January 13, 2017
Happy Friday! In light of the recent assault of a special needs man that was live streamed on Facebook, today we share with you a Resource Guide for bullying and students with disabilities. In other news, this week hearings took place for the most significant special education case to reach the Supreme Court in decades and it […]
January 10, 2017
AcceliTRACK Version 3.4.0.1 is now live! Continue below to preview system updates included with this version release Enhancement: Homepage Now Defaults To My Calendar You asked for it, and we listened. Based on customer demand and analytics that My Calendar is the most widely used tab on the AcceliTRACK homepage, it will now display by default when […]
January 6, 2017
Happy New Year and for those of you who returned to school this week, welcome back! If you’re feeling stressed (despite the holiday break), you’re not alone. Some 46% of teachers say they feel high daily stress according to a new report. Looking for ways to combat that stress? In-school meditation or “mindfulness” (for students […]
December 28, 2016
Name: Denise Solomon Position: Speech Language Pathologist School/District: Jefferson Parish Public Schools # of Years Using Accelify: 1.5 years “I enjoy seeing students make progress and achieve their goals. Accelify has given us a tool to have all of the documentation of therapy notes and progress in one location. It provides a variety of reports […]
December 23, 2016
The holiday season is upon us! As we in education prepare for winter break and the start of a new year, we look back at some of the most newsworthy events and topics of the year in our 2016 Education Year in Review. In this week’s news, we highlight how large retailers and airlines are […]
December 21, 2016
It’s been a busy year in education. As 2017 draws near, we take a look back at some of the biggest stories and how they will impact the future of public education. The Transition to Every Student Succeeds Act With the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) signed on December 10, 2015, this year states […]
December 16, 2016
This week new research was released regarding the impact of early childhood education over time and how it can result in tremendous returns in terms of future earnings, health, IQ, and crime reduction. While these findings confirm the growing body of research on the value of high-quality early education programs, the National Institute for Early Education Research reported […]
December 15, 2016
Effective January 1, 2017, Common Procedural Terminology (CPT) Codes for Occupational and Physical Therapy evaluations will be replaced by new codes that describe differences in the complexity of evaluations, ranging from low (straigthforward), to moderate (involved), to high (very complex) as detailed below. The new system is designed to capture more holistic and comprehensive evaluations for […]
December 9, 2016
This week PISA results topped the news, with the triennial survey of 15-year-old students in OECD countries ranking the United States below average in math. Despite this, a recent study reveals the rich-poor achievement gap may be narrowing. In other news, the Obama administration releases its final testing regs for ESSA, and Vocational Rehabilitation in Tennessee […]
December 8, 2016
We’re excited to announce the release of AcceliTRACK Version 3.3.0.1! Continue below to preview system enhancements included with this version release Drag and Drop Scheduler Now Defaults to Service Line Duration Updates to the Drag and Drop Scheduler make scheduling services in AcceliTRACK easier than ever. Now if a service line includes both a service […]