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Oklahoma Special Education Financing Overview
ReportsNational Center for Special Education in Charter Schools26 Sep, 2018
NCSECS launched a special education finance initiative for stakeholders to better understand how special education is funded in the charter sector. The initiative establishes a new level of… Read more
Ball State University Office of Charter Schools Special Education Requirements and Resources
PublicationBall State University Office of Charter Schools25 Sep, 2018
This document provides an overview of Indiana’s special education requirements and resources for Ball State University’s charter schools.
Kansas Special Education Financing Overview
ReportsNational Center for Special Education in Charter Schools24 Sep, 2018
This document from the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools provides a detailed snapshot of the funding and services available for students in Kansas.
How Personalized Learning Models Can Meet the Needs of Students with Disabilities: Thrive Public Schools Case Study
ReportsCenter for Reinventing Public Education01 Mar, 2018
CRPE contracted with the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools (NCSECS) to conduct case studies on school models and practices that effectively serve students with… Read more
Key Trends in Special Education in Charter Schools: A Secondary Analysis of the Civil Rights Data Collection
ReportsNational Center for Special Education in Charter Schools01 Feb, 2018
This report builds off the 2015 NCSECS analysis of the 2011–2012 Civil Rights Data Collection and represents a key element of their effort to establish and communicate the facts about… Read more
Special Education Toolkit: Guidance for Charter School Authorizers
ToolkitsNACSA12 Jan, 2018
Parents of children with special needs live every day with worry, questions, and fear; often feeling powerless about the public education options before them.
Working to ensure the charter… Read more
Assessing and Improving Special Education: A Program Review Tool for Schools and Districts Engaged in Rapid School Improvement
ToolkitsWestEd01 Jan, 2018
The tool was developed through the use of Leading by Convening, a stakeholder-engagement strategy from the IDEA Partnership at the National Association of State Directors of Special… Read more
Shining a Spotlight on Promising Practices for Students with Disabilities in the Charter Sector
ReportsNational Center for Special Education in Charter Schools01 Jan, 2018
The National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools identified four charter schools from across the country as “Centers of Excellence” to showcase and share examples of charter… Read more
August 2017 Newsletter
Newsletters17 Aug, 2017
Case Study on Valor Collegiate Academies
The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) produced a case study on Valor Collegiate Academies, an intentionally diverse charter management… Read more
Assessing and Improving Special Education: A Program Review Tool for Schools and Districts Engaged in Rapid School Improvement
Reports22 Jun, 2017
Anecdotal reports from those who have worked extensively in efforts to turn around persistently low-performing schools, and at least one state study of such schools,* suggest that our… Read more