Find IDEA leadership resources that meet your needs from Lead IDEA and other organizations.
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Tool
This tool is a set of guiding questions for administrators to self-assess and measure state’s family/stakeholder engagement.
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Early Childhood Intervention Personnel Center
Year
2022
Job Aid
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 ...
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PROGRESS Center
Year
2025
Online Module
This module addresses the importance of engaging the families of students with disabilities in their child’s education. It highlights some of the key factors that ...
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IRIS Center
Year
2025
Online Module
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 ...
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IRIS Center
Brief
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) ...
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CEEDAR Center
Brief
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 ...
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CEEDAR Center
Brief
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 ...
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SPARC Center with the Brookings Institution
Brief
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. ...
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SPARC Center with EdResearch for Action
Online Module
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, ...
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IRIS Center
Tool
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 ...
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National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
Brief
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 ...
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PROGRESS Center
Year
2021
Learning Event
Do families enter IEP meetings feeling defensive, unheard, or overwhelmed? This no-cost, virtual learning block focuses on helping PreK–12 school building administrators (principals, assistant principals) ...
Session Date(s)
Thu, Nov 13 2025
Thu, Dec 4 2025
Online Module
This module explores leadership strategies for overseeing the effective delivery of early intervention (EI) in natural environments, as required under Part C of the Individuals ...
Blog
10 short-, medium-, and long-term strategies to develop and keep teachers.
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National Association of Elementary Principals
Year
2023
Guide
These guides are intended to support educator preparation faculty in effectively training teacher candidates on implementing the High Leverage Practices in classroom settings.
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Council for Exceptional Children
Year
2025