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How do you know if students are with you at the beginning, middle, and end of a lesson? Can formative assessment offer a key to better teaching and learning during instruction? In this three-part series, participants will learn how to blend different formative assessment moves in the classroom, with intention and care for all students, to help make better instructional decisions.
View DocumentIn order to assist IEP teams to have meaningful discussion during the development of each student's IEP team, the following questions have been developed as guidance. These guiding questions assist the IEP team in ensuring the IEP is reasonably calculated to provide educational benefit to the student.
View DocumentWhen looking at potential causes for chronically overdue IEPs, LEAs that have gone through a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) have shared some common struggles in their processes. This document takes some of the most common bottlenecks and gives suggestions to help your LEA move through challenges.
View DocumentThese suggested questions were developed by members of the SELPA Administrators of California to address the legal requirements of IDEA, state law, and the State Performance Plan, as appropriate. These questions should be considered general guidance and not a replacement/substitute for local policies and procedures.
View DocumentIn SEIS, the "Next" dates are used to trigger alerts on the Dashboard, and they are also used for the IEP Data Visualization tool. As the "Next" dates are the only way staff know when the IEP is due, the correct entry of these dates is important. These directions help LEAs review the dates for accuracy.
View DocumentAcross California, there are four common themes that have been identified when Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings are overdue due to data reporting. LEAs may consider the strategies below to assist in accurate reporting of timely IEPs.
View DocumentAs LEAs review the CALPADS Accountability and Monitoring 16.8 report and compare to their data in their IEP system (or Special Education Data System "SEDS"), there may be discrepancies. Some of the most common factors for those discrepancies are shared below.
View DocumentInfographic Overview of Chapter 1. Students with Disabilities who may be Identified as English Learners. The Imperial County SELPA has taken the each chapter of the CDE published CA Practitioners' Guide for Educating English Learners with Disabilities and created a series of chapter-by-chapter infographics which provide an overview of the chapter to include hyperlinks to pertinent sections of the chapter, supporting resources, and citations from the CA Practitioners' Guide, CA Education Code, and reference to the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Chapter by chapter infographics can also be downloaded in 'block' formats for use as training slides/presentation materials. All chapter by chapter infographics can be accessed via the Imperial County SELPA website: https://www.icoe.org/selpa/el-swd/resources/infographics-resource-guides
View DocumentCalifornia Department of Education Resource. The CDE Assessment Accessibility Resources Matrix displays the universal tools, designated supports, and accommodations (embedded & non-embedded) allowed as part of the CAASPP System.
View DocumentCA Department of Education Resource. The CDE ELPAC Administration Student Accessibility Checklist Form supports teams to determine which resources, testing conditions, or combinations of tools & resources will best ensure that the ELPAC is accessible to the EL student. This checklist is a useful resource for teams to engage in student centered discussion to determine the individual needs of the student, and select which accessibility resources by ELPAC domain are necessary and/or engage in discussions for considerations for Domain Exemptions for students with disabilities with an IEP or 504 Plan, or engage in discussion for considerations for the administration of the Alternate ELPAC.
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The California Special Education Technical Assistance Network (CalTAN) is developed in association with California’s Statewide System of Support and funded by the California Department of Education.
Contact us at CalTAN@cde.ca.gov
