{"podcast":{"title":"Inclusive Education Project (IEP) Podcast","slug":"inclusive-education-project-iep-podcast-903577","podcast_index_feed_id":903577,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/inclusive-education-pro/","website_url":"http://iepcalifornia.org/blog/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6eb2be5e-2b83-4b38-85a5-70d48df2ed16/newicon.jpg","author":"Inclusive Education Project","episode_count":213,"summary":"Disability rights is the next frontier in civil rights. We believe education is the key to building an inclusive society and ensuring that all students are given an equal opportunity. The Inclusive Education Project Podcast, hosted by Special Education and Civil Rights attorneys, Amanda Selogie and Vickie Brett, offers a fresh, smart perspective on what it takes to truly make our educational systems and communities inclusive. Tune in each week as Amanda and Vickie share insight on topics ranging from education reform to advocating for equal rights for all students, and participating in modern activism. This show will also offer user-friendly resources to help you and your family navigate the educational playing field.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inclusive-education-project-iep-podcast-903577"},"episode":{"title":"Analyzing School Non-Attendance Data: Where Do We Go From Here? with Dr. Dennis Lefevre","slug":"analyzing-school-non-attendance-data-where-do-we-go-from-here-with-dr-dennis-lefevre","published_at":"2026-03-31T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inclusive-education-project-iep-podcast-903577/analyzing-school-non-attendance-data-where-do-we-go-from-here-with-dr-dennis-lefevre","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inclusive-education-project-iep-podcast-903577","url":"http://iepcalifornia.org/blog/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/653c2718-7e78-4760-970a-ff4a48350bf5.mp3","summary":"We are back with the second part of our conversation with Dr. Dennis. Our previous episode covered the escalating attendance crisis and how we can address it with new evaluations and data-collection tools. We are excited to dive deeper into this important subject through Dr. Dennis’ expertise and passion. Join us! Dr. Dennis Lefevre recently served as the Executive Director of Student Support Services in a small, high-performing school district in southern CA. Before that role, he worked in various capacities in public, non-public, and private school settings with thousands of preschool, elementary, and secondary students. He had a front-row seat to the unfolding attendance crisis and became increasingly frustrated with the lack of ownership among schools, homes, and communities. He is now piloting a new kind of evaluation that is an intensive data collection process designed to lower the threshold enough to get students back on campus. As an educational psychologist in private practice, Dr. Dennis start…","meta_description":"We are back with the second part of our conversation with Dr. Dennis. Our previous&n…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1383,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inclusive-education-project-iep-podcast-903577/episodes/analyzing-school-non-attendance-data-where-do-we-go-from-here-with-dr-dennis-lefevre/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inclusive-education-project-iep-podcast-903577/analyzing-school-non-attendance-data-where-do-we-go-from-here-with-dr-dennis-lefevre.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}