DMGroup Spotlight on Special Education Opportunity Review
The achievement gap between students with and without disabilities has been a persistent challenge for the vast majority of districts across the country. While data is still emerging, indications are that the pandemic has disproportionately hurt students with disabilities.?Now more than ever, it is essential to improve support for over 7 million public school students - about 15% - who receive special education services to learn and thrive.
At DMGroup, we have helped school districts nationwide provide effective support for students in special education , including West Feliciana Parish Schools (LA), Chelmsford Public Schools (MA), and Community Unit School District 300 (IL), to name a few. In this newsletter, we share our strategic approach and examples of our work.
If your district is in need of high-impact, actionable strategies to improve outcomes for students in special education, contact us to discuss how we can support you.
STRATEGY: DMGroup's Framework and Approach for Improving Special Education
Based on deep research and two decades of our work with districts around the country, DMGroup has identified seven key best practices that, when implemented in a systematic way,? can help students with mild to moderate disabilities – as well as students without disabilities - achieve higher levels of success.?This approach can also have a positive effect on the budget as it results in a more effective and efficient allocation of resources.??
Changing current processes to implement best practices is challenging and arduous work. However, with broad stakeholder engagement, coordinated effort, time, patience, and commitment, better outcomes can be achieved for students in special education.
CASE STUDY: Strengthening Special Ed and MTSS at North Shore School District (IL)
North Shore School District 112 (NSSD112), a high-performing, well-resourced district, had been working diligently to strengthen its supports for students in special education; but gaps in achievement levels for these students persisted, as they do in so many other districts across the country.
NSSD112 sought to analyze how they could better support their students in special education and embarked on a Special Education Opportunity Review with DMGroup.
The in-depth analysis of current practices identified specific opportunities for improvement. Moreover, it pointed to a need for a broader Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) that would better support not only students with disabilities but all students.
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Read about the DMGroup's Special education opportunity review methodology,? our findings and recommendations, and the process of building and implementing a successful MTSS Systems at North Shore School District 112.
Special Education Scheduling Support for School and District Leaders
DMSchedules for Special Education scheduling software ?allows school leaders to schedule and manage individualized student services efficiently and effectively and provides district leaders with real-time access to schedules and insights to balance workloads and identify areas needing support.
With DMSchedules for Special Education, district leaders can determine:
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