Name: Too Few or Too Many? Preventing Over- or Under-Identification for Special Education Services
Start: 2022-04-29T13:00:00ZEDT
End: 2022-04-29T14:00:00ZEDT

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Explore ways to confidently make special education entitlement decisions. We’ll examine the impact of the pandemic on special education services and decisions and help you sort through the complexities.

Many districts are not seeing typical growth for all students. Should all students who fall behind be referred for special services? Or should educators not refer anyone?

Participants will learn:

Best practices for screening and progress monitoring of data to avoid over- or under-identification
Referral regulations and pandemic-related guidance for special education in the U.S.
Strategies for making confident special education eligibility decisions now and into 2022-23
How to recognize students who should be referred

Sarah Brown, Ph.D.

MTSS consultant and author, System Impact Consulting

Sarah Brown, Ph.D., is a national MTSS consultant and author. She formerly served as Senior Director of MTSS Solutions at Renaissance and as Bureau Chief at the Iowa Department of Education. She is co-author of the book Effective Universal Instruction: An Action-Oriented Approach to Improving Tier 1.

Dr. Rachel Brown

Senior Research Associate, Renaissance

Rachel Brown earned her Ph.D. in school psychology and special education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She joined FastBridge, now part of Renaissance, in 2015 where she currently serves as a senior research consultant. Dr. Brown is also Professor of Educational and School Psychology Emerita at the University of Southern Maine. Her research focuses on effective reading instruction and assessment within a multi-tiered system of support.

Livy Traczyk

Senior Marketing Manager, Renaissance

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Too Few or Too Many? Preventing Over- or Under-Identification for Special Education Services

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