The typical structure of traditional special education communications often miss some of the needs of a diverse family population, and it’s likely having a negative impact on the way your students are served in your schools. To properly design communications with families for things like IEP meetings and progress reports, we need to look at a new way of communicating and ensure each communication is inclusive, culturally responsive, and engaging for both the learners and their families. In this session, Andratesha Fritzgerald will provide you with practical ways to:
- Design student- and family-centered communications in your district using principles of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Evolve the way your special education department creates progress reports for students with special needs to ensure they’re inclusive and culturally responsive
- Help your special education teachers leverage their communications to ignite family and student agency and input