Special Education
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Using data from the US Department of Education’s biennial Civil…
The State of the Charter Sector: What You Need to Know About the Charter Sector Today
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Meeting the Needs of Every Student Through Inclusion: A Qualitative Study of Ten California Charter Schools
ReportsCalifornia Charter Schools Association01 Oct, 2016
CCSA’s report, “Meeting the Needs of Every Student Through Inclusion,” is a qualitative study of 10 of the highest-performing CA charter schools that offers new insights into the best ways… 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
State Officials Primer and Training Presentations
ToolkitsNational Association of State Directors of Special Education 01 Jan, 2008
This Primer for state-level administrators has been developed to provide information and resources for state officials involved with policy and oversight of charter schools. The content is… 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
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
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
May 2017 Newsletter: English Learners and Students with Disabilities Resources
Newsletters25 May, 2017
Comprehensive Resources to Support English Learners and Students With Disabilities
Charter school leaders always need support to address the unique needs of their students. To that end, the… Read more
Students with Disabilities Resources
Reports30 Jan, 2017
As public schools, charter schools have an obligation to serve students with disabilities (SWD); as self-governing, mission-oriented, and nimble schools, charter schools have a… Read more