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The Institute for Small and Rural Districts (ISRD) serves district-level and school-based administrators in the 34 small and rural districts in Florida.
The mission of ISRD is to improve outcomes for students with disabilities in small and rural school districts through staff development, information dissemination, technical assistance, product development, and support for district initiatives.
Working in collaboration with the Florida Department of Education, Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services (BEESS), and other state agencies, ISRD strives to ensure that district and school administrators are informed about important issues in order to enhance educational opportunities for exceptional students.
ISRD provides services to the following:
- ESE Administrators
- District-Level Administrators
- School-Based Administrators
- Staffing Specialists
- School Psychologists
- Parent Specialists/Liaisons
- Counselors
- Deans
ISRD Activities
Staff Development
- Mid-Year Institute for ESE Administrators
- Winter Institute for Staffing Specialists and School Psychologists
- Summer Institute for ESE Administrators
- Summer Institute for Principals
- Trainings for Staffing Specialists, School Psychologists, Parent Specialists, Counselors, and Deans
Information Dissemination
- ISRD Website
- Items of Interest Packets
- Email Networking
Technical Assistance
- Establish Administrator-to-Administrator Linkages
- Provide Mentors for New ESE Administrators
- Maintain Lending Library
- Facilitate Job-Alike Networking
- Sustain Linkages with Other Projects
- Support Consultants
Product Development
- New Administrators' Training Materials
- Resource Notebooks
Areas Addressed
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA)
- No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Assessment and Data Analysis
- Highly Qualified
- Reading
- Legal Issues
- Response to Intervention (RtI)
- Compliance/Monitoring
- Finance (FEFP/Matrix)
- Service Delivery Models
- Discipline/Classroom Management
- Technology
- Family Involvement
- Transition
- Agency Involvement
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