Significant Disproportionality

Significant disproportionality refers to situations where students from certain racial or ethnic groups are overrepresented in special education, restrictive placements, or disciplinary actions.

Significant Disproportionality FAQ (PDF)

This questions and answers document is intended to provide technical assistance information to local education agencies (LEAs) in the state regarding Kansas’ methodology and implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) significant disproportionality requirements.

Policy, Practice, and Procedure Self-Assessments for Notifications 

Significant Disproportionality Policy, Practice, and Procedure Self-Assessment – Discipline (PDF)

This tool is designed to facilitate and document an LEA’s focused review of its policies, practices, and procedures that most closely relate to disciplinary removals. 

Significant Disproportionality Policy, Practice, and Procedure Self-Assessment – Identification (PDF)

This tool is designed to facilitate and document an LEA’s focused review of its policies, practices, and procedures that most closely relate to identification of children with disabilities. 

Significant Disproportionality Policy, Practice, and Procedure Self-Assessment – Placement (PDF)

This tool is designed to facilitate and document an LEA’s comprehensive review of its policies, practices, and procedures that most closely relate to placement of children with disabilities in particular settings. 

Significant Disproportionality-Equity in IDEA (PDF)

This document assists LEA's in digging into significant disproportionality, including defining and calculating significant disproportionality; implications of significant disproportionality; understanding and conducting root cause analysis; and key differences in significant disproportionality and IDEA equity indicators.

Policy, Practice, and Procedure Self-Assessments for Consecutive Notifications 

Significant Disproportionality Policy, Practice, and Procedure Consecutive Self-Assessment – Discipline (PDF)

This tool is for LEAs who are conducting an annual policy, practice, and procedures review in the discipline of children with disabilities.   

 

Significant Disproportionality Policy, Practice, and Procedure Consecutive Self-Assessment – Identification (PDF)

This tool is for LEAs who are conducting an annual policy, practice, and procedures review in the identification of children with disabilities.   

Significant Disproportionality Policy, Practice, and Procedure Consecutive Self-Assessment – Placement (Word)

This tool is for LEAs who are conducting an annual policy, practice, and procedures review in the placement of children with disabilities.  

For more information, please contact:

Steve Backman
Education Program Consultant
(785) 296-2267