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

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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...]

NCSI Fiscal Support Team: Working with States and NCSI Initiatives

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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...]

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

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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...]

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

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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...]

2016 Improving Data, Improving Outcomes Conference

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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...]

NATIONAL WEBINAR – ASSESSING IMPACT OF INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS (June 6)

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Monday, June 6, 2016 from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM (EDT) This national webinar is hosted by NCSI, ECTA, and DaSy, for state Part B and Part C staff focused on strategies for assessing the impact of SSIP infrastructure improvements. Representatives from two state departments of education and two state Part C programs will participate in a “virtual state panel” and share their experiences with … [Read more...]

Webinar: What Counts as Evidence? Making Decisions for Instruction and Intervention within a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

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This webinar will be held on March 10, 2016, at 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The webinar, presented by Rebecca Zumeta Edmonds, Allison Gruner Gandhi, and Lynn Holdheide, will focus on the continuum of evidence that supports instruction within multi-tiered systems of support. It is sponsored by NCII, CEEDAR, and NCSI. Register for the webinar here. Are you unable to attend the webinar? … [Read more...]

State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Evaluation Planning_ A Companion Resource to OSEP’s SSIP Phase II Guidance Tool

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This document provides a series of questions to help states develop or review the completeness of the evaluation component for Phase II of the SSIP. The evaluation tool serves as a companion piece to the OSEP Guidance and Review Tool as it provides probing questions for states to consider when engaging in evaluation planning. It is available to download from the SSIP Phase II section of the … [Read more...]

NCSI Brief: Advantages of Assessing SiMR Progress by Tracking a Sample Over Time

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When planning your SSIP evaluation, it is critical that you choose a design that will capture your target population’s progress toward the SiMR. However, that population will change over time. This brief overviews approaches to and advantages of tracking a broader group of at-risk students over time. The brief is available on our Resources: Tools and Publications page. … [Read more...]

Brief: Lessons Learned About Instruction from Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in College and Career Ready Assessments

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The new large-scale assessments rolled out by consortia and states are designed to measure student achievement of rigorous college- and career-ready (CCR) standards. Recent surveys of teachers in several states indicate that students with disabilities like many features of the new assessments, but that there also are challenges. Many of these challenges are related to instructional issues that … [Read more...]