IDEA:

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, also
referred to as IDEA 2004

Original passage in 1975; latest reauthorization in 2004; federal... More »

"We started Response to Intervention (RTI) as a way to meet the many needs of our students." [Read full story »]

— Linda Dittmer
retired principal, IA 

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Are there lists of research-based interventions for secondary and tertiary levels of both RTI and Positive Behavior Support (PBS)?

Response from George Sugai, Ph.D.: RTI is a larger problem solving framework for improving decision making based on student responsiveness to intervention for both academic and social behavior. On the behavior side of RTI, positive behavior support provides an organizational structure for establishing a continuum of behavioral interventions for all students...[read full response]

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Bill East

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Bill East

Dr. Bill East is the Executive Director for the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), a membership organization representing states and federal jurisdictions responsible for implementing the IDEA. 

Dr. East provides leadership for the Alexandria, Virginia based organization that focuses on partnerships for assisting states to improve outcomes for students with disabilities.  He has worked on special education policy issues for years as Alabama’s state director of special education and in his current role at NASDSE.

Dr. East is the Principal Investigator for two OSEP funded projects, the IDEA Partnership and the National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers (The Personnel Center). He has a strong interest and commitment for promoting Communities of Practice, Response to Intervention, and well as quality programs in Transition and Low Incidence Disabilities.


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