School-Based PT Best Practice Resources
School-based Practice
- Overview of School-Based Practice (NCEES Course) | NCDPI
- Trouble accessing the course through NCEES? Complete this form for alternate access.
- APTA, AOTA, ASHA: Joint Statement on Interprofessional, Collaborative Goals in School-based Practice
- Considerations for Specially Designed Instruction | NCDPI
- Educational and Clinical Models of Service Delivery (English) (Spanish)
- Educationally Relevant Physical Therapy: Scope of School-Based Practice | APTA Pediatric
- Educationally Relevant Physical Therapy Part II: Determining a Student’s Need for School-Based PT under IDEA | APTA Pediatric
- NCDPI OEC Guidance Vacancies & Comp. Svc. | NCDPI
- Interruptions in Service Tip Sheet | NCDPI
- Integrating Therapy into the Classroom (Article)
- Paraprofessional Support of Students with Disabilities: Literature from the past Decade (Article)
- Physical Restraint Documentation | NCDPI Behvior Support Team
- PRC29 & Behavior Support Related Policy | NCDPI Behavior Support Team
- Providing Physical Therapy Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA – Part B): An Overview of School-Based Physical Therapy | APTA Pediatric
- Private Therapy in Schools | NCDPI
- PT for Educational Benefit Fact Sheet | APTA Pediatric
- The PT’s Role in Schools (PowerPoint)
- Restraints & Seclusion: Resource Document | U.S. Department of Education
- 2017-18 Civil Rights Data Collection: The Use of Restraint and Seclusion on Children with Disabilities in K-12 Schools
- Safe Student Lifting and Transfers in the School Setting: A Decision-Making Guide | APTA Pediatric
- School-Based Physical Activity Improves the Social and Emotional Climate for Learning | CDC
- Students with Complex Medical Disability (Fact Sheet) | APTA Pediatric
- Teacher Engagement With Students With Disabilities: Differences Between Paraprofessional Service Delivery Models (Article)
- Tip Sheet: Interruptions in Service
Medicaid
- Ethical Considerations in Medicaid Cost Recovery | NCDPI
- Guidance for LEAs Regarding Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
Terminology
- EC glossary
- Educational Acronyms | NCDPI
- International Paralympic Committee Guide to Para and IPC Terminology
- Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Glossary of Terms
Other
- A Rough Guide to Spotting Bad Science
- Frequently Asked Questions about Service Animals and the ADA | ADA
- Guidance on HIPAA and FERPA | U.S. Department of Education
- Guidance about PLAAFP, goals, progress monitoring
- NC DPI Center for Safer Schools offer professional development to assist LEAs/PSUs/districts/charters in proper procedures and considerations in planning for evacuation, fire, weather events, school violence and threat assessment.
- Program based work for OTs & PTs (PDF) (Word) | NCDPI
- Adapted Physical Education | NCDPI
- Adapted PE 101 (Download the PDF) (Download PowerPoint)
- APE & SBPT Collaborating for Student Success | NCDPI
- Adapted Physical Education & School-based Physical Therapy | APTA Pediatric
- APE Lending Library | NCDPI
- Benefits of School-Based Physical Activity Infographic | CDC
- NC Adapted Physical Education Brochure | NCDPI
- APTA List of Credentialing Sessions for Clinical Instructors (national) | APTA
- Clinical Instructor Toolkit | APTA Pediatric
- Clinical Practice Guidelines and References for Best Practice | APTA Pediatric
- Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Clinical Reasoning | APTA Pediatric
- Using APTA’s Guide to Physical Therapy Practice 3.0 in Pediatric Settings | APTA Pediatric
- Developing Collaborative IEP Goals | APTA Pediatric
- Dosage Considerations: Recommending School-Based PT Intervention Under IDEA: Resource Manual | APTA Pediatric
- ECATS Tip Sheet: Documenting Related Service Support Descriptions
- Guidance about PLAAFP, goals, progress monitoring | NCDPI
- Integrated IEP Goals Session Materials
- Joint Statement on Interprofessional Collaborative Goals in School-Based Practice | APTA Pediatric
- Least Restrictive Environment
- The National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS)
- Using the Least Dangerous Assumption in Educational Decisions
- Assessment in a Multi-Tiered System of Support: Overview NCDPI
- Leveraging Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy within MTSS for Student and Staff Success | NCDPI
- Mental Health Disparities Among Hispanic and Latino Populations | National Hispanic and Latino MHTTC
- Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for Families | NCDPI
- NC Project AWARE/ACTIVATE | NCDPI
- Restraint and Seclusion Resources | NCDPI Behavior Support Team
- PRC29 & Behavior Support Related Policy | NCDPI Behavior Support Team
- School Mental Health Quality Guide Screening
- Considerations for Specially Designed Instruction | NCDPI
- Determining Need for Related Services | NCDPI
- Determining Need for School-based PT | NCDPI
- Educational and Clinical Models of Service Delivery (English) (Spanish)
- Educationally Relevant Physical Therapy: Scope of School-Based Practice | APTA Pediatric
- Educationally Relevant Physical Therapy Part II: Determining a Student’s Need for School-Based PT under IDEA | APTA Pediatric
- Integrating Therapy into the Classroom (Article)
- Paraprofessional Support of Students with Disabilities: Literature from the past Decade (Article)
- The Role of Related Service Personnel (English) (Spanish) | NCDPI
