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News and Updates
Coffee Break Webinar: Using Adaptations in Assessment & Instruction
Supporting Inclusive Practices Webinar Series
The Supporting Inclusive Practices Project (SIP), funded by the California Department of Education (CDE), is hosting two upcoming webinar series: Changing Perceptions of Disability and Creating Inclusive Schools.
Webinar Series Two
Becoming an Inclusion Change Maker: Improving the Systems to Create an Inclusive Culture, Climate, and Shared Practices
Session One: The What and Why of Inclusion
January 25, 2022, 3:30–5:00pm
Session Two: Putting Inclusive Practices Into Action: The How of Inclusion
February 1, 2022, 3:30–5:00pm
California Department of Education, Special Education Division's Requirements for the DRDP Spring 2022 Assessment for Special Education
The California Department 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 spring of 2022
- To be included in the spring assessment, children must have a signed IFSP in a local education agency (LEA) or a signed preschool IEP; and they must begin special education services before April 1, 2022
Download the "Supplemental Guidance for Special Education on Using the DRDP during the COVID-19 Pandemic" for a summary of the requirements, key considerations, and recommended practices.
DRDP Reminder: Time to Produce Reports of Results
Remember that you can produce individual child reports for the DRDP assessments you completed this fall. The Child Report, Child Progress Report, and Peer Reference reports provide information that you can use to plan instruction; inform goals, outcomes, and learning targets; and share with families.