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3-2-1- Rounding Summary Tool

The 3-2-1 Rounding Summary Template provides a clear structure for summarizing leader rounding insights by capturing three key themes, two improvement opportunities, and one planned action—helping teams stay informed and aligned.
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RCA Inquiry Guide

This guide helps school teams explore common challenges in special education by asking focused questions, using data, and analyzing systems to better understand root causes and plan for meaningful improvement.
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RCA Meeting Agenda

This resource is a sample meeting agenda to help teams structure and guide a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) conversation, including time for updates, reflection, and action planning.
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Reducing Chronic Absenteeism: Parent Collaboration Protocol

The Parent Collaboration Process Implementation Tool was developed by Corning Union Elementary School District through California’s CIM process to address high chronic absenteeism rates among students with disabilities. With over half of these students chronically absent in 2022, the district joined SIL’s Attendance Network and created a structured, proactive communication process between schools and families. This tool outlines step-by-step strategies for building relationships, identifying attendance barriers, and collaboratively developing support plans. 

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Reducing Chronic Absenteeism: Student Attendance Success Plan

To address high rates of chronic absenteeism among students with disabilities, Chowchilla Union High School District participated in California’s Compliance and Improvement Monitoring (CIM) process and joined the SIL Attendance Network. They implemented a personalized Student Success Plan, adapted from Attendance Works, which supports students in reflecting on attendance barriers, setting goals, and identifying trusted adults to help them stay engaged. As a result of these targeted efforts, the district achieved a 37% decrease in chronic absenteeism for students with disabilities within one year.

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Relative Risk Ratio

The video Relative Risk Ratio, with Dr. Eddie Fergus explains how to calculate and interpret relative risk ratios to assess disproportionality in educational settings, providing insights into identifying and addressing equity concerns.
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Removing Barriers to Graduation: Student-Centered Scheduling and On Track to Graduate Monitoring

Learn how Anaheim Union High School District significantly improved graduation rates for students with disabilities by implementing targeted strategies. Through student-centered scheduling and consistent monitoring of graduation progress, the district achieved a 16% increase in graduation rates, surpassing their initial goal. The guide provides practical tools, including the Student Scheduling Fly-Up Form and the On Track to Graduate Monitoring Checklist, to assist other districts in replicating this success.

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Root Cause Analysis Facilitator’s Playbook

The RCA Facilitator’s Playbook is a practical, instructional guide to support teams in planning and leading the root cause analysis process. It is flexible and can be used in two ways:

 

  1. Comprehensive Guide – Supporting root cause analysis from beginning to end, providing structure across all phases.
  2. Grab-and-Go Tool – Using the phases table and table of contents to quickly locate and implement specific activities as needed.

 

The playbook is designed for: County Offices of Education (COEs), Special Education Local Plan Areas (SELPAs), Local Education Agencies (LEAs)/Districts

 

These groups can use the playbook to facilitate collaborative inquiry, uncover system-level issues, and design improvement strategies that address the true root causes rather than surface-level symptoms.

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Root Cause Analysis Investigation Plan

This resource helps teams plan and track their steps in a root cause analysis, from identifying a problem to investigating and learning from the results.
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Root Cause Analysis Summarizing Protocol

This resource supports teams in summarizing findings from a root cause analysis, identifying key themes and root causes, and drafting a clear aim to guide improvement work.
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