News and Updates

The California NewsDepartment of Education, Special Education Division has issued the following requirements for the DRDP assessment of children with IFSPs and IEPs:

• Children will continue to be assessed with the Interim DRDP for Special Ed through the fall of 2021
• Children must have a signed IFSP in a local education agency (LEA) or a signed preschool IEP to be assessed
• A child’s special education services must begin by November 1 to be included in the fall DRDP assessment

Download the "Supplemental Guidance for Special Education on Using the DRDP during the COVID-19 Pandemic" to assist you in completing the DRDP this fall. It includes a summary of the requirements, key considerations, and recommended practice.

This video is a fitting summary for the 2020-21 school year. Evelyn Perales-Solis shares the story of supporting her son Matteo while in distance learning and then in-person inclusive preschool during the pandemic...

Sarah Lee, an early child special educator in the Los Angeles Unified School District, illustrates how her inclusive classroom team collaborated to support all children and families during the pandemic through distance learning and the transition back to the classroom.

In this video, early childhood special educator Veronica Khalil and general education teacher Gwendolyn Terry illustrate the strategies they use in their Los Angeles Unified School District classroom to complete the DRDP...

The results of the DRDP assessment help us better understand children’s learning and development, plan instruction, and share information with families. In order to produce confident results, the DRDP must be used with a number of essential steps in place.