This content is emailed weekly to leaders in special education and Section 504. Each newsletter contains tips and resources on a variety of topics that are meant to keep you informed and up to date. Please consult your district attorney if you are looking for legal advice.  

This week’s email includes links to information on:

Section 504
Long COVID under Section 504 and the IDEA
School Reopening in the COVID-19 Environment
Section 504 and Students with Disabilities
Protecting Students with Disabilities

Transportation
Q & A about transportation requirements for students with disabilities

Enrollment
Considerations for Students with Disabilities

Understood.org
5 myths about social-emotional learning

TIES Center
Comprehensive Inclusive Education: General Education and the Inclusive IEP

OSERS (Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services)
Return to School Roadmap: Development and Implementation of IEPs

OSPI
Early Screening of Dyslexia

Upcoming Classes and Events

• 9/9-10/28: Explicit Literacy Instruction for Students Who Struggle to Read and Write

• 10/6: Creating Gender-Inclusive Schools

• 10/12 & 13: Strategies for Teaching Based on Autism Research (STAR)

• 10/18-20: PNW Institute on Special Education & the Law

• 10/20: Section 504: New Questions, Same Process

• Multiple dates: 2021 WASA/OSPI Special Education Conference

• 10/27: Role of the Civil Rights Coordinator

• 10/27-28: National Resource Center Virtual Paraeducator Conference

• 12/8-16: Engaging Challenging Conversation

• 1/12-13: Foundations of Effective Teaming

• 1/11-31: Operating from the Third Side: Supporting Others to Navigate Conflict

• 2/9-17: Engaging Challenging Conversations

• 3/1-2: Foundations of Effective Teaming

• 3/8-22: Operating from the Third Side: Supporting Others to Navigate Conflict

• 4/20-28: Engaging Challenging Conversations

• 5/2-16: Operating from the Third Side: Supporting Others to Navigate Conflict