“Give them the gift of time”. “They just aren’t ready”. “They’ll do so much better with me again next year”. Sound familiar? Students have been being held back a grade for decades in the attempt to reteach them skills that they did not master during the current year. The American Educational Research Association puts gradeContinueContinue reading “5 Reasons to End Grade Retention”
Category Archives: Special Education
5 Pieces of Data Your Leadership Team Should Be Analyzing
Leadership teams spend hours and hours each school year looking at assessment data. Data will help teachers and administrators target individual students and standards for intervention. However, assessment data is only part of the picture. There is a wide variety of data out there that needs to be analyzed in order to truly transform schoolsContinueContinue reading “5 Pieces of Data Your Leadership Team Should Be Analyzing”
Five Ways To Ensure Your Next IEP Meeting Runs Smoothly
IEP meetings are some of the most important facets of an educator’s job. Ensuring that appropriate placement and services are being provided for some our most at-risk students should always be a top priority. It is vital that these meetings are productive, collaborative, and student focused. Sadly, too often these meetings get derailed by emotions,ContinueContinue reading “Five Ways To Ensure Your Next IEP Meeting Runs Smoothly”
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