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    Significant Disproportionality: Past, Present, and Future

    With the U.S. Department of Education’s recent publication of an NPRM on Significant Disproportionality, questions abounded regarding what such a rule would mean for states and districts. This session began with a brief history of the statutes and regulations related to significant disproportionality. The majority of the session focused on the similarities and differences between the current regulation and the proposed rule and what effects these may have on states.

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    Why Should We Care About 616 and 618 Compliance Data in the Era of RDA?

    Some have suggested that RDA and the shift from a focus on compliance to a focus on improving results for children with disabilities appears to have relegated compliance data to the back of the bus. Presenters from the U.S. Department of Education, OSEP highlighted the crucial role that section 616 and section 618 compliance data still play in RDA. Additionally, presenters shared ideas on how these data can be used not only for compliance but also to improve results for children and students with disabilities.

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    Data Quality in the Age of SSIP: Measure Twice. Cut Once.

    The presentation provides information about what data quality means, how to get to data quality for the SSIP and why data quality is increasingly important.