Special education

4 strategies for promoting positive student behavior

Students with special needs may have a harder time transitioning back to school buildings compared to their peers. Here's what BCBAs can do to support students and staff.

Reopening plan review: 4 promising practices

An analysis of school district response plans to COVID reveals strong, replicable practices from reopening and recovery plans that other systems can model, even where schools have already opened.

4 common accommodations and how to implement them remotely

Educators will need to get creative about providing 504 plan accommodations for students, such as extended time and preferential seating, in the remote learning environment.

COVID class action suit accuses states, districts of racketeering

Students claim that educational agencies across the country violated the IDEA, Section 504, and the ADA by failing to provide in-person services during the pandemic, which they say violates the RICO Act.

Lunch in the classroom: 504 plan considerations

A food allergy expert offers 4 ways to keep students with allergies safe in schools where cafeteria seating is currently closed due to COVID.

Help students with ADHD successfully return to in-person learning

While educators knew to expect a regression in ADHD students' academic skills, self-regulation and behaviors, there are actions that can help.

New pamphlet offers guidance on serving students with disabilities during health crises

Pandemics and Students With Disabilities shows districts how to develop schoolwide strategies to ensure that medically fragile and high-risk students continue to receive FAPE.

Do your coronavirus protocols meet ADA requirements?

An attorney and an equality expert share 5 ways schools can ensure that reopening practices comply with Americans with Disabilities Act mandates.

5 issues to review with parents seeking in-home services

A parent request that educators come to their home to support their child with a disability should trigger conversation around several key points, including FAPE and logistical issues.

Providing access to SEL for students with disabilities

In implementing an SEL program, a special education representative should have a seat at the table to ensure students with disabilities are included, both in remote and in-person situations.

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