The American Psychological Association (APA) has published a set of resources regarding the role of institutions like psychology, behavioral health, and education in dismantling racism and promoting racial equity. Their racial equity audit focuses on knowledge production, health, the workforce, training of professionals, and education as areas where systems change must happen for psychology
The Institute on Community Integration (ICI) at the University of Minnesota published a research brief about mitigating institutional bias related to Medicaid funding for intellectual or developmental disabilities. Current policy requires states to provide institutional services but allows a waiting list for home- and community-based services. Recommendations include emphasizing person-centered services, home- and community-based
As we prepare to start a new year, an excellent resource to look through is the TIES Center's tips on supporting inclusive education. The TIES Center is associated with the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. Linked tips include suggestions such as using the least dangerous assumptions in educational decisions, planning
This resource from the Centre on Positive Behavioural Intervention and Supports is a Integrated Tiered Fidelity Inventory Companion Guide.
The Center for Early Education and Development at the University of Minnesota has release a tip sheet about the effects of trauma on young children and ways to support children who have experienced trauma. Tips include ways to increase predictability, build relationships, promote co-regulation, and know when to seek additional support.
Multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) are used in many schools as a way to provide different levels of support to students based on need. The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) partnered with the TASH Inclusive Education Community of Practice (CoP) and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) to write this FAQ and fact sheet
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Executive functioning skills are essential to the well-being of K-12 students, but it's not always clear what executive functioning means or how to help kids develop it. This tip sheet from the Center on Early Education and Development at UMN outlines useful information about executive functioning skills in young children, co-regulation and self-regulation, and
The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has published summaries about accommodations for students with disabilities that are based on the latest academic research. This toolkit is organized by accommodation (e.g., tactile graphics, text breaks, speech-to-text, assistive technology) and also includes information about state accessibility policies.
This Empowering Families Toolkit was developed by National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) to provide accessible materials for parents about topics related to assessment-related State Systemic Improvement Plans (SSIP) and State-Identified Measurable Results that states commit to reaching. Goes Here