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Burr, E., Haas, E., & Ferriere, K. (2015). Identifying and Supporting English Learner Students: Key Issues in the Literature and State Practice. U.S. Department of Education and Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

This REL report addresses key issues and procedures for identifying, assessing, and placing ELLs who may or may not have learning disabilities. This resource will be useful in creating your evaluation tool.

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Coutinho, M. & Oswald, Disproportionate Representation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education: Measuring the Problem. LD Online.

The authors present an overview of disproportionate representation of culturally diverse students and the legal requirements to identify disproportionality. This background information will help you understand the issues as you develop your evaluation tool and determine if disproportionality is an issue in your selected school or district.

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Grabill, D. & Rhim, L. Assessing and Improving Special Education: A Rapid Review Tool for Schools and Districts Engaged in School Improvement. (2017). West Ed.

This tool will be helpful in creating your own tool for program evaluation. Make sure to read all component descriptors, especially those in Appendix A, as you decide what is most relevant to your needs.

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Gilmour, A. F., & Jones, N. D. (2020). Policies That Define Instruction: A Systematic Review of States’ and Districts’ Recommendations for Evaluating Special Educators. Educational Researcher, 49(9), 645–655.

This study reviewed teacher evaluation systems across all states and the 25 largest districts to determine how special education teachers are evaluated. This resource may be helpful in creating the teacher components of your evaluation tool.

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Lammert, J., Heinemeier, S., Schaff, J., Fiore, T., & Howell, B. (2016) Evaluating Special Education Programs Resource Toolkit. Westat & Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education.

This comprehensive guide to program evaluation is geared specifically to entire programs and federal grant evaluation. Although you will not be completing an evaluation this extensive in nature for your signature assignment, this may help with your signature assignment and can be a valuable resource for you in the future.

Cook, B., & Farley, C. (2019). The research-to-practice gap in special education. In D. F. Bateman, & M. L. Yell (Eds.), Current trends and legal issues in special education (pp. 110-125). Corwin.

Read chapter 7.

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WestEd (2021). Utilizing Evaluation Findings: A Planner (2021). WestEd and the U.S. Department of Education.

This template may be helpful in designing the action plan in your signature assignment.

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O’Hara, N., Munk, T.E., Reynolds, H., and Collins, T. (2021, August). Success Gaps Toolkit: Addressing Equity, Inclusion, and Opportunity. IDEA Data Center. Rockville, MD: Westat.

The IDEA Data Center (IDC) under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for The National Technical Assistance Center to Improve State Capacity to Collect, Report, Analyze, and Use Accurate IDEA Part B Data, #H373Y190001 has developed this toolkit for use by school teams to develop action plans.

Make sure to examine all materials and watch the linked videos before starting the action plan part of your assignment.