Featured Resources
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The Substantive “Yes” and “No” Manifestation Determinations Under the IDEA
This article provides reviews officer and court decisions specific to the substantive standards for manifestation determinations since the predecessor analysis in Communiqué.
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Responding to a Mass Casualty Event at a School: General Guidance for the First Stage of Recovery
This resource helps schools respond during the initial phase or first month following a mass casualty crisis.
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Punitive to Positive: Building Relationships Through Restorative Practices
This podcast provides foundational restorative concepts that address the need to shift schools from a punitive disciplinary model to a restorative empowerment model.
Get Informed
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Mark Your Calendars for 2021
The NASP 2021 Annual Convention will be held February 23–26, 2021, in Salt Lake City, UT. Details about the Call for Presentation Proposals, which will open in May, will be available soon!
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Webinar on Reading Disabilities
Register for this live webinar on Wednesday, March 18, to learn a model for identifying and serving students with reading disabilities, describe indicators of risk for dyslexia, and interpret progress monitoring data across student skill levels.
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Webinar on the Myth of IQ
Register for a live webinar on April 15 to learn about research illustrating the limitations of traditional IQ and how to use alternative measures that are more socially just, more effective for SLD determination, and provide instructional guidance.
What's New
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Lockdown Versus Other Types of Armed Assailant Drills
NASP and NASRO offer the following clarification regarding school lockdown and other types of armed assailant drills.
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President’s Proposed Budget Undermines Public Education System
NASP has released a statement regarding President Trump’s proposed FY21 budget for the Department of Education, which includes an unacceptable $6 billion cut in federal education funding.
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Unequal City Book Group Guidance
NASP's Social Justice Committee encourages school psychologists to read Unequal City and facilitate book discussions with fellow school psychologists and other educational stakeholders. Learn more.
About NASP
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) represents and supports the profession of school psychology by advancing effective practices to improve students' learning, behavior and mental health, and by maintaining essential standards for ethics and practice. Read more
NASP Practice Model
The NASP Model for Comprehensive and Integrated School Psychological Services (PDF), also known as the NASP Practice Model, represents NASP's official policy regarding the delivery of school psychological services. NASP has developed this implementation guide as a resource to help school psychologists through the process of advocating for and implementing the model in their school or district.