Advancing Equity in Special Education Identification Webinar Series

Audience: Advocates, Educators, Other District/School Staff, Parents | Topic: Special Education | Hosted by: Office of Special Education

Requirement for School / District Staff: N/A

On-Demand format

Join the CDE Advancing Equity in Special Education Identification Webinar Series! 

Throughout the interdisciplinary series, we will cover foundational strategies to support equitable special education evaluation practices. These topics are crucial for ensuring thorough evaluations, appropriate education identification, addressing cultural and linguistic considerations, utilizing alternative assessment methods, and effectively communicating assessment findings.

This series is built as an interdisciplinary model to promote a culturally and linguistically responsive comprehensive evaluation process. The webinar series is based on data and feedback obtained from Colorado districts pertaining to topics within special education identification where opportunities for growth can occur across our state. The series will be collaboratively conducted by multiple CDE staff members and a consultant from various disciplines.

We recommend this webinar series for various professionals, including special service providers, leaders who support evaluation and intervention processes, coordinators/directors, members of evaluation teams, intervention professionals, cultural liaisons, family-engagement specialists, and any other Colorado public educators involved in supporting students from diverse backgrounds.

Session Titles & Brief Description

1. Improving System-wide Practices for Equitable Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Special Education Identification

• Explore system-wide practices that support the early and accurate identification of students with disabilities from historically underserved communities in culturally relevant ways
• Originally aired on April 9, 2024
• View Session 1

2. Strategies and Considerations for Intellectual Disability Identification

• Delve into how culture may contribute to the identification of intellectual disabilities and how traditional processes may overlook cultural nuances, potentially leading to misidentification and misalignment of supports.
• Originally aired on April 16, 2024
• View Session 2

3. Strategies and Considerations for Serious Emotional Disability

• Discover culturally responsive strategies for identifying serious emotional disabilities, supporting the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of unique populations. Explore best practices for cultural responsiveness and effective communication with key team partners, ensuring that all students receive appropriate support.
• Originally aired on April 23, 2024
• View Session 3

 4. Strategies and Considerations for Speech-Language Impairment

• Explore strategies for identifying students with speech-language impairments versus language differences due to multilingualism. Learn about dynamic assessment methods and cultural considerations for eligibility determination. 
• Originally aired on April 30, 2024
• View Session 4

Contact Information

Krista Klabo
Klabo_k@cde.state.co.us

Certificate

A certificate will be provided for each recorded webinar upon completion of on a brief evaluation and quiz. 

     

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