Special education

Substitute teachers in special ed classrooms

5 questions administrators must know the answers to before sending a substitute teacher into to fill in for a special education teacher

4 ways to address student work experiences during pandemic

Students with disabilities often learn job skills through formal work experiences set up by their schools and need extra support in this area as the impacts of COVID continue.

5 considerations for medically fragile students in school

Discussion points for school teams and parents should include how supports will be delivered with social distancing protocols, a possible mask exemption, nurse's office protocols, COVID fears, and possible remote learning instead of a return to the school building.

4 self-determination skills to build during remote instruction

Students with disabilities engaged in distance learning may need extra help in learning skills such as choice-making, problem-solving, goal-setting and self-monitoring to prepare for life after high school.

Parent training: 5 ways to help parents support distance learning

Collaboration between school and home results in better outcomes for students, and during the pandemic school districts can take action to support struggling parents, especially parents of children with special needs.

What to do when parents offer to transport their special needs child to school

Educators should take these 5 steps when a student whose IEP includes transportation as a related service won't be taking the school bus.

House approves suicide prevention training for schools

The STANDUP Act, which heads to the Senate, aims to give more assistance to students in K-12 settings and help prevent crisis moments

New resource explains how the federal rights of students with disabilities impact threat assessments

Conducting Threat Assessments That Comply With the IDEA, Section 504, and Title II outlines everything you need to know to protect the rights of students with disabilities during appropriate threat assessments.

Nominee’s student disabilities decision ‘not encouraging’

A look at Judge Amy Coney Barrett's education-related decisions as a Circuit Court judge since 2017

5 best practices for virtual social groups

Setting up and maintaining a productive virtual social-skills group requires patience and flexibility.

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