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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...]

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...]

OSEP hosted a two-part “National Evaluation Webinar” series on January 14th and January 21st. A joint collaboration of NCSI, ECTA, IDC, DaSy and OSEP, the webinars will focus on evaluation planning in the context of the Phase II of the SSIP. The webinars address clarification of OSEP Phase II requirements, development of a quality evaluation plan, and the process of moving from a theory of action … [Read more...]

Since 2013, The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) has worked with the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) to implement data-based individualization (DBI) in reading, mathematics, and behavior for students with severe and persistent learning and behavioral needs. Specifically, NCII has supported schools in two districts and worked with a team of coaches representing staff … [Read more...]

National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) & National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) Secondary Transition Webinar The National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) and the National Technical Assistance Center for Transition (NTACT) co-sponsored webinar on Secondary Transition will present best evidence practices and predictors. Transition language in the … [Read more...]

“State directors reported to me that the content provided in the sessions was helpful, and the opportunities to network with their state team and across state teams was very useful for moving to Phase II of the SSIP. I attended the meeting in Jacksonville and found this to be true.”- Bill East, Executive Director, National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE), and member of … [Read more...]

NCSI is launching a series of Learning Collaboratives to support states in improving outcomes for children with disabilities ages 0-21. The Collaboratives are networks of shared leadership and peer support designed to enable participants to (1) identify issues and opportunities in improving outcomes for children with disabilities from cradle to career through joint and self-reflection, feedback, … [Read more...]

On July 15, 2015, the National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) and the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) will jointly present Assessment of Social and Emotional Development in the Context of Relationships. Many states have identified improving the assessment of social and emotional skills of young children as one of the coherent improvement strategies to address a … [Read more...]

In July, the NSCI will be hosting a Thought Leader Forum on Measuring and Assessing Progress toward SIMRs, at WestEd’s headquarters offices in San Francisco, CA. As states work to make to progress and demonstrate results for students with disabilities who are targeted in systems of Results Driven Accountability, they are likely to face some significant challenges in effectively measuring student … [Read more...]