ERIC Number: ED612140
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 1
Abstractor: ERIC
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Supporting Students with Health Conditions in District of Columbia Public Schools. Study Snapshot. REL 2021-082
Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic
Students with health conditions are at risk for poor education outcomes such as absenteeism and low academic performance. Racial/ethnic minority students and economically disadvantaged students might have more limited access to medical care and information than other students, making school support even more important for them. District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) partnered with the Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic to conduct a study aimed at understanding how the prevalence of health conditions differs by student characteristics, whether students are supported through a 504 plan or an individualized education program (IEP), and the relationship between health conditions and education outcomes. DCPS expects to use the findings of this study to inform an action plan for equitably supporting students who have a health condition. This study used descriptive methods to analyze data for the 2018/19 school year, including administrative records, standardized test data, and health conditions and treatment data. In addition to examining the prevalence of any reported health condition, analyses focused on a core set of three conditions that are likely to be chronic, highly prevalent, or associated with education outcomes: asthma, attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), and food allergies. [For the full report, see ED612137; for the appendixes, see ED612139.]
Descriptors: Public Schools, Special Needs Students, At Risk Students, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Economically Disadvantaged, Individualized Education Programs, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Access to Health Care, School Health Services, Incidence, Student Characteristics, Place of Residence, School Districts, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Allergy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Diseases, Chronic Illness, Gender Differences, Attendance, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Characteristics
Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. Available from: Institute of Education Sciences. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 202-245-6940; Web site: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/midatlantic/index.asp
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED); Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic (ED); Mathematica
Identifiers - Location: District of Columbia
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Rehabilitation Act 1973 (Section 504)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES17C0006
IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4623
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