Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to 6 Information Requests in April. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please feel free to contact
, Information Specialist, if you would like further information about any of these searches.
1. Definition, IFSP, Indicator, Part C 2. Developmental disabilities, Eligibility, Preschool children, Preschool services 3. Funding formulas, Low incidence disabilities, Severe disabilities 4. Parents, training 5. Speech therapy, Recruitment, Related services, Higher education 6. Survey, Parents, ESL, Native language, Part B
Posted on: Tuesday, May 13, 2008
State Initiatives to Expand Access to Early Head Start
In April 2008, ZERO TO THREE and the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) published a report that looks at state efforts to increase access to Early Head Start (EHS) services. It is entitled Building on the Promise: State Initiatives to Expand Access to Early Head Start for Young Children and their Families and was written by Rachel Schumacher and Elizabeth DiLauro. This report is based on the finding that less than 3 percent of eligible infants and toddlers are currently being reached by EHS services. A summary of this report is also available.
Posted on: Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Materials Available from the National Public Reporting Call
Beginning April 23, the RRC Program and the TA&D Network will be co-hosting monthly calls to help states with a variety of topics pertaining to the State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report. The first monthly call, Strategies for Public Reporting, will be held April 23, 2008 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. (CDT). This call will include a presentation on standards for public reporting and practical strategies to address the public reporting requirements. In addition to the presentation, representatives from two states·Part B and Part C agencies will share their processes and strategies for reporting. To access the call, please dial (866) 793-1342. To view the PowerPoint presentation, please click on Conference Room 1 here. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Maureen Hawes, NCRRC Center Coordinator here.
Posted on: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Registration Reminder for NCRRC Part C/619 Regional Meeting
As a reminder, registration for NCRRC Region 4 Part C/619 Coordinators·Forum will close this Friday, April 25, 2008. Registrations will not be accepted after this date. This regional meeting will be held from May 28-29, 2008 at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, MI. If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Maureen Hawes, NCRRC Center Coordinator here.
Posted on: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to 6 Information Requests in March. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please feel free to contact Chris Opsal, Information Specialist, if you would like further information about any of these searches.
1. Caseload service ratio 2. Complaints, FAPE, due process 3. FAPE, placement, private schools, funding 4. Funding, SPP, grants 5. LRE, professional development, identification, systems change 6. Preschool services, guidelines
Posted on: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Family Educational Rights and Privacy - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
On March 24, 2008, the Office of Evaluation and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register. This notice proposes amendments to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974. Comments on this proposal must be received by May 8, 2008.
Posted on: Thursday, April 24, 2008
NASDSE’s New Project Forum
In March 2008, Project Forum published a new policy analysis: Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities: Policy Recommendations by Paula Burdette. This 21-page document discusses graduation requirements for all students in relation to federal, state, and local roles and offers policy recommendations to address graduation issues for students with disabilities.
Posted on: Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Eighth National Early Childhood Inclusion Institute
The Natural Environments and Inclusion for Birth - Age Five conference will be held in Chapel Hill, NC from July 22-24, 2008. The Institute’s goals are to learn from research findings, to develop enhanced collaborative relationships, to learn about new strategies and models, and to problem-solve with peers about early childhood inclusion. This event is co-sponsored by the FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the National Early Childhood TA Center (NECTAC). For more information on the Institute, please contact Beverly Payne at 919-966-3010 or
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Posted on: Thursday, April 10, 2008
Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to 11 Information Requests in February. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please feel free to contact Erin Jann, Coordinator of Information Services, at
if you would like further information about any of these searches.
1. Disproportionality, compliance 2. ECSE, Time allotments 3. Funding, Part C, SEA 4. IEP, Web-based 5. Monitoring, LEA 6. Indicator 8, Parent survey 7. PBIS, Statewide implementation, Training 8. Resolution, Mediation 9. SEA, Professional development, Training 10. Secondary transition, Age 11. Speech and language services, Rural areas
Posted on: Thursday, April 10, 2008
New Report on Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers
In March 2008, ZERO TO THREE published a new report entitled Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers: Recommendations for States, by Sandra Petersen, Lynn Jones, and Karen Alexander McGinley. It includes 17 specific recommendations for states on developing or updating research-based early learning guidelines for infants and toddlers.
Posted on: Thursday, April 10, 2008
New Practitioner Brief by NCCRESt
The National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems (NCCRESt) has recently published a new Practitioner Brief entitled A Cultural, Linguistic, and Ecological Framework for Response to Intervention with English Language Learners by Julie Esparza Brown, Portland State University and Jennifer Doolittle, OSEP. This 14-page article promotes a three-tiered Response to Intervention Approach: (1) universal screening and research-based instruction, (2) more intensive support, and (3) intensive individual instruction.
