The NWAESC has received a grant from the Walton Family Foundation to help support the implementation of inclusive education for students with disabilities. Through this grant, Robin Stripling is serving the area as special education consultant.
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Robin will collaborate with schools in NW Arkansas in -
Providing meaningful access to grade-level instruction to students who are IEP-eligible
Implementing Universal Design for Learning
Troubleshooting special education concerns
Locating resources to assist educators
Inclusive Education Research
What's New?
🌟 Summer 2026 PD
Specially Designed Instruction with Shelly McKeever of SPED Strategies - June 22, 2026
AI for All Learners: Practical Tools for Differentiation and Support - June 24, 2026
Designing Meaningful IEPs: From Design to Implementation - June 30, 2026
Understanding and Supporting Executive Functioning - July 14, 2026
Understanding and Implementing Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) - July 16, 2026
AI for All Learners: Practical Tools for Differentiation and Support - July 21, 2026
Understanding and Implementing Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) - July 29, 2026
🌟 UDL Community of Practice for Arkansas Educators with CAST (developers of UDL)
🌟 Is Peer Tutoring Beneficial for the Student Providing the Support? (clip from MCIE podcast)
Entire Podcast: Peer Tutoring: A Key to Inclusive Education Success (Dr Brooks' email -- rbrooks@csusm.edu)
🌟 Searcy School District's continuum of services includes providing services on behalf of a student (as mentioned in IDEA).
This video of the Searcy Director of Special Education, Natalie Gosdin, describes that type of service.
🌟 US Dept of Education's Dear Colleague Letter on Inclusive Practices (1/16/2025) -- website
🌟 Building and Sustaining Inclusive Educational Practices Guidance document
Includes information about who can provide specially designed instruction.
The Arkansas Department of Education has developed a website for inclusive education resources:
The Arkansas Department of Education has developed a website for inclusive education resources:
The following groups provide resources and/or support around inclusive education for students with disabilities:
The following groups provide resources and/or support around inclusive education for students with disabilities:
Utah State Board of Education's
Meaningful Inclusion for Students with Disabilities Implementation Guide
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Robin Stripling
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