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Participating in Virtual Stakeholder Meetings: Five Considerations
Stakeholder Engagement
Participating in virtual stakeholder meetings opens doors to connect and engage with broader groups more frequently and in a more flexible manner, but it can also add additional challenges and...
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Brief
Data Literacy with an Equity Mindset
Data, Racial Equity
In order to rethink data with an equity mindset, we approached a group of NCSI Thought Leaders and asked them: What are the questions about racial equity in our education systems that could be...
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Guidance
Participant Checklist for Virtual Meetings
Stakeholder Engagement
Participating in virtual stakeholder meetings opens doors to connect and engage with broader groups more frequently and in a more flexible manner, but it can also pose challenges. To effectively...
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Tools
My child says she doesn’t like online learning. How can I help?
Distance Learning > Support for Families
Created by the IRIS Center, this handy tip sheet offers practical ideas and strategies for helping your child adapt to some of the challenges and frustrations of learning in a virtual...
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Guidance
Mi hijo(a) dice que no le gusta la enseñanza virtual. ¿Cómo puedo ayudarlo(a)?
Distance Learning > Support for Families
Para muchos niños, la escuela este año es algo diferente. Es posible que su hijo(a) esté asistiendo a la enseñanza virtual a horario completo o parcial. Esto puede hacer que le resulte más difícil...
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Guidance
¿Cómo puedo ayudar a mi hijo(a) que asiste a la escuela primaria a mantenerse asiste a la escuela primaria a mantenerse concentrado(a) durante la enseñanza virtual?concentrado(a) durante la enseñanza virtual?
Distance Learning > Support for Families
La enseñanza en casa en un entorno virtual puede hacer que les resulte más difícil a los niños más pequeños permanecer concentrados. Este folleto de consejos del Centro IRIS ofrece algunas ideas...
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Guidance
A State Guide on Identifying, Correcting, and Reporting Noncompliance with IDEA Requirements
General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity
This is a visual representation of the expected actions for states related to identifying, requiring and verifying correction of, and reporting noncompliance. Detailed descriptions and additional...
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Guidance
A State Guide on Identifying, Correcting, and Reporting Noncompliance in Accordance with IDEA Requirements
General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Policy > IDEA
This guide for Part C lead agencies (LAs) and and state education agencies (SEAs) is based on the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Memo 09-02: Reporting on Correction of Noncompliance in...
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Guidance
A State Guide to Establishing a Statewide System of Accountability and Support to Improve Results and Functional Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
Evaluation > Infrastructure Changes, General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity
Ensuring that local education agencies (LEAs) meet IDEA requirements and improve student outcomes requires a strong, results-driven state accountability system aligned with a robust statewide...
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Guidance
Virtual Lesson Example: Problem Solving for Students with Disabilities
Distance Learning > How to Provide Distance Learning, Distance Learning > Instructional Resources
This activity was developed by Tammy Moran a special education teacher in Ferris Independent School District. In this lesson, she illustrates the use of the Understand-Plan-Solve-Evaluate (UPSE)...
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Tools
Returning to School: Considerations for Students with the Most Intensive Behavioral Needs. A Guide to Supporting Students With Disabilities, Their Families, and Educators During the 2020–21 School Year
Distance Learning > How to Provide Distance Learning, Distance Learning > Support for Families
This guide and accompanying video include a set of strategies and key practices with the ultimate goal of supporting students with the most intensive behavioral needs, their families, and educators...
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Brief
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Goal Data Collection Tool: Choice Making
Data, Distance Learning > How to Provide Distance Learning, Distance Learning > Virtual PD, FAPE/Individualized Educational Programs > Tools for Decision Making, FAPE/Individualized Educational Programs > Virtual Evaluation and Assessments
This tool was developed by Krystal Uricchio a special education teacher at Narragansett High School in Rhode Island. Choice making is a common goal for students with significant disabilities....
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Tools