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OSEP Monthly Update
JANUARY 2014
Volume 4, Issue 1
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The U.S. Department of
Education (ED), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), released a school discipline guidance package that will assist states,
districts and schools in developing practices and strategies to enhance school
climate, and ensure those policies and practices comply with federal law. The package includes a Dear
Colleague guidance letter on
civil rights and discipline, a Guiding
Principles document that draws from
emerging research and best practices, a Directory
of Federal School Climate and Discipline Resources that indexes federal technical assistance and other resources and a Compendium
of School Discipline Laws and Regulations, that catalogue State laws and regulations related to school discipline.
See the Secretary’s speech at http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/rethinking-school-discipline.
To view the
resource documents, visit www.ed.gov/school-discipline.
- The 3+2 evaluation on the Center on the
Use of Emerging Technologies to Improve Literacy Achievement for Students with
Disabilities in Middle School (CET) was held on December 9, 2013. The CET
is researching and developing a technology-rich learning environment called
“Udio” that will make it possible for schools to provide all students with
Universally Designed for Learning literacy experiences as they read
independently across the curriculum.
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The 3+2 evaluation on the Center on Online
Learning and Students with Disabilities (COLSD) was held on December 10,
2013. The COLSD was established to conduct a program of research to
study: (1) current and emerging trends and issues related to the participation
of all children with disabilities in online learning from kindergarten through
grade 12 (K-12); (2) potential positive outcomes and negative consequences of
online learning for children with disabilities; and (3) promising approaches for
effectively including children with disabilities in online learning.
OSEP’s Research to Practice (RTP) division held
a Kick-off meeting in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2013, for the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports.
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