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Direct linkJennifer A. Kurth; Tyler A. Hicks; Karrie A. Shogren; Alison L. Zagona; J. Matt Jameson; Lewis Jackson; Martin Agran; Diane Ryndak – Journal of Special Education, 2025
Most students with complex support needs are taught in separate special education classrooms; one reason is teams that inappropriately use the intensity of support needs as the basis for placement in more restrictive placements. This study used Bayesian multilevel modeling to determine whether the intensity of student support needs predicted…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Severity (of Disability), Student Placement, Student Needs
Karrie A. Shogren; Kathleen N. Zimmerman; Kathryn M. Burke; Alison L. Zagona; Jennifer A. Kurth; Elisabeth J. Malone; Roxanne Loyless; Daria Gerasimova; Jesse R. Pace; Tyler A. Hicks – Grantee Submission, 2023
This study examined reading, math, writing, social, behavioral, and communication learning goals for a large, national sample of elementary students with complex support needs served in one of four types of educational placements. Each goal was coded for three quality characteristics: (1) strengths-focus, (2) inclusion of self-determination…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs
Karrie A. Shogren; Kathleen N. Zimmerman; Kathryn M. Burke; Alison L. Zagona; Jennifer A. Kurth; Elisabeth J. Malone; Roxanne Loyless; Daria Gerasimova; Jesse R. Pace; Tyler A. Hicks – Inclusion, 2023
This study examined reading, math, writing, social, behavioral, and communication learning goals for a large, national sample of elementary students with complex support needs served in one of four types of educational placements. Each goal was coded for three quality characteristics: (1) strengths-focus; (2) inclusion of self-determination…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs
Alison L. Zagona; Kirsten R. Lansey; Jennifer A. Kurth; Roxanne Loyless; Elizabeth A. Stevens – Journal of Special Education, 2024
The Individualized Education Program (IEP) should include a summary of the student's current skills and needs as well as annual goals that support their progress in the general education curriculum; however, IEPs for students with complex support needs may be missing required information. We investigated IEP goals and Present Levels of Academic…
Descriptors: Special Education, Individualized Education Programs, Special Needs Students, Students with Disabilities
