Research & Impact
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Empowering Special Educators: Insights from a North Dakota Goalbook Impact Study
The current landscape of special education is defined by a paradox: while our...
How Strategic Alignment Between Leaders and Educators Transforms Special Education
In the complex landscape of special education, a persistent tension often...
The “Golden Thread” of Special Education: Why IEP Coherence is the Key to Student Growth
For special education leaders, the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is...
Leadership & Practice
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Texas Special Education Leadership Summit 2025
On December 3, 2025, Goalbook hosted an in-person professional development...
Goalbook Supports IDEA by Empowering Educators
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a landmark federal...
Reflections from CASE 2025 and IDEA’s 50th Anniversary
During the first week of November 2025, hundreds of special education leaders...
Community Voices
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From the Classroom to CEC: Concetta Lewis on Empathy and Inclusion
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that an educator, at some point in...
Luisa Sparrow, Massachusetts 2025 Teacher of the Year’s Vision for Inclusive Literacy
There was a time in her teaching career, six years in, when Luisa Sparrow...
Dr. Rosalind Hall: Four Decades of Inclusion and Four Lessons Learned Along the Way
There is the saying that if you love what you do and do what you love,...
Company
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Meet Kenda Daniels, Customer Support Manager
Traveling on the I-75 South outside of Atlanta,Georgia, Kenda had an epiphany:...
Meet Natalie Cabral, Customer Success Manager at Goalbook
Natalie began her work in special education as a paraprofessional. After the...
The Goalbook Team Members We Met in 2025
As we near the end of the year, we reflect on the past year and some of the...
Innovation
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See IEP Quality While Plans Are Still Being Written
The Goalbook Analytics Dashboard shows present levels and goal quality by...
Behavior Support Plans in Goalbook Threads: High-Fidelity BSPs for More Effective Instruction & Student Growth
For special education administrators, Behavior Support Plans (BSPs) are easy...
Library Collaboration Update: Expanding Functionality
We built Library Collaboration: Add Contributors on the core belief that great...
EdTech Career Insights
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How to Use AI to Navigate Your Career Transition into EdTech
For educators looking to pivot into the world of EdTech, the transition can...
A Three-Step Plan to Help You Make the Move to EdTech
Are you an educator or former educator considering a transition to EdTech? You...
Best Practices to Help You Feel More Comfortable in a Remote Interview
Have you ever had an interview when you wished you would have said something...
Recently Published
Present Levels Wizard Now Available for Behavior
We are excited to announce an expansion of the Present Levels Wizard from...
District Leaders from St. Louis County Define, Ideate, and Execute to Improve Student Outcomes
Internal evaluation revealed that IEP quality fell short of Special School...
Special Education Leaders from Hawaii Help Teachers Connect with Students with Behavior Challenges
Special education leaders from Campbell-Kapolei have observed an increase...
LDI 2018: Baltimore County Public Schools Leverages the Power of Team to Support Marginalized Student Groups
There is an overrepresentation of students with behavioral, academic, and SEL...
Present Levels Wizard Now Available for Math
Our beta preview launch of the Present Levels Wizard featured one subject...
Meet Jon Mitchell, Partnerships at Goalbook
1. What was your experience prior to Goalbook? Before joining the Goalbook...