Student Success

A previous Districts of Distinction honoree continues to expand the TK-5 student mindfulness and social-emotional learning curriculum that DA recognized in 2016.

LRP Media Group, a recognized leader in the special education publishing industry, has released a new pamphlet, Walking the Line Between Compliant Response and Advocacy-Based Retaliation. Rather than bog readers down with heavy legal terms and concepts, this all-new pamphlet provides plain language guidance on what constitutes a retaliation claim under Section 504, ADA Title […]

LRP Media Group, a recognized leader in the special education publishing industry, has released The Special Ed Administrator’s Training Toolkit: Professional Development for Paraprofessionals — Applying Instructional Strategies to Develop Student Independence. This training binder identifies up-to-date instructional concepts that paraprofessionals can use with students. Strategies addressed include using cues and prompts, modeling, shaping, wait […]

LRP Media Group, a recognized leader in the special education publishing industry, has released a 160-page guide that explains how federal laws covering English Learners and students with disabilities intersect. It’s also designed to help educators avoid inadvertent missteps that can lead to over- or under-identifying EL students for special education services. Written by two […]

LRP Media Group, a recognized leader in the special education publishing industry, has released Your District’s Step-by-Step Guide to Navigating IEE Requests and Responses. This practical new guide breaks down the IEE process from the district’s perspective and gives administrators and IEP team members a concrete idea of each step and their role in it. […]

These Districts of Distinction runners-up are using innovative methods to improve curriculum and instruction in their school systems.