Technical Assistance and Training

CalSTAT Techincal Assitance and Training

LRE Core Messages Bibliography

General LRE Resources and Information:

  • LRE Resources Project Web page, 2010 LRE Resources Project Web site funded by the California Department of Education, Special Education Division. New Web site of the California LRE Resources Project. The LRE Self-Assessment Tool and other resources, materials and tools are downloadable from the site. http://lre2010.weebly.com/iep.html
  • Considering LRE in Placement Decisions, NICHCY (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
    An overview to the legal requirements and options to consider when making placement decisions.
    http://www.nichcy.org/EducateChildren/placement/Pages/placement-LRE.aspx
  • Starter Set of Resources on LRE, NICHCY (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)
    A resource for information, resources, and technical assistance (TA) to help support children with disabilities in their least restrictive environment in school. http://www.nichcy.org/Laws/IDEA/Pages/LREresources.aspx
  • LRE Part B Community of Practice
    TAcommunities is a place for stakeholders to learn, share, and coalesce around issues using the Communities of Practice (CoP) approach that is supported by the Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network (TA&D) and the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). http://www.tacommunities.org/community/view/id/1027

  1. Educational Infrastructure

    • A School for Everyone, School Design to Support the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities, 2008, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Center for Architecture & Building Research. Web site that includes a manual on how to design schools to be inclusive environments. A checklist of inclusive school features is also available on the site.  http://www.aschoolforeveryone.org/
    • California LRE Self-Assessment and Continuous Improvement Tool, 2007, (Site or District levels), LRE Resources Project Web site. New Web site of the California LRE Resources Project funded by California Department of Education, Special Education Division. Tools, resources and materials are downloadable from the site. http://lre2010.weebly.com/iep.html
    • California Department of Education State Tools for Program Improvement California schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) that are not meeting academic achievement goals are frequently required or recommended to administer state program self-assessment tools. These tools include the Academic Program Survey (APS) at the school level and the following district-level tools: the District Assistance Survey (DAS), the English Learner Subgroup Self Assessment (ELSSA), and the Inventory of Services and Supports (ISS) for Students with Disabilities.http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ti/stateassesspi.asp
      • The Academic Program Survey (APS) is designed to help a school analyze the extent to which it is providing a coherent instructional program to support improved student achievement. The APS is to be used in conjunction with the District Assistance Survey (DAS), English Learner Subgroup Self Assessment (ELSSA), and Inventory of Services and Supports (ISS) for school and district analyses. Organized into three grade-span specific surveys, each APS measures the presence of the nine Essential Program Components (EPCs) associated with improved student learning. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ti/stateassesspi.asp
      • The California Inventory of Services and Supports (ISS) for Students with Disabilities (SWDs) 2009, California Department of Education The ISS tool was designed by a stakeholder group to help districts examine their policies, procedures, and practices to gain a deeper understanding of why SWDs are not learning and why the district is not closing the achievement gap.http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/issforswd.asp

    1. Instructional Capacity

      • Teacher Preparation to Deliver Inclusive Services to Students with Disabilities, 2008, Lynn R. Holdheide, Daniel J. Reschly, Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality; http://www.tqsource.org/connection/spEdInclusive.php
      • IRIS Center for Training Enhancements – Web site providing free, online, and  interactive training enhancements that translate research about the education of students with disabilities into practice. The IRIS Center is a national center that aims to provide high-quality resources for college and university faculty and professional development providers about students with disabilities http://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/resources.html
      • Accommodations Manual, 2005, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Sandra J. Thompson, Amanda B. Morse, Michael Sharpe, and Sharon Hall. Developed by the CCSSO State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards Assessing Special Education Students, Council of Chief State School Officers http://www.osepideasthatwork.org/toolkit/accommodations_manual.asp
      • SERGE (Special Education Resources for General Educators) Web site of Council of Chief State Schools Officers (CCSSO). This Web site was designed to provide general classroom educators with quick access to information and professional development about addressing the needs of students who have disabilities and special education. http://serge.ccsso.org/index.html
      • CONNECT: The Center to Mobilize Early Childhood Knowledge Web site funded by OSEP to develop web-based, instructional resources for faculty and other professional development providers that focus on and respond to challenges faced each day by those working with young children and their families in a variety of learning environments and inclusive settings. http://community.fpg.unc.edu/connect

      1. School Culture and Leadership

      1. Family and Community Engagement

      • IEP Team Meetings: A Guide to Participation for Parents, 2004, Keith Hyatt, PhD, National Association for School Psychologists (NASP) http://www.nasponline.org/families/index.aspx
      • Response to Intervention: A Primer for Parents, 2007, Mary Beth Klotz, PhD, NCSP, and Andrea Canter, PhD, NCSP, National Association of School Psychologists http://www.nasponline.org/families/index.aspx
      • Project Choices (Children Have Opportunities in Inclusive Community Environments and Schools). Web site of an LRE Initiative of the Illinois State Board of Education and Partner in the Illinois Statewide Technical Assistance Center http://www.projectchoices.org/
      • The Family Engagement Framework (Coming Soon)
        The California Department of Education (CDE) engaged the assistance of the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd (CA CC) to develop a tool describing expectations and implementation strategies for integrated family engagement within State education programs. The Family Engagement Framework is intended to provide guidance to leadership in regions, county offices of education, districts, schools, families and communities as they plan, implement and evaluate strategies across multiple programs for effective family engagement to support student achievement and close the academic achievement gap.

 

Last updated: 10/12/2010