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Current SPP/APR Tools and Forms
Research Briefs
Effective Strategies for Increasing Parent Involvement in K-12 Special Education (2008)
Available in PDF and Word.
Improving Survey Participation and Returns (2007)
Available in PDF and Word.
Trees of Influences
The Trees of Influences are flow charts (one for Part C indicators, and one for Part B) illustrating relationships of influence among indicators. Originally developed for use in analyzing our states' SPPs, we have used the "Trees of Influences" with our states to illustrate the potential connections and impact of one indicator on others. Our states have found them helpful in their own analysis of state plans and data, and in planning future improvement strategies. Performance on a single indicator often becomes the focus of improvement efforts, when in fact, to elicit the desired change the effort should be targeted further back in the chain of influences. The document is available in PDF format for Part B and Part C. (Oct, 2008)
The Western Regional Resource Center hosted a regional meeting for our Part B state directors as well as their respective PTI directors on October 23-24 in Reno. The purpose of the meeting was to review strategies each state is using to roll out and provide training on the new IDEA regulations.
 IDEA ‘04 REGULATIONS CONVERSATION
Reno, Nevada • October 23-24, 2006
Part B Director's Meeting Materials
The National Data Sources Organizer is a tool created at the WRRC to link you to the national level data sources that will help you identify and compare data across areas of child well being, disability, early childhood, education, employment, post-secondary and finance. It contains annotated links to organizations, reports and products, organized according to the types of data they offer. Word format (revised 2007)
WRRC Recent Work (pdf) The Western Regional Resource Center's recent work newsletter.
IDEA '97 TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS, A Guide for States, Districts, Schools, Universities and Families. This guide was developed to assist states, districts and families in meeting the IDEA'97 transition requirements. It has not been updated since the most recent reauthorization and regulations have been released, but still contains some very useful resources. Sections include Commonly Asked Questions, Sample IEPs and, A Process for Addressing Transition Requirements in the IEP. (77 pages, PDF format)
Educating Students with Disabilities in General Education Classrooms: A Summary of the Research (Alaska Inclusion Document) January, 1998 This review of the research on inclusion was written in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Education. This was developed in response to parents and administrators who asked, "What does the research say about inclusion? Is it a good idea?" This document discusses what inclusion means to practitioners, reviews recent court cases, and summarizes research in the areas of achievement, attitudes, and relationships. Several stories of real kids in real classrooms help to illustrate what the literature seems to be saying - that inclusion is about improving schooling for all students. We have posted this document in two formats:
- Alaska Inclusion (Educating Students with Disabilities in General Education Classrooms: A Summary of the Research) PDF document. This Portable Document Format (PDF) version was created to allow for well-formatted printing of the document across platforms. The original formatting (columns, color and callout boxes) has been preserved. Access to this version requires the free Adobe Acrobat reader, which can be downloaded at the Adobe website.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 07 October 2008 )
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