by Dan DeMarle | Aug 18, 2021 | Compensatory Special Education, School Districts, Special Education, Transition
Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania has signed legislation that would allow 21-year-old students with disabilities to receive another year of instruction. The new law, Act 66, also would permit students enrolled in the 2020-21 school year to repeat their most recent grade,...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 29, 2021 | Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19, Parents/Guardians
Roughly 7 million children in the U.S. receive special education services under a decades-old federal law — or did, until the pandemic began. Many of those services slowed or stopped when schools physically shut down in spring 2020. Modified instruction, behavioral...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 25, 2021 | Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19
Special education students had larger summer learning losses in K-4 compared to students who never had special education services, according to a new study conducted by NWEA that is believed to be the first analysis of seasonal learning patterns for students with...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 11, 2021 | Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19, Special Education
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Special Education (OSE) has issued guidance to inform considerations and decision-making regarding the requirements and approaches to ensure the provision of a free appropriate public education in the least...
by Dan DeMarle | Apr 18, 2021 | Adolescent/Teen, Compensatory Special Education, Special Education, Transition
Dear Colleagues, Please see the attached memo regarding Providing Over-Age Students the Opportunity to Return to School in the 2021-22 School Year Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Thank you. Memo-to-Field-Over-Age-StudentsDownload
by Dan DeMarle | Nov 19, 2020 | Classroom, Compensatory Special Education, Covid-19, School Districts, Special Education, Speech and Language, Teaching, Teaching
The New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office of Special Education is sharing the attached document titled Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Regarding the Provision of Services to Students with Disabilities During the 2020-21 School Year.This Question...
