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Here are nine ways school teams can help students with disabilities to feel comfortable and meaningfully participate in IEP meetings held remotely this fall.
School districts should be ready to step it up on addressing the needs of English learners who require extra support and may need to access education remotely for the new school year, says an educational consultant.
Exclusion of religious schools in a tax-based scholarship program is discriminatory, according to the decision, which is a disappointment to many public school supporters.
Students with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to experiencing anxiety, regardless of whether they exhibited such signs before the COVID-19 outbreak. Here are 6 tips to help these students find success back at school.
Although special education teachers may want to refer to services to make up for shortfalls during school closures as compensatory education or compensatory services, a school attorney says the terms should be avoided.
Despite most school districts continuing to conduct IEP meetings remotely during school shutdowns, fall promises to be a busy time for planning and placement teams. Administrators can prevent disagreements and delays regarding these meetings by following these four tips.
District leaders must consider how to address students recovering from coronavirus who are returning to school, particularly students with disabilities who may have lingering issues that interfere with learning.
School district leaders must review and revise policies that act as barriers to the enrollment of children and youths experiencing homelessness.
As districts make plans to reopen schools, IEP and 504 teams should be identifying and planning how to serve students with medical conditions that make them especially vulnerable to COVID-19.
Prioritizing inclusion for students with disabilities, during both in-person and remote learning, is challenging, but such practices increase engagement and create supportive school communities for all.
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn't just changed how schools operate, but has also required educators to expand their vocabulary. Brush up on five terms that will come up in conversations with colleagues or during IEP meetings.
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