Posted on: Thursday, April 10, 2008
New Checklist for Early Intervention Identification
The Tracking, Referral and Assessment Center for Excellence (TRACE) has recently published a new practice guide entitled Universal Checklist for Identifying Infants and Toddlers Eligible for Early Intervention by Carl J. Dunst, Carol M. Trivette, & Glinda Hill. This guide includes a universal checklist that aims to be used as a primary source for identifying infants and toddlers who may be referred to early intervention programs. This document also describes the process of how the checklist was developed. To access this document, please click here.
Posted on: Friday, March 14, 2008
New Professional Development Opportunity for States
The National Professional Development Center on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is offering a new professional development opportunity to states. The primary goal of this center is to provide resources, professional development and technical assistance that will aid in increasing the number of highly qualified staff serving children and youth with ASD. This opportunity will allow states to work with the Center for a period of two years. For more information (including proposed activities with states) about this professional opportunity and to obtain an application package please go to the Center’s website. The application must be postmarked by June 1, 2008 in order to be considered.
Posted on: Friday, March 14, 2008
Recent Information Requests Submitted to the NCRRC
Information Services provided reports in response to 10 Information Requests in January. The following list describes the requests, using the descriptor terms from the Matrix thesaurus as an organizing device. Attached is a list of the actual questions as well. Please feel free to contact the Coordinator of Information Services,
, if you would like further information about these searches.
1. Accessibility, Instructional Materials, Definition 2. Autism, Eligibility, Rural areas 3. Complaint Investigation, Training 4. Data, Student Records 5. Evaluation Forms 6. High School, Best Practices, Disabilities 7. Improvement Planning 8. Focused Monitoring, Urban Districts 9. RtI, SLD, Eligibility 10. Statistical Data, Special Education
Posted on: Friday, March 14, 2008
Webinar on Assistive Technology Implementation
The Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd) and Don Johnston, Inc. are offering a FREE Webinar series, Moving Forward with Technology. The upcoming webinar in this series will be The Assistive Technology Planner: A Guide for Implementing AT and will be presented by Margaret Bausch, Associate Professor, University of Kentucky on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 10:00am (CT) and again on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 2:00pm (CT). This 1-hour long webinar will discuss fully implementing Assistive Technology for students on IEPs via the use of the AT Planner, which is based on research done by the National Assistive Technology Research Institute. The webinar is free, but registration is required. For additional information and to register, click here.
New Handbook on Early Child Special Education Programs
The California Department of Education’s Special Education Division has recently created a handbook entitled Handbook on Developing and Evaluating Interagency Collaboration in Early Childhood Special Education Programs. This document was developed by Kathleen C. Sadao and Nancy Robinson and aims to help early intervention professionals and agencies in creating and implementing interagency agreements in order to ensure successful delivery of services.
Posted on: Thursday, February 21, 2008
Secondary Transition Conference
The Secondary Transition State Planning Institute (a collaboration between the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, National Post-School Outcomes Center, National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center, and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education’s IDEA Partnership) will be holding a conference, Building for the Future, from May 7-9, 2008, in Charlotte, North Carolina. This conference will focus on transition issues connected to Indicators 1, 2, 13 and 14. The topics were previously identified during the NSTTAC Secondary Transition State Planning Institutes in May and October 2007. For additional information or to register for this conference, please go here.
The National Early Childhood Transition Center (NECTC) has published a new research brief entitled Desired Family Outcomes of the Early Childhood Transition Process. This 11-page document was written by Gloria Harbin, Beth Rous, Nancy Peeler, Joneen Schuster and Katherine McCormick and describes important family outcomes that should be considered when making a transition services plan for young children.
Posted on: Thursday, January 31, 2008
NCEO Publishes a New Report on Graduation Requirements
The National Center for Educational Outcomes (NCEO) in collaboration with Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) has recently published a technical report entitled Revisiting Graduation Requirements and Diploma Options for Youth with Disabilities: A National Study. Included within this report is a helpful table that describes various graduation requirements for each of the 50 states (and for the District of Columbia).
Posted on: Thursday, January 31, 2008
Facts From NLTS2 Report
The National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) has recently published Facts From NLTS2: Orientation and Mobility Skills of Secondary School Students With Visual Impairments, a report on information on the percentage of students with visual impairments (blind versus partially sighted, regular versus special school placement, and demographic groups) who receive orientation and mobility services. The data used in this report was obtained from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2). To obtain more information on this report, contact David Malouf at (202) 219-1309 or
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Posted on: Thursday, January 31, 2008
DEC Paper on Promoting Positive Outcomes for Children with Disabilities
