Use district-level analyses of health condition prevalence, supports, and outcomes to inform an action plan for equitably supporting students with health conditions¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The article describes a district partnering with a regional educational laboratory to analyze the prevalence of student health conditions, available supports, and relationships with education outcomes. DCPS "expects to use the results of the study to inform an action plan for equitably supporting students with health conditions," focusing on a core set of conditions of particular district interest.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A district partnership with a research organization to analyze student health condition data, as DCPS did with REL Mid-Atlantic

Constraints¶

• The study focused on a core set of conditions of particular interest to DCPS: asthma, ADHD, mental health conditions, diabetes, food allergies, anaphylaxis, and intellectual and developmental disability or delay

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students with reported health conditions in a public school district

Target Learning Goals¶

• Equitable support and improved education outcomes for students with health conditions

Claims¶

• Among DCPS students with a reported health condition, 28 percent receive support through a Section 504 plan or an individualized education program [+W]
• DCPS students with any reported health condition generally had poorer education outcomes than students without a health condition [+W]

Related Strategies¶

• State education agencies can commission regional educational laboratory analytic support to develop COVID-19 mitigation guidance for school reopening

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Martha Bleeker, Delara Aharpour. (2021). Supporting Students with Health Conditions in District of Columbia Public Schools. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/regions/midatlantic.asp