“UDL is what you want to see in any classroom: it’s strong teaching and learning, with a focus on equity, high expectations, and planning intentionally. The Framework gives us the tools and guides us through the process of removing barriers to learning.” — Meagan Alderton, Program Quality Specialist at the...
Fellow Executive Directors, what are we willing to change?
By Raymond Weeden In my 20+ years in education, I’ve rarely been surprised by assessment results. Educators have a good pulse on how students are doing and where support is needed. So as we find ourselves looking at abysmal PARCC results for students with disabilities, it’s not a question of...
In this week’s Washington Post
Author: Julie Camerata This week, The Washington Post published an op-ed I penned on the need for our city, at all levels of leadership, to prioritize students with disabilities. We know DC’s students with disabilities were struggling before the pandemic. Now we must act with the urgency to support them:...
At Paul PCS: Data, Support, and All Really Meaning All
Interviewed by Julie Camerata, Executive Director of the DC Special Education Cooperative This week, EmpowerK12 released its 2022 Bold Performance Schools report, highlighting DC schools that are serving high-priority students, including students with disabilities, well. We sat down with Rosee Ragin, Executive Director of Student Support Services at Paul PCS,...
Empowering our SPED Leaders: DC’s model Special Education Leadership Coaching Cohort
Across the country, schools are scrambling to fill vacancies. Many schools have tried incentives such as bonuses and other perks, sadly to no avail. These problems with retaining staff have existed for years but have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and overall burnout - particularly when it comes to...