This was posted in the AESA All Member Community by Laurel Peltier & Albert Johnson-Mussad of Collaborative for Educational Services (MA):
Just Released from Corwin!
Responsive Collaboration for IEP and 504 Teams
We are delighted to announce the publication of our first book, Responsive Collaboration for IEP and 504 Teams (Corwin Press). The book is now available for pre-order and is expected to be in the warehouse on or about April 26, 2022.
Our book offers practical tools for improving the fit between the learning profile of individual students and schooling. Responsive Collaboration for IEP and 504 Teams provides a framework that identifies opportunities to build connections between educators, establish relationships with service providers, strengthen school-family partnerships, address inequities, and develop student self-determination. Readers will find practices and tools to support:
- Referral and eligibility determination
- Individualized plan development
- Building positive and lasting family-school-community relationships
- Links to online tools to help you implement the recommended practices
Laurel describes the purpose of the book this way: "We created the book to support educators, including administrators, teachers, and related service providers, to understand how to transform the work that they do into an opportunity for equitable student growth and family-educator-community engagement."
Albert describes the essence of the book in these words: "We wrote this book to support everyone at the table – educators, parents and caregivers, and young people – toward equitable participation in an educational program that optimizes the learner's opportunity for excellence. We offer tools and resources to lift up young persons' strengths and meet their current challenges.
Here is a flyer with more information about the book and how to order it from Corwin. Our book is also available on Amazon.
We hope you find this book helpful to your practice. We also know that your feedback will help us to improve our work. If you have any questions, suggestions, or thoughts after reading the book, please email us: