What is the mission of GLRS?

The mission of GLRS is to provide human and material resources for direction and support to educators and parents of students with disabilities. Also, to assist local school systems in meeting the federal requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA). GLRS provides ongoing professional learning (training) to teachers and administrators to assist them in implementing effective instructional strategies.

GLRS Increases Student Achievement

By providing professional learning for student achievement in the following ways:

• Developing successful implementation of programs in reading for struggling readers.

• Children who have traditionally shown inappropriate behavior at school have improved their performance and increased their active participation in learning.

• Schools have shown a significant reduction in the number of office referrals due to discipline problems.

• Fewer students with disabilities are dropping out of school and more students are becoming employed or attending college after high school graduation. More students with disabilities are participating in general education classes with their non-disabled peers. That means students with disabilities can learn the same skills and curriculum that is being taught to other children, enabling more children to meet the academic requirements.