Welcome
The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) supports the national implementation of provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to provide successful school outcomes for students with disabilities. NDPC-SD supports states in assisting local education agencies to increase school completion rates and decrease dropout rates among students with disabilities.
The primary business of our Center is two fold (1)
to synthesize research and practice into actionable information
that can be readily used by states to develop and/or enhance dropout
prevention programs for students with disabilities, and (2) to provide
effective technical assistance and dissemination activities to “scale
up” the use of research validated programs and interventions in
dropout prevention. We believe effective technical assistance to
be a systematic process for transferring knowledge about dropout
prevention research, practices that work, and policies to assist
states and their stakeholders to accomplish goals and plan for systems
change to reduce dropout rates and improve school completion rates
for students with disabilities. As a proponent of increased sustainability
of proven practices that improve results for youth with disabilities,
NDPC-SD will employ various strategies to transfer this knowledge,
including consultation, workshops, professional development institutes,
electronic communications, and other Web-based resources. These
and other dissemination strategies provide information to a wider
audience of stakeholders who can use it.
Preventing dropout and improving school completion rates for students with disabilities is a critical and immediate national goal. The Center is privileged to be on the forefront of this national effort to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities. Funding is awarded to the NDPC-SD by the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education. We appreciate OSEP's commitment to, and support of nationally targeted resources to ensure that No Child is Left Behind, including youth with disabilities at risk for dropping out of school.
If you have any questions about our work or how you can access information and resources from us, please feel free to contact us at ndpcsd-l@clemson.edu
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The
George Washington University HEATH Resource Center
Communities
of Practice
The
IDEA Partnership Project
The
National Center on Secondary Education and
Transition (NCSET)
The
National Dissemination Center for Children with
Disabilities (NICHCY)
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