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The IDEA Partnership is dedicated to improving outcomes for students and youth with disabilities by joining state agencies and stakeholders through shared work and learning.  

The IDEA Partnership reflects the collaborative work of more than 55 national organizations, technical assistance providers, and organizations and agencies at state and local level.  Together with the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), the Partner Organizations form a community with the potential to transform the way we work.

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Inside the Latest eNews.

          * Project Forum's  Virtual Policy Forum on Universal Design for Learning
          * OSEP Clarification on Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS)
          * Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Added to Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students With Disabilities
          * NICHCY publication: Building the Legacy: A Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004
          * Webinar: Planning for the Implementation of RTI from the National Center on RTI

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NEW RELEASE:  Response to Intervention Blueprint Series jointly released by NASDSE and CASE
The National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) and the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) have released two documents in the Response to Intervention (RTI) Blueprint series and are available for free download and/or purchase of print copies.  The Blueprints are intentionally designed to provide a framework around which RTI implementation can be built. The Blueprints were developed jointly by NASDSE and CASE.

The two Blueprints, Response to Intervention Blueprints for Implementation: District Level and Response to Intervention Blueprints for Implementation: School Building Level, provide step-by-step implementation guidelines, resources and tips from RTI implementers with many years of experience.  The final document in the series, the State Level Blueprint, will be available in the near future.

Click on the title to download a free copy of the District Level Blueprint  

Click on the title to download a free copy of the School Building Level Blueprint  

Print copies of the Blueprints are available on the NASDSE website.


IDEA Partnership New On-line Resource:
Together on RTI:  A Collection of Free Resources Selected by National Organizations for Their Members
Working through the IDEA Partnership, national organizations have come together around Response-to-Intervention (RTI).  To help their members understand the basic concepts, engage in state and local discussions and become active in RTI Implementation;  they worked together to create a customized collection based in the research and training materials developed by national technical assistance centers.  In December 2007, states, technical assistance centers and national organizations came together in the National Summit on Response-to-Intervention.  Building on that event, national organizations are currently advancing their shared interest in RTI by disseminating this compilation of links to trustworthy sources of information that will be continually updated.  These resources have been developed and/or selected by practitioners and families. They provide tools and training materials for immediate use as well as links to websites that will continually produce high quality information.


Creating Agreement Train-the-Trainer Workshop
For the last few years a number of organizations have been working together with the Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Education (CADRE) to help bring resources on Creating Agreement to the field.  The latest effort involved over 75 local and state leaders hosted by the Region 1 Parent Technical Assistance Center in New Jersey.  

Click here to view the training resources with presenter notes
Click here to view other presentations delivered by the Creating Agreement Workgroup
Click here to view a Dialogue Guide on Early Dispute Resolution in Special Education