Results-Based Accountability and Supports Fast Fives
The RBAS “fast fives” are designed to be short, easy-to-read briefs on a variety of topics related to state special education accountability and support systems. Each brief will follow the same “fast five” format in that it will delve into five key aspects of a given topic. We look forward to adding more “fast fives” to this collection in the months and years to come.
Fast Five: Five Considerations When Planning to Include Results Data in General Supervision Systems
This Fast Five, based on interviews with several states, offers five considerations when determining whether and how to incorporate results data into state special education general supervision systems.
Fast Five: Five Lessons Learned from States in Designing and Implementing Results-Based Accountability and Support Systems
This Fast Five, based on interviews with several states, outlines various lessons states have learned as they have designed and implemented results-based accountability and support systems.
Fast Five: Five Questions Answered about Educational Benefit Review
The RBAS “Fast Five” series is designed to provide short, bite-size information on a key topic related to special education general supervision, accountability and support systems. This Fast Five explores the topic of Educational Benefit Review (including its history, the purpose, and process for conducting one) and how states can incorporate the process into their […]
Fast Five: Five Recommendations for Engaging Stakeholders in the Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Results-Based Accountability and Support Systems
This Fast Five, based on interviews with several states, offers five considerations for authentically engaging stakeholders in the development and implementation of results-based accountability and support systems.
Fast Five: Five questions answered about including results in LEA determinations
The RBAS “Fast Five” series is designed to provide short, bite-size information on a key topic related to special education general supervision, accountability and support systems.
Fast Five: Five Ways to Center Results Data in State General Supervision Systems
This Fast Five, based on interviews with several states, provides five strategies for amplifying a focus on results data in special education general supervision systems.
Fast Five: Five things to know about state and LEA determinations
The RBAS “Fast Five” series is designed to provide short, bite-size information on a key topic related to special education general supervision, accountability and support systems.
Five Considerations that Educators Can Employ for Accelerated Learning
This Fast Five defines the role of accelerated learning to support all students, but specifically students with disabilities. This Fast Five provides considerations and ideas to support LEA’s to plan for and implement accelerated learning.
Five Drivers of Coherence in State General Supervision Systems
This Fast Five applies the five coherence drivers articulated in Fullan and Quinn’s 2015 book, Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems, to the work of general supervision and explores how they can strengthen the connective tissue between the system’s components. A coherent general supervision system will function in a coordinated […]
Fast Five: Five Questions Answered About Risk Assessments
This Fast Five provides answers to five questions about risk assessments including what they are, how states use them to guide their monitoring of LEAs, and sample data points states have incorporated into their risk assessment calculations.
Five Principles (Plus One!) to Guide State Monitoring
A key responsibility of state education agencies (SEAs) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is to monitor local education agency (LEA) implementation of the law (34 C.F.R. § 300.600–604). This Fast Five details five principles (plus one!) that we recommend SEAs incorporate as part of their LEA monitoring.
Monitoring Beyond the SPP APR: Five Factors (Plus One!) to Consider
The State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) is an important tool for states to assess local education agency (LEA) implementation of IDEA. However, reviewing LEA performance on the SPP/APR indicators must not be the only tool. This Fast Five introduces five factors (plus one!) other than the SPP/APR indicators that states should consider when monitoring […]