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News & Events

Louisiana creates opportunities for schools to improve instructional decisions.

May 3, 2017 By Tanner Petry

The Louisiana Department of Education sought a measurement approach that resulted in accurate and reliable information on student progress and outcomes, yet respected local control over the choice of formative assessment tools. This state spotlight presents initial findings from piloting a categorical data analysis approach to improve student outcomes. See all of the State Spotlights in the … [Read more...]

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New NCSI Spotlights: States in Action!

March 3, 2017 By Tanner Petry

States are employing innovative strategies to implement, evaluate, and refine their SSIPs and to measure progress toward SiMR outcomes. In the newest NCSI State Spotlight, Iowa describes how the state boosts buy-in for a state assessment system with novel strategies. Click here to read more. See all of the State Spotlights in the NCSI Library … [Read more...]

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NCSI is offering a new tool for Checking for Alignment in Every Student Succeeds Act Plans and State Systemic Improvement Plans

February 28, 2017 By Tanner Petry

This tool is intended to support State Education Agencies (SEAs) and their stakeholders, as they work to develop state plans pursuant to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and ensure these plans lead to better outcomes for all students, including students with disabilities. The tool prompts deeper thinking about the ways a state’s ESSA Plan can help improve achievement and outcomes for students … [Read more...]

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Cross-State Learning Collaboratives’ work featured in the latest R&D Alert

December 9, 2016 By Tanner Petry

States Collaborate to Improve Outcomes for Children with Disabilities As states have shifted toward a results-driven approach to special education and early intervention services, the National Center for Systemic Improvement has been helping them implement strategic plans to improve outcomes of children with disabilities. To improve outcomes for children with disabilities, the federal … [Read more...]

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Webinar: Foundations in IDEA Fiscal Management

October 6, 2016 By Tanner Petry

Friday, October 21, 2016 at 1:00 PM EST CIFR, IDC and NCSI are collaborating to provide new state directors and fiscal managers an overview of IDEA fiscal requirements in preparation for the upcoming IDEA Fiscal Forum. Who should attend: New State Directors and Fiscal Managers Why: This webinar will be the first in a series of opportunities introducing participants to the IDEA … [Read more...]

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Webinar: Assessment and Instruction for English Learners within Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports

September 27, 2016 By Tanner Petry

This webinar will be conducted October 19, 2016 from 2:30-3:30 EST. REGISTER It is critically important for state and local educational agencies to consider English learners with suspected or identified disabilities in planning for assessment and instruction. As part of Results Driven Accountability (RDA), some states have identified State Identified Measureable Results (SiMR) areas focused on … [Read more...]

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NCSI Fiscal Support Team: Working with States and NCSI Initiatives

August 29, 2016 By Tanner Petry

NCSI Fiscal Support Team: Working With States and NCSI Initiatives Did you know the National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) has a team designated to support states with fiscal issues? The Fiscal Support Team (FST) was established in spring 2015 to support state educational agencies (SEAs) in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) fiscal analysis, problem solving, and … [Read more...]

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NCSI and CCSSO release new publication- ESSA: Key Provisions and Implications for Students with Disabilities.

July 25, 2016 By Tanner Petry

In our ongoing efforts to support states in implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) at WestEd has partnered with the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to develop a resource for states that focuses on key provisions and implications for students with disabilities in ESSA. This resource is intended to: assist states … [Read more...]

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What Does Effective Coaching Look Like? Ohio’s State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Team Focuses on Identifying and Implementing Effective Coaching Practices

May 27, 2016 By Marcelina Contreras

Decades of research show that coaching can be an effective mechanism for improving teacher practice and student learning outcomes. In fact, coaching is an important follow-up to trainings that often are decontextualized from the reality of the classroom setting. For that reason, several states plan to use coaching as a part of the SSIP. Ohio is one such state. As the Ohio SSIP team crafted … [Read more...]

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2016 Improving Data, Improving Outcomes Conference

May 26, 2016 By Marcelina Contreras

Presentations Now Available: The 2016 Conference on Improving Data, Improving Outcomes was sponsored by The Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy), in collaboration with the Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center, the IDEA Data Center (IDC), and the National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) in New Orleans, LA on August 15-17 , 2016. Full information can be found … [Read more...]

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