Policy
Volume 1: ED COVID-19 Handbook - Strategies for Safely Reopening Elementary and Secondary Schools
Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity, Policy, Racial Equity
To reopen safely in the COVID-19 pandemic and maximize the use of in-person instruction, schools need sufficient resources, as well as strong state and local public health measures that everyone...
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Guidance
Volume 2: ED COVID-19 Handbook - Roadmap to Reopening and Meeting All Students' Needs
Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity, Policy, Racial Equity
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exacerbated existing inequities and inadequacies across a range of social structures, including our nation’s education system. The pandemic has also had a...
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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
RBAS "General Soup" Podcast: Episode 1 - Developing a Recipe for Systems Improvement in South Carolina
General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity, Policy > RDA
Join Beckie Davis, Director of the Office of Special Education Services, and Dr. Nicole Adams, Assistant Director of the Office of Special Education Services in South Carolina as they talk with...
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Podcast
Equity in IDEA: Significant Disproportionality Final Rule
Policy > IDEA, Racial Equity
This OSEP webinar is focused on the role of state advisory panels (SAP) and other key stakeholder groups in advising the SEA on decisions around the final rule. Methodology involved in making state...
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Webinar
ESSA: Equity in Developing and Implementing Coherent State and Local Systems
Evaluation > Child Outcomes, Policy > ESSA, Racial Equity, Systems Alignment
The session highlighted the Georgia DOE’s work to elevate equity in its systems of accountability and support and the alignment of its SEA structures to move this work to the local school...
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Presentation
Leveraging ESSA: Improving State Infrastructure to Support the SSIP
Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Policy > ESSA, Racial Equity
This PowerPoint presentation, delivered by Rorie Fitzpatrick and Dona Meinders of the National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI), addresses connections between the Every Student Succeeds Act...
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Presentation
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
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 Questions Answered About Risk Assessments
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
Considerations for Supporting a Successful Start to the 2020-2021 School Year for Students With Disabilities
Improvement and Implementation Science > Action Planning, Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity, Policy > IDEA, Stakeholder Engagement > Communication Strategies, Systems Alignment
To successfully launch the 2020-2021 school year for students with disabilities, state education agencies (SEAs) have an essential leadership role to play in supporting local school systems to plan...
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Guidance
B-17 SSIP Writing Tool
Infrastructure Development, Policy > RDA
The Part B-17, SSIP Writing Tool was developed by the Regional Resource Center Program (RRCP) to help states respond with the required detail and specificity to the five components described in...
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Tools