Build School Communities and Support Students’ Social, Emotional, and Mental Health The American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund provides substantial funding to support the reopening of schools and to address the academic, social, emotional, and mental health concerns that have arisen as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [More]
Back-to-School Blog Series to Support the 2021 “Return to School Roadmap” The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an unprecedented number of challenges facing schools and students as they approach in-person learning this fall. Students with disabilities were disproportionately affected by school closures during the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years... [More]
A Multi-Tiered Approach to Social-Emotional Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic This year’s return to school is unlike any other in our nation’s history. Educators across the country are contending with extraordinary circumstances, as they welcome students back to school amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Educators, students, and our communities, have all been impacted. The realities of the 2020-21 school year require the prioritization of safe and supportive learning environments, as students learn best when they feel physically and emotionally safe and supported. [More]
See you at the NYCASE 17th Annual Summer Institute! New York Council of Administrators of Special Education (NYCASE) will host its annual Summer Institute from July 22-July 24, 2019 at the Albany Capital Center, and this year, the theme is Supportive Practice: New Horizons for All. [More]