Goalbook Toolkit is Officially a CASE-Endorsed Product

Goalbook Toolkit is officially endorsed by the Council of Administrators for Special Education (CASE). The prestigious endorsement is the result of a rigorous, months-long evaluation conducted by CASE’s Product Committee.

The CASE Product Committee is dedicated to advancing research-based practices in special education administration that are highly correlated to improved student outcomes. The product committee is made up of special education experts and practitioners who have extensive experience evaluating special education tools along with a deep understanding of what special education staff and students need in order to succeed.

The committee’s review process was based on a rigorous rubric specifically designed to evaluate special education tools and resources. The rubric and review process examined all realms of Goalbook as an organization and Goalbook Toolkit as a product. The examined areas included Goalbook Toolkit’s target market, product purpose and functionality, feasibility, research base, product research, quality of product research, effectiveness and student outcomes, customer satisfaction, and reputation.

During their rigorous review, the CASE Product Committee found Goalbook Toolkit has:

• Strong evidence of the research base supporting the development of the product.
• Clear connections between product functions, claims, and benefits and current research in the field of special education.
• Specific evidence of the product’s effectiveness regarding students with learning differences.
• Quality track record in providing products/services/supports to/for students with learning differences.
• Satisfaction data evidencing how the product meets customer expectations.
• Clear objectives, processes, and outcome measures that support adult professional learning.

Goalbook Toolkit is a one-of-a-kind solution that improves student outcomes by increasing teacher effectiveness throughout the special education process. It is an online solution that saves teachers time and builds their capacity to develop higher-quality IEPs and implement them with more effective specially designed instruction. Goalbook Toolkit helps support the demands of special education by:

• Providing assessments and a present level of performance tool to help identify areas of student strengths and weaknesses.
• Supporting the development of skills-based and standards-aligned IEP goals with the appropriate levels of scaffolding to support both recoupment and growth.
• Delivering classroom-ready resources and strategies that support planning and the delivery of specially designed instruction.

CASE’s product endorsement provides districts with a valuable third-party credential to assist product selection processes when looking for high-quality, evidence-based tools to improve teacher efficacy and student outcomes.