Special Education Today: From Policy to Practice
Join Valerie C. Williams and Olavee Williams for a practical conversation about how federal education policy, system design, and data come together to shape outcomes for students with disabilities.
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// the gap this conversation is built to close
Four questions every leadership team should be able to answer.
- Where federal policy and local implementation become disconnected.
- How to distinguish data collection from data use.
- What inconsistent progress monitoring reveals about a system.
- What leadership teams should examine during the first 30 days of school.
Two perspectives — policy design and compliance on the ground.
Valerie C. Williams
Co-Founder & CEO, Apokrisis Consultants, Inc.
Federal Education Policy, Systems, Implementation & Advocacy Strategist
Valerie C. Williams is Co-Founder and CEO of Apokrisis Consultants, Inc., where she helps education and advocacy leaders align strategy, policy, systems, and practice to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. A former Director of the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs and Presidential Appointee, she brings experience spanning Capitol Hill, federal leadership, state and district systems, and parent advocacy to every engagement.
Olavee Williams
Founder & Principal Educational Consultant
Special Education Systems Strategist & Instructional Improvement
Olavee Williams, M.Ed., founder of The Strategy Room, LLC, is an educational consultant with over two decades of experience in special education and school leadership. She partners with schools to strengthen IEP practices, progress monitoring, and MTSS systems, equipping educators with practical, data-driven strategies that improve compliance, instructional decision-making, and outcomes for students with disabilities.
A resource matched to what you're working on right now.
Systems Alignment Diagnostic
A short self-assessment for spotting where policy and practice have drifted apart in your system.
SPED Compliance Gaps Checklist
A working checklist for auditing where compliance risk is most likely hiding in current-year records.
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