Evidence-Based Practices in Special Education: What “Evidence-Based” Actually Requires
In state and federal school improvement work, “evidence-based” means something quite precise, and getting the definition right is the difference between a funded intervention and a returned grant application, District L-CAP, or School Improvement Plan (SIP). First, the definition Under ESEA section 8101(21), an evidence-based intervention must meet one of four tiers of evidence. For […]
Your SpEd Manual Shouldn’t Be a Time Capsule
When was the last time your special education procedures manual was actually updated? If you’re like most directors, the honest answer is never – or rarely – even though you’ve been meaning to get to it for years. Updating a 200-page manual is the kind of work that never makes it to the top of […]