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.
Curated by Sara Doutre and Susan Hayes
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
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.
Resource Type
Brief
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Five Principles (Plus One!) to Guide State Monitoring
General Supervision, Policy > IDEA
A key responsibility of state education agencies (SEAs) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is to monitor local education agency (LEA) implementation of the law (34 C.F.R....
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Brief
Monitoring Beyond the SPP APR: Five Factors (Plus One!) to Consider
General Supervision, Policy > IDEA
The State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) is an important tool for states to assess local education agency (LEA) implementation of IDEA. However, reviewing LEA performance on...
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Brief