With the extended school closures due to COVID-19 throughout the United States, students are having to learn in entirely new ways and facing challenges when it comes to learning during these unprecedented times. The Continuity of Learning resource database offers information, tools, and resources to help educators, parents and families, and related service providers meet the educational, behavioral, and emotional needs of children and youth with disabilities through remote and virtual learning.
This fact sheet illustrates ways to improve communication and collaboration between schools and families to support students’ needs. Strategies include engaging families in decision-making processes...
This document helps families of children who have an IEP ask questions to learn more about their child’s behavior in school. Sample questions and resources...
The IRIS Center develops and disseminates free, engaging online resources that help educators, leaders, and families use evidence-based instructional and behavioral practices to support the...
These high-leverage practices help special educators and teacher candidates use effective practices for collaboration, assessment, social/emotional/behavioral supports, and instruction.
The purpose of the District Systems Fidelity Inventory (DSFI) is to guide District Leadership Teams in the assessment, development, and execution of action plans that...
This brief summarizes research on the effects of Tier 1 PBIS for students with disabilities. In general, when schools implement PBIS with fidelity, students with...
PBIS is a framework for creating safe, positive, equitable schools, where every student can feel valued, connected to the school community and supported by caring...
This fact sheet describes approaches to create effective, evidence-based school discipline policies that focus on responsive rather than punishment-based discipline practices. It includes steps and...
Bullying, agression, non-compliance and other concerning behaviors present educators with significant, immediate challenges in supporting students. Rather than waiting for these behaviors to occur and...
Initiating, expanding, and sustaining PBIS at the school level requires systemic support from the district, state, or region. Organizing across multiple schools improves efficiency in...
This document provides state leadership teams with guidance on how to prevent suspension and expulsion by integrating with existing efforts, including the Pyramid Model, Multi-Tiered...
This document provides program leadership teams with guidance to support their efforts to eliminate suspension and expulsion and promote equitable, inclusive and culturally responsive practice...
Removing students from the classroom and placing them in remote instruction for their behavior is an emerging form of discipline (Jones, 2020). The purpose of...
This issue of CPIR's newsletter begins by connecting subscribers with a Glossary of Cultural Terms. It also announces the launching of the first two tiers...
This CPIR resource page spotlights high-quality resources useful to Parent Centers and other groups working within diverse communities (e.g., Hispanic, African-American, Native American, the foreign-born...
This self-paced module examines the ways in which culture influences the daily interactions that occur across all classrooms and provides practice for enhancing culturally responsive...
The purpose of this guide is to provide leadership teams with guidance for implementing coaching within their programs. Leadership teams must develop a plan for...
This self-paced module addresses the importance of engaging the families of students with disabilities in their child’s education. It highlights some of the key factors...
