🎉 HAVE AN AWESOME MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND!🎉 

Hello Summer Vibes!

 🌟 NEWS FROM NASET🌟 

• All NASET Board Certifications are now live on our new course platform!
  These certifications are available instantly and fully accessible 24 / 7! Whether you are a teacher, parent, or administrator, NASET has the courses to help enhance your special education skills and knowledge!
  
  🚀 ENROLL IN NASET CERTIFICATIONS TODAY! →

• Inclusion Series: Aligning Parental Engagement with the Pyramid Model
  By Monica I. Flreani
  The analysis of meaningful family engagement in the context of early childhood education draws on the conceptual framework of the Pyramid Model (Hemmeter et al., 2021). To promote a shared understanding of student needs and improve academic, social-emotional, and behavioral outcomes, the Pyramid Model relies on a strong family-school relationship. A lack of meaningful parental engagement, however, can delay or halt the process of delivering appropriate interventions and services intended to help students meet their social and academic potential. By understanding the factors that impede the Pyramid Model’s process, multidisciplinary teams working to support students can better align family engagement with the implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports (Weist et al., 2017).
  
  READ MORE HERE! →

📰 SPECIAL ED NEWS LINKS

• Students in Special Ed Prepare for Life Beyond High School

• Trump Official's Autism Schools Secluded and Restrained Students at High Rates

• The Key to Spotting Dyslexia Early Could Be AI-Powered Handwriting Analysis

• No Link Between ADHD Meds And Psychosis, Study Says

• Parental Genes Indirectly Influence Child Development

• The Pros and Cons of DEI in Education

• Our Grading System Was Setting Students Up to Fail—Until This Change

• Doctors Get Guidance on Treating Patients with Disabilities

• How Kids with Disabilities Will Be Impacted by Medicaid, Education Department Cuts

• Losing a Parent May Increase Children's Risk of Being Bullied

• Sports, Exercise Protects Mental Health of Growing Kids

• What Is 'Illegal DEI?' Trump Admin.'s School Probes Start to Paint a Picture

• No Quick Fix: How Can Schools Make Real Change to Overcome Student Underachievement?

💼 LATEST JOB OPPORTUNITIES

• Teacher for the Visually Impaired @ St. Jude (Memphis, TN) - $60K - $105K / year

• ESN SPED Teacher (Santa Barbara, CA)

• Special Education Teacher @ Elevation Ability Services (Aurora, CO) - $60 - $80K / year

• Elementary ESE Teacher @ CRF School (Miami, FL)

• Multi-Intensive Special Education Teacher @ Rocky Mountain Prep (Denver, CO) - $62 - $92K / year

CHECK OUT MORE OPPORTUNITIES ON OUR JOB BOARD! →

🧩 EXCEPTIONAL TRIVIA CHALLENGE!

Shout Out to Last Week’s Winners Who Correctly Guessed, “Related Services”: Patsy Ray, Jessica Radjavitch, Autumn Matthews, Marvin Watts, Jermeika Mattis-Marsh, Bonnie Baldwin, Natasha Skinner, Andrea DeMeo, Shelly Fagen, Lauro Esquilona III, Stephen Lerma, Tracey Christilles, Gretchen Ekkizogloy, Ellen Kay, Cindi Maurice, Kassia Dickson, Karen Frantz-Fry, Amanda Marx, Kelly Duenckel, Eugene Perry, Carol Truett, Joycelyn Cooper, Olivia Strozier, Amanda Skeen, Ginny Simons, Karen Kahler, Leslie Hopp, Heather Modrow, Maya Parry

This Week's Question: According to a new study from the University of Hawaii (and reported April 29 in the Journal of Athletic Training), high school athletes with a specific disorder take longer to recover from a sport-related concussion. High school athletes with this disorder who had a concussion took about 16% longer to return to the classroom and 17% longer to return to sports, compared to athletes without this disorder. This is concerning because athletes with this disorder are considered more susceptible for multiple concussions. What is the disorder?

SUBMIT YOUR TRIVIA ANSWER HERE! → 

📋 Over 100 Survey Participants - Thank You!

We look forward to incorporating the thoughtful responses we received over the next few weeks and months!

Next week: We're rolling out our Support Squad Rewards. Your colleagues are about to become your favorite people!

💭 QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Q: I'm a special education teacher thinking about starting a business. Am I crazy? 

A: You're asking if someone who successfully manages 15 different IEPs, handles meltdowns before 9 AM, and can explain fractions using Pokemon cards is crazy for wanting to start a business? You got this!

Start with something that leverages your expertise. Maybe tutoring services, educational consulting, or creating resources for other teachers. The best part? After dealing with school budgets, business finances will feel like a vacation.

Have a question for our experts? Submit it here for a future newsletter! 

💡 RESOURCE ROUNDUP

• 4 Ways to Facilitate Awe in the Classroom

• Beyond Grades: Helping Families Support Students Academically

• Wearing the 'Student Hat'

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🎓 CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

Make a lasting impact and advance your career with NASET certifications!

• Board Certification for Advocacy in Special Education (BCASE)

• Board Certification in Inclusion in Special Education (BCISE)

• Board Certification in IEP Development (BCIEP)

• Board Certification in Classroom Management (BCCM)

• Board Certification in Special Education (BCSE)

• Board Certification in Advocacy in Special Education (BCASE) for Business

EXPLORE NASET CERTIFICATIONS→

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📣 QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.