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Culturally Responsive Data Literacy
Data, Racial Equity
The Culturally Responsive Data Literacy document details aspects of data literacy for teaching and culturally responsive teaching, and then merges the two concepts to detail the importance of...
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Guidance
COVID-19 Guidance for IDEA Programs: A Self-Assessment Checklist for Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
COVID-19 Policy Guidance
State education agencies across the country must ensure that their guidance on service provision during the pandemic is consistent with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and...
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Guidance
State Spotlight: How Texas Used Coaching to Impact Outcomes
Evaluation > Provider/Teacher Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Improvement and Implementation Science > Coaching
This state spotlight focuses on Texas’s implementation effort to improve teacher practice and student outcomes, by embedding and sustaining an effective coaching framework across the state. Of...
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State Spotlight
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
¿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
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
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
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
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