hours. Source: Decree No. 12,773/2025, Articles 13 and 15 (Planalto Link). 5. Financing and Transfer (Fundeb) The financing of special education is strengthened by the logic of dual enrollment. Resources: Students enrolled simultaneously in regular education and in AEE (Specialized Educational Assistance) generate a double transfer of Fundeb funds to the school. Weighting: The weighting factor for enrollments in special education was set at 1.40. Source: Law No. 14,113/2020 (Fundeb Law) and Decree No. 12,773/2025, Article 19-A (Planalto Link). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Official Consultation Channels: Legislation Portal (Planalto): For Federal Decrees 12.686/25 and 12.773/25. Inep/MEC: For the Glossary and Guidelines of the 2025 School Census. SEDUC-SP: For the full text of Resolutions 129/2025 and 160/2025. Special Education, AEE 2026, Decree 12.686/2025, Decree 12.773/2025, PEI and PAEE, AEE Case Study, School Inclusion, SEDUC SP, Educational Legislation, PROFSEDUC.