Black & Latino Students Overrepresented in Special Ed: Educator Awareness Toolkit
Black and Latino students are referred to special education more often than their peers, and referral habits are part of that picture. This toolkit helps teachers look honestly at their own referral patterns and biases, not to shame anyone, but to notice patterns before they become decisions that affect a child's whole school career.
What's Inside
- 12 pages of Struggle / Tool / Gain tables: common blind spots like quick referrals, culture clashes, and discomfort with data
- Practical steps to try this week: such as a three-day wait period before submitting a non-emergency referral
- Accepting personal responsibility: defensiveness, colorblindness, and performative allyship
- Reflection prompts: for individual use, team meetings, or PD sessions
How It Helps You
- Gives you concrete actions instead of vague talking points
- Helps you pause and check a referral before it is submitted
- Supports honest team conversations about equity
Ways to Use It
Work through it on your own, use the reflection prompts in a team meeting, or build a PD session around one section at a time.
Who It's For
Special education teachers, general education teachers, instructional coaches, and anyone doing equity work in their building.
Format
PDF (print-ready) and PPTX (editable). 12 pages. Instant download.
Need more than one?
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