Tag: State Systemic Improvement Plan (SISEP)

Improving Special Education Services for our Students: What the New Administration Must Do on this 20th Anniversary of IDEA 2004

December 7, 2024

Improving Special Education Services for our Students:What the New Administration Must Do on this 20th Anniversary of IDEA 2004[To listen to a synopsis and analysis…

Should the U.S. Supreme Court Limit the Powers of the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)?

July 23, 2022

Should the U.S. Supreme Court Limit the Powers of the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)?How OSEP Has Taken “Liberties” with the Law, and…

Reconsidering or Rejecting SEL/Character Education, Meditation/Mindfulness/Trauma-Informed, and Restorative Justice Programs (Part II)

July 10, 2021

Reconsidering or Rejecting SEL/Character Education, Meditation/Mindfulness/Trauma-Informed, and Restorative Justice Programs (Part II)Put on Your Hard Hat and Bring Your Lunch Pail[CLICK HERE for the Full…

The U.S. Department of Education Wants to “Rethink Special Education,” But Is It Willing to Look at Itself First?

September 22, 2018

The Department Needs to Change the Office of Special Education Programs at the “Top” in Order to Successfully Impact our Classrooms at the “Bottom”Dear Colleagues,Introduction   Last week…

What the Next Director of the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Needs to Do to “Right the Ship”

December 18, 2016

My “First 100 Days” if I was Appointed the New OSEP DirectorDear Colleagues,This is clearly a pivotal time for our country—politically, on all social and…

Correcting the Flaws: The Feds’ Thinking on Academic Proficiency and Results Driven Accountability

January 31, 2015

Connecting and Correcting the Flaws in (ESEA's) High Stakes Proficiency Assessments of Students' Academic Achievement and (OSEP's) the New Special Education Results Driven Accountability SystemDear…