Thinking about Homeschooling but Don't Know Where to Start? Here's What to Do First Thinking about homeschooling your child but have absolutely no idea where to begin? Maybe your child has been struggling in school, and you're frustrated watching them fall further behind. Maybe they're bored in class because the work isn't challenging
Setting Up Transition Education Special education transition programming (including life skills curriculum) requires a coordinated system that pairs accurate testing with clear, goal-oriented instruction. When launching transition programs at the start of the school year, districts face the practical challenge of establishing accurate baselines across different functional life areas while meeting the requirements
Launching DORA and ADAM: Best Practices for Stress-Free Baseline Testing for Special Education Establishing precise academic baselines within the initial 30 days of the academic year is a critical mandate for special education programs. Traditional screening tools often fail students receiving special education services because they rely on fixed grade-level benchmarks that introduce
Operationalizing DORA and ADAM: Best Practices for Stress-Free Baseline Testing in the First 30 Days Architectural Overview of DORA and ADAM Adaptive Diagnostics Establishing accurate academic baselines within the first 30 days of the school year requires diagnostic tools capable of measuring student capability without introducing floor or ceiling effects. Traditional universal
The Back-to-School Roadmap: Unifying Screeners and Diagnostic Baselines for Educational Acceleration and Compliance The beginning of a new school year presents a recurring challenge for district leaders: how to balance rapid, top-of-funnel risk screening with deep, actionable diagnostic evaluations. Historically, districts have relied on brief, timed screeners—such as one-minute oral reading fluency probes
Child Find and Universal Screening for the 2026-2027 Cycle: Using Comprehensive Diagnostics as an Early Identification Tool for Incoming and Transferring Students Top 3 Key Takeaways 1. Misalignment of Standard Screeners: Traditional benchmark tools utilize broad, grade-level-only scaled scores that fail to isolate foundational skill deficits. This leads to weak instructional placement, slow
The Hidden Flaw in District Family Engagement Initiatives: Why Scaled Scores Sideline Parents The Conventional Trap: Confusing Percentiles with Action Plans When districts share student academic progress with families, they typically rely on the data generated by standard benchmark testing systems or non-diagnostic screeners. Parents receive a report featuring a scaled score,
Demystifying the Science of Math: A District Leader's Guide to Personalized Math Acceleration Top 3 Key Takeaways Faltering National Math Achievement Requires a Pedagogical Pivot: Stubborn math achievement gaps demand a transition toward the "Science of Math," which prioritizes explicit instruction and foundational skill hierarchies over traditional discovery-based inquiry. Strand-Level Generalizations Stall Learning
Resolving the Dyslexia Screening Dilemma: Moving from Rapid Identification to Precision Reading Remediation in District MTSS The Universal Mandate and the Screening Confusion Universal literacy remains one of the most critical challenges in K to 12 education, with national data indicating that approximately 65 percent of fourth-grade students perform below the proficient
Strategic Frameworks for Summer Learning Recovery The educational landscape of 2026 is defined by a fundamental shift in how school districts approach the summer months. What was once considered a period of enrichment or optional remediation has been reframed as a critical window for structural learning recovery and the preservation of academic equity.
