What are some practical uses of IDEA funds?
• Obtain state-of-the art assistive technology devices and provide training in their use to enhance access to the general curriculum for students with disabilities. • Provide intensive district-wide professional development for special education and regular education teachers that focuses on scaling-up, through replication, proven and innovative evidence-based school-wide strategies in reading, math, writing and science, and positive behavioral supports to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. • Develop or expand the capacity to collect and use data to improve teaching and learning. • Expand the availability and range of inclusive placement options for preschoolers with disabilities by developing the capacity of public and private preschool programs to serve these children. • Hire transition coordinators to work with employers in the community to develop job placements for youths with disabilities. The Department of Education provides the following ideas for the uses of IDEA
