Use federal ESSER and IDEA funding to provide early intervention, extended school year support in the summer, and other evidence-based supports for students with disabilities¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 mixed) · 1 study (1 associational), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

The brief recommends directing federal recovery and special education funding toward recovery supports for students with disabilities. It states that "federal ESSER and IDEA funding can provide early intervention, extended school year support in the summer, and other evidence-based supports that can create sustainable change and further growth for SWD." The strategy bundles three support types: early intervention, summer extended-year support, and other evidence-based supports.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Federal ESSER and IDEA funding streams available for recovery spending

Constraints¶

• Framed for students with disabilities recovering from COVID-19 academic impacts; the page prints no evaluation of the supports' effectiveness

Target Learners¶

• Students with disabilities (SWD)

Target Learning Goals¶

• Academic growth and recovery of learning lost during COVID-19 school disruptions

Claims¶

• Non-linear within-year growth has implications for extending the school year, summer learning loss, and racial/ethnic achievement gaps [~W]

Related Strategies¶

• Educational leaders should weigh the demographic shift in tested students and other contextual data when planning student growth and recovery support
• Multi-pronged policy strategy for COVID-19 learning recovery for BIPOC students
• Use summer learning loss research to help educators, policy makers, and families plan for and address impacts of extended school closures
• Deploy federal recovery funding to support recovery, accelerate learning, and transform schools
• Direct Special Education Learning Recovery Support funds to equitable supports for students with disabilities, with bias training and diverse curriculum review

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Academic growth for students with disabilities: Lessons from school-year learning gains and summer learning loss—Implications for COVID-19 recovery and beyond. (2022). NWEA research brief. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/academic-growth-for-students-with-disabilities-lessons-from-school-year-learning-gains-and-summer-learning-loss-implications-for-covid-19-recovery-and-beyond/