Direct Special Education Learning Recovery Support funds to equitable supports for students with disabilities, with bias training and diverse curriculum review¶

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Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

For special education, learning recovery, and SELPA needs, the brief directs that funds 'enable all educators to provide learning recovery support for pupils with disabilities and to provide adequate support to neurodiverse students and students with exceptional needs.' Diversity strategies include using 'evidence-based practices for students of color with disabilities to ensure equitable access,' unconscious bias training for general and special education teachers about processes that may contribute to adverse outcomes such as disproportionate suspensions, a cohort model for evaluating best practices, staff overviews of Section 504 and IDEA responsibilities, and a diverse committee of education partners to evaluate the special education curriculum.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Staff need overviews of Section 504 and IDEA, including referral, eligibility, placement, and provision of a free appropriate public education

Constraints¶

• Scoped to California's Special Education Learning Recovery Support program and SELPA-related needs

Target Learners¶

• General education and special education teachers, and students with disabilities including neurodiverse students and students with exceptional needs

Target Learning Goals¶

• Learning recovery and equitable academic and behavioral supports for pupils with disabilities

Related Strategies¶

• Fund anti-bias education through a comprehensive diversity plan tied to specific outcomes, student-centered efforts, and redress mechanisms
• 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

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Region 15 Comprehensive Center at WestEd. (2022). Braiding Funds to Support an Effective and Diverse Educator Workforce. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED633297