Results-Based Accountability and Supports Fast Fives

The RBAS "fast fives" are designed to be short, easy-to-read briefs on a variety of topics related to state special education accountability and support systems. Each brief will follow the same "fast five" format in that it will delve into five key aspects of a given topic. We look forward to adding more "fast fives" to this collection in the months and years to come.

Sara Doutre and Susan Hayes

Curated by Sara Doutre and Susan Hayes

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Fast Five: Five Questions Answered About Including Results in LEA Determinations

General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Policy > RDA

The RBAS "Fast Five" series is designed to provide short, bite-size information on a key topic related to special education general supervision, accountability and support systems.

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Brief

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Fast Five: Five Things to Know About State and LEA Determinations

General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Policy > IDEA

The RBAS "Fast Five" series is designed to provide short, bite-size information on a key topic related to special education general supervision, accountability and support systems.

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Brief

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Fast Five: Five Questions Answered About Risk Assessments

General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Policy > IDEA

This Fast Five provides answers to five questions about risk assessments including what they are, how states use them to guide their monitoring of LEAs, and sample data points states have...

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Brief

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Fast Five: Five Ways to Center Results Data in State General Supervision Systems

General Supervision

This Fast Five resulted from the RBAS team interviews of five states who have implemented results-based accountability and support systems. Learn about their experiences and the ways in which they...

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Brief

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Fast Five: Five Considerations When Planning to Include Results Data in General Supervision Systems

General Supervision

Many states are working to establish accountability and support systems designed to improve outcomes for students with disabilities while ensuring compliance with IDEA. There are numerous factors...

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Brief

861 views
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Fast Five: Five Lessons Learned from States in Designing and Implementing Results-Based Accountability and Support Systems

General Supervision

As states have made these types of shifts to their general supervision systems and embraced a resultsdriven orientation, they have learned lessons along the way about what has worked well and what...

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Brief

4388 views
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Fast Five: Five Recommendations for Engaging Stakeholders in the Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Results-Based Accountability and Support Systems

General Supervision

States working to establish and refine results-driven accountability and supports systems identified stakeholder engagement as vital to the process. Inviting stakeholders to the table ensures a...

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Brief

853 views
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Five Drivers of Coherence in State General Supervision Systems

General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Systems Alignment

This Fast Five applies the five coherence drivers articulated in Fullan and Quinn's 2015 book, Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems, to the work of general...

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Brief

1070 views
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Five Ways to Effectively Use Dispute Resolution Data in State General Supervision Systems to Improve Implementation of IDEA

General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Stakeholder Engagement

State dispute resolution systems provide a wealth of important information to state educational agencies (SEAs) about local implementation of the IDEA. This resource offers five strategies for...

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Brief

807 views
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Five State Strategies to Effectively Communicate and Reinforce IDEA Compliance Requirements

General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Policy > IDEA

One of the most important responsibilities of a state education agency (SEA) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is to ensure that each local education agency (LEA)...

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Brief

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