- Appropriate Use of Gender Pronouns in Pediatric Physical Therapy Practice and Medical Documentation | APTA Pediatric
- Child Abuse and Neglect | APTA Pediatric
- Educationally Relevant Physical Therapy Part II: Determining a Student’s Need for School-Based PT under IDEA | APTA Pediatric
- Educationally Relevant PT: Scope of School-Based Practice | APTA Pediatric
- Evidence-Based Practice | APTA Pediatric
- Fitness, Wellness, Health Promotion, Prevention: The Role and Scope of Pediatric Physical Therapy | APTA Pediatric
- Knowledge Translation in Pediatric Physical Therapy | APTA Pediatric
- Motor Development Variations Across Culture | APTA Pediatric
- Students with Complex Medical Disability | APTA Pediatric
- Team-Based Service Delivery Approaches | APTA Pediatric
- Understanding Health Disparities | APTA Pediatric
- NC DPI Salary Schedules 2023-2024
- Executive Summary, Slide Deck & DPI Salary Schedules | NCDPI
- Under ‘Other Licensed Professionals’ section Aligned with OSHR ‘Medical/Health’ group
- Salary range = $5,044 to $8,945 per month
- Compliant with GS 115C-316(1b) which requires locally set salary schedule
- Minimums in place by July 1st 2024
- Contracting: Issues to Consider Regarding Related Services and Medicaid
- Dosage Considerations: Recommending School-Based PT Intervention Under IDEA, A Resource Manual | APTA Pediatric
- Full-time Equivalent Workload Guidance for Preschool EC Coordinators (video) | NCDPI
- North Carolina Physical Therapist Evaluation Process
- School-based PT Evaluation Process Self Assessment and Forms
- Position Statement – PTA Supervision
- PT/PTA Position Description and Job Classification
- Program based work for OTs & PTs (PDF) (Word)
- Paradigm Shift: Workload Approach for Related Service Providers (video)
- PT Job Assessment Rubric
- Professional Development Plan for School-Based PTs | APTA Pediatric
- Recruitment & Retention of School-Based Physical Therapists APTA Pediatric
- Recruitment Resources for Related Service Providers
- Request for Related Services Caseload Waiver
- Staffing for related service providers | NCDPI
- Workload Approach: A Paradigm Shift for Positive Impact on Student Outcomes
- Workload Calculator for Related Service Providers
- How Physical Therapists Can Contribute to Safe Transportation
- Special Needs Require Special Care II: A Guide for the Transportation of Preschoolers and Children with Disabilities for NC Public Schools | NCDPI
- School Transportation for Children with Special Needs: An Overview and Resources for School-Based Therapists | APTA Pediatric
- School Bus Bullying Prevention
- School Bus Evacuation (CMS)
- American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
- APTA Academy of Pedicatric Physical Therapy
- Section on Pediatrics, APTA Special Interest Groups
- School Special Interest Group
- Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy: Becoming A Pediatric Certified Specialist
- APTA Pediatrics DCD Clinical Practice Guideline Mgmt Flowchart (member access required)
- APTA Fact Sheets and Resources
- Pediatric Physical Therapists as the Practitioner of Choice
- Selected Assessment Tools for the Evaluation of Children with ASD
- Educationally Relevant Physical Therapy: Scope of School-Based Practice
- Educationally Relevant Physical Therapy Part II: Determining a Student’s Need for School-Based PT under IDEA
- Evaluation of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Practice Recommendations for School-Based PTs
- Providing Physical Therapy Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA – Part B): An Overview of School-Based Physical Therapy
- School Transportation for Children with Special Needs: An Overview and Resources for School-Based Therapists
- Strategies for Physical Therapist Collaboration with School-Based Teams for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Students with Complex Medical Disability
- Benefits of School-Based Physical Activity Infographic
- Classroom Physical Activity
- Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Health-related quality of life (HRQOL)
- Inclusive School Physical Education and Physical Activity
- Integrate Classroom Physical Activity in Schools: A Guide for Putting Strategies Into Practice
- School-Based Physical Activity Improves the Social and Emotional Climate for Learning
- Practical guidance and tools
- Ease parent anxiety, emphasize support despite differences in IFSPs, IEP
- Stay the course with these 4 dos, don’ts for Section 504 child find compliance
- Aiming for efficient IEP meetings? Maximize time, student support with these pointers
- STAR SPECIAL ED DIRECTOR: Director emphasizes training to improve student behavior, special educator retention
- Increase self-monitoring, parent involvement to intensify interventions in SEL
- Block emboldened parents from derailing virtual IEP meetings
- Plant seeds of parent engagement early to see IEP collaboration blossom
- Sample forms and tools
- One-pager: Options for responding to parent requests for IEEs
- Flowchart: Responding to parents’ IDEA evaluation requests
- Chart: 4 parent communication tips for new special educators
- Chart: IEP team meeting checklist
- Chart: Steps to take when a parent refuses to attend an IEP meeting
- Checklist to ease site visits for parents of students with disabilities
- Checklist to engage English-learning parents of young children in IEP meetings
- Chart: How to ensure IEEs are accessible to parents
- SmartStarts