Resources for Parents, Educators & Community Members
Take ActionMARYLAND EDUCATION RECOVERY PLANBoth the State of Maryland and the Maryland Department of Education released plans on May 6 to recover and resume the economy and education. The first draft of the Education Recovery Plan did not include input from community stakeholders and has since been updated to reflect some of that input. A new version of the plan is linked HERE and is still considered a DRAFT. The team that is working on the DRAFT document meets June 3 and a summary of that meeting will be posted on the DDMD blog page.
SPECIAL EDUCATION WAIVERS (IDEA)SECRETARY DEVOS ANNOUNCED ON APRIL 27 THAT THERE WOULD BE NO WAIVERS TO SPECIAL EDUCATION...
There are ongoing efforts at the federal, state and local levels that need your attention because they will impact students with disabilities like dyslexia. Read the latest Dept. of Education Guidance: March 21, 2020 Letter to Secretary DeVos |
Links to policy statements, virtual resources and information on how states and local districts are providing continued learning to all students, including students with disabilities. Links to the Dept. of Education, MSDE, and federal centers on virtual and remote learning.
Includes information on how each of Maryland's 24 school districts will address student learning, including students with disabilities, during the extended school closure.
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Federal Education ResourcesThis page is an external link to resources and guidance for students with disabilities (SWD) provided by the U.S. Department of Education and related agencies impacting SWD
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State Education ResourcesThis page is an external link to resources and guidance for students with disabiltities provided by the Maryland State Department of Education
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