National Center for Systemic Improvement

Helping states transform systems to improve outcomes for infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities

Introducing the IDEA Comprehensive Mobile Tool

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Quick & Easy Access to IDEA Part B: Federal Statute & Regulations General Supervision & Monitoring Public Reporting Requirements And more..... all in the palm of your hand Download Now! Step 1: Open the camera on your mobile phone Step 2: Scan your QR code Step 3: Add to the home screen of your mobile device Email ncsi@wested.org for more information … [Read more...]

New SSIP Infrastructure Development Planning Tool

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The purpose of this SSIP Infrastructure Development Rubric and SSIP Infrastructure Development Planning Tool is to support SEA staff involved in the implementation of their SSIP. This tool provides SSIP teams to reflect on the role of infrastructure in their work and recognized their current status in relation to each of the implementation drivers and each Implementation Stage through all the … [Read more...]

New Infographic: IDEA Part B General Supervision Activities – An Integrated Timetable

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This product integrates IDEA Part B APR activities (highlighting the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)) and general supervision activities into one easy quick reference guide. The ‘wheel’ includes annual APR deadlines, SSIP activities, and key timelines associated with the IDEA Part B grant. It may be used to assist a new Part B State Education Agency (SEA) staff to better understand the … [Read more...]

Part C & 619 New TA Opportunities

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The OSEP-funded Early Childhood Technical Assistance (TA) Centers are pleased to announce a variety of new opportunities to build individual and state capacity around implementation of IDEA 0-5. We hope this information will assist you as you consider which TA opportunities best fit your needs and priorities in the foreseeable future. Note: if you are new to your role, there are lots of ongoing … [Read more...]

State Spotlight: Using MTSS Data to Improve Graduation Rates

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To facilitate problem solving within an MTSS, SEAs and LEAs need efficient systems and processes for analyzing and integrating data across initiatives. Creating the infrastructure to support data-based problem solving can be a challenge. This spotlight shares how three states use different approaches to promote data use within an MTSS to improve graduation rates for students with … [Read more...]

New Tool Available: Part C APR and SSIP Phase III Development and General Supervision Activities: An Integrated Timetable

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This product is a tool that integrates Part C APR and SSIP Phase III development and general supervision activities into one easy quick reference tool for Part C coordinators and other state leadership staff as they plan out their annual deadlines and key activities. Access this resource here. Discover other helpful information in the NCSI Resource Library. … [Read more...]

Managing the Implementation Dip – Guiding Questions & Strategies for the State Systemic Improvement Plan Implementation

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An implementation dip may occur at any point during a change process but particularly when something new is introduced. Anything that requires different skills and understandings is NEW to those who have to implement it. The plan may have been too loosely defined or need more management, results might be poor or unknown, and momentum may have been lost. What often happens after this blip or … [Read more...]