This module highlights the benefits of the pre-referral process—a preventative approach that can eliminate inappropriate referrals to special education—and outlines the six stages most commonly ...

This collection of tip sheets provides an overview of the qualifying disability categories as outlined inthe Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and shares resources ...

This tool is a set of guiding questions for administrators to self-assess and measure state’s family/stakeholder engagement.

The Working Together Series includes five interactive self-directed courses. These courses provide families and educators with a number of strategies for working together and through ...

This webinar, More Than an Invitation: Tips for Ensuring Parents are Partners in Developing and Implementing the Individualized Education Program (IEP), featuring the PROGRESS Center, ...

This toolkit for special education leaders includes short-term strategies to meet immediate staffing shortage needs paired with long-term, systemic strategies to attract, prepare, and retain ...

This collection of self-paced training courses provides foundational information about the individualized education program (IEP) and describes the role of the IEP in developing and ...

Specifically designed with school administrators in mind, this module offers guidance on how to support and facilitate the development and implementation of high-quality IEPs, including ...

This module invites students to examine their personal attitudes and beliefs concerning individuals with disabilities. It emphasizes the capabilities and strengths of people with disabilities, ...

Many states struggle with shortages of special education teachers (SET). To address the shortage problem in the long term, policymakers, preparation providers, and state and ...

This resource supports state-level systemic change to special education for education leaders using the application of IDEA requirements to guide innovative approaches in four key ...

Schools and districts facing teacher shortages often have few options for filling vacant special education teacher positions. Although the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ...

Special education staffing challenges include problems related to the supply, recruitment, distribution, and retention of special educators. Recent evidence from Hawai`i suggests that financial incentives ...

This brief examines the persistent shortage of special education teachers, driven by declining numbers of certified educators entering the field and increasing demand for services. ...

This series of practice briefs highlight six evidence-based, high-leverage practices that research has shown support implementation of high-quality instructional programming for students with and at ...