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Supporting Students With Disabilities—What Principals Need to Know About IDEA

Supporting Students With Disabilities—What Principals Need to Know About IDEA

Update: 2025-09-18
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In today’s episode, principal Equetta Jones talks with experts from the Lead IDEA Center about what it takes to lead schools where every student belongs—and succeeds. From preparation gaps and staffing shortages to shifting mindsets and building strong systems, this conversation offers insight and practical strategies you can put to work right away.



Dia Jackson, Ph.D., is a senior researcher at the American Institutes for Research and co-leads the knowledge development team at the Lead IDEA Center.



Dena Slanda, Ph.D., is a senior TA consultant at the American Institutes for Research, and serves as intensive technical assistance lead at the Lead IDEA Center.



Equetta Jones is principal of Lovecreek Elementary School in Lewes, Delaware, and moderator for NAESP's Early Career Principal Community of Practice.


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Supporting Students With Disabilities—What Principals Need to Know About IDEA

Supporting Students With Disabilities—What Principals Need to Know About IDEA

National Association of Elementary School Principals