The purpose of the special education self-assessment is to assist Local Education Agency (LEA) leadership teams in evaluating and improving their educational program serving students with disabilities receiving special education services. The special education self-assessment is completed annually by all LEAs, regardless of RDA framework determinations, and is intended to engage leadership teams in proactively addressing special education compliance and support student performance.
The window for the completion of the 2023-2024 school year Special Education Self-Assessment is April 29, 2024, to September 27, 2024. LEAs are required to complete the 23 compliance/strategy areas.
This session will provide a brief overview of the special education self-assessment and outline the steps to complete the self-assessment in ASCEND. Participants will spend the remaining time in a work session, completing the self-assessment rubric by reviewing the sources of data and selecting the quality of implementation levels with support from ESC staff.