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:...
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...