Events: Directors' Webinar (Directors' Webinar)

Topic: Improving Learning for Students with Disabilities as Part of District-wide Reform

Date: Thursday, May 03, 2012
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern / 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Central / 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Mountain / 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Pacific

Presenters
Deborah M. Telfer, Ph.D.
Grant Center/Project Director
University of Dayton, Columbus Office

Stephen Barr, Ed.D
Assistant Commissioner
Office of Special Education
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Jefferson City, MO

Peg Deibel
NE Ohio Improvement Process Quad Lead
State Support Team

Facilitators
Jennifer Coffey, PhD, OSEP Project Officer,
SPDG Program Lead

Description/Other Details
Deborah Telfer, Stephen Barr, and Peg Deibel presented strategies districts have used to support their schools in raising the achievement for all students. The data and information shared was the result of the National Center on Educational Outcomes “Moving Your Numbers” technical assistance and dissemination initiative focused on closing the achievement gap for students with disabilities.

Materials/Resources

SESSION RECORDING: Improving Learning for Students with Disabilities as Part of District-wide Reform http://tadnet.adobeconnect.com/p1g57yd9s52/

Moving Your Numbers: Five Districts Share How They Used Assessment and Accountability to Increase Performance for Students with Disabilities as Part of District-Wide Improvement. (PDF, 2012)

This is resource was developed by the National Center on Educational Outcomes. It showcases five districts with vastly different demographics using "assessment and accountability as an impetus for positive change."

What Matters Most: Key Practices Guide (PDF, 2012)

PRESENTATION: Improving Learning for Students with Disabilities as Part of District-wide Reform (PPT, 5/2012, Telfer, Deibel, and Barr)

For more information, please contact the SIGnetwork team at signetwork@uoregon.edu or the SIGnetwork Coordinator, John Lind, directly at jlind@uoregon.edu.