National Center for Systemic Improvement

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

Five Ways to Effectively Use Dispute Resolution Data in State General Supervision Systems to Improve Implementation of IDEA

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RBAS has released a new Fast Five Resource! State dispute resolution systems provide a wealth of important information to state educational agencies (SEAs) about local implementation of the IDEA. This resource offers five strategies for effectively using the data generated by a state’s dispute resolution system to improve its implementation of the IDEA, the health of its general supervision … [Read more...]

NCSI Podcast – General Soup – Episode 4: Pursuing Equity and Moving Beyond a Compliance-Driven Approach to Addressing Disproportionality

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Episode 4 of NCSI's "General Soup" podcast focuses on a key responsibility and priority of state general supervision system -- disrupting disproportionality or the over-identification of certain groups of students, particularly Black students, for special education services and/or disciplinary action. What are the limits of approaching disproportionality as solely a compliance issue rather than … [Read more...]

NCSI-Archived Webinars Available – Pursuing Equity at the Intersection of Language, Culture, and Disability Thought Leader Conversation (TLC) Series – Sessions 1,2,&3

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Pursuing Equity at the Intersection of Language, Culture, and Disability Thought Leader Conversation (TLC) Series Archives- If you were not able to join us live, we hope this archive is useful. You can now access the recordings and slides from these sessions at the following links: Session 1: Foundational Session - PowerPoint Slides, Recording Session 2: Data Literacy Session - PowerPoint … [Read more...]

2022 Thought Leaders Conversation Series: Pursuing Equity at the Intersection of Language, Culture, and Disability

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What is this TLC Series?* This free webinar series will focus on elevating equity in opportunity and achievement for students with disabilities or who may have disabilities and who are English learners. The series is aimed at SEA staff (within special education and beyond). NCSI also welcomes all interested stakeholders, including other state agency staff, representatives of parent and … [Read more...]

Upcoming SAP SICC Webinar – April 27 – What the ICC and Panel Members should know about a System of Special Education General Supervision

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Come join your colleagues from State Advisory Panels (SAP) and State Interagency Coordinating Councils (SICC) across the country on April 27, 2022, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. (ET) The purpose of SAPs and SICCs is to provide state education agencies and lead agencies with the authentic voice of stakeholders to advise and/or assist in a state’s effort to serve children with disabilities and their … [Read more...]

NCSI Podcast – General Soup – Episode 3: Mail Bag Episode!

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Episode 3 of NCSI's "General Soup" podcast is our first-ever Mail Bag Episode! In this episode, Susan and Sara respond to general supervision questions from our listeners including, for example: What does an effective and efficient monitoring system look like? What is the intent of Memo 09-02 and what are examples of effective implementation of the requirement to verify correction of … [Read more...]

New NCSI Podcast: Schools on the Move – Episode 4: Innovation in Education – Why for Students with Disabilities and All Students?

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In this episode, Jana Rosborough, Senior Program Associate at NCSI with WestEd, and Dr. Heather Gomez, Executive Leadership Coach with the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools speak with 2020 National Teacher of the Year, Tabatha Rosproy to discuss her leadership, innovation, and impact as an early childhood educator. As the first preschool educator named as the National Teacher of the Year, … [Read more...]

New State Spotlight: Delaware

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The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) aligned their State Systemic Improvement Plan and State Personnel Development Grant initiatives with the goal of creating an effective MTSS infrastructure to achieve improved academic outcomes for students. The improvement work included professional development activities and when the COVID pandemic hit, the team needed to rethink how to support … [Read more...]

New NCSI Podcast: NCSI Podcast: Schools On The Move – Episode 3: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities

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In this episode Senior Program Associate Jana Rosborough of NCSI at WestEd and Dr. Annie Sharp, Director of Differentiated Assistance with the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, visit Austin, Texas to speak with Universal Design Expert Zach Smith. This episode focuses on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), by discussing how to create inclusive, flexible, culturally responsive classrooms and … [Read more...]