Evaluation
Essential Elements of Comprehensive Data Literacy
Data, Evaluation > Data, Infrastructure Development
Developing a solid foundational knowledge of data literacy is integral to building role-specific knowledge and building capacity of educators to use and apply these skills appropriately. However,...
Resource Type
Brief
Open Door Series: SSIP Report Writing
Evaluation > Data, Evidence-Based Practices, Improvement and Implementation Science > Action Planning, SSIP
In anticipation of the February 1 2022 submission date, NCSI offered three Open Door sessions to discuss each section of the FFY 2020 SSIP report template and facilitate cross-state conversations...
Resource Type
Webinar
NCSI Meeting The Needs of Highly Impacted Student Populations: Supporting Evidence
Evaluation
In April 2021, as part of a national convening hosted by the US Department of Education, the National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) was asked to identify key considerations for learning...
Resource Type
Brief
NCSI Podcast - Schools On The Move - Episode 1: Student Learning Communities: Building Student Voice and Agency for Students with Disabilities
Evaluation > Academic Outcomes
In this episode Matt Navo of NCSI and Dr. Annie Sharp of Fresno County Superintendent of Schools travel to Fresno, CA to speak with Jared Savage, Principal of Fairmont Elementary School. The...
Resource Type
Podcast
State Spotlight: How Texas Used Coaching to Impact Outcomes
Evaluation > Provider/Teacher Practices, Evidence-Based Practices, Improvement and Implementation Science > Coaching
This state spotlight focuses on Texas’s implementation effort to improve teacher practice and student outcomes, by embedding and sustaining an effective coaching framework across the state. Of...
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State Spotlight
A State Guide to Establishing a Statewide System of Accountability and Support to Improve Results and Functional Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
Evaluation > Infrastructure Changes, General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity
Ensuring that local education agencies (LEAs) meet IDEA requirements and improve student outcomes requires a strong, results-driven state accountability system aligned with a robust statewide...
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Guidance
ESSA: Equity in Developing and Implementing Coherent State and Local Systems
Evaluation > Child Outcomes, Policy > ESSA, Racial Equity Resources, Systems Alignment
The session highlighted the Georgia DOE’s work to elevate equity in its systems of accountability and support and the alignment of its SEA structures to move this work to the local school...
Resource Type
Presentation
Effective Practices for Coaches
Evaluation > Data, Evidence-Based Practices > Evidence-Based Frameworks, Improvement and Implementation Science > Coaching, Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity
This module is the first in a series on coaching, a form of professional development for teachers who work in the kindergarten-12th grade setting. Module 1 addresses the four practices coaches can...
Resource Type
Training Module
Sample SSIP Action Plan Template
Evaluation, Improvement and Implementation Science > Action Planning, Policy > RDA
This sample action plan template provides states with a suggested, but not required, format and examples of potential content to assist them in completing their Phase II State Systemic Improvement...
Resource Type
Tools
Component 2 (Evidence-Based Practices) Resources – Math
Evaluation, Evidence-Based Practices, Policy > RDA
This NCSI Word document lists and describes resources that align with questions related to evidence-based practices (Component 2) of the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Phase II Guidance...
Resource Type
Guidance
Component 3 (Evaluation) Resources
Evaluation, Policy > RDA
This NCSI Word document lists and describes resources that align with the evaluation-related questions (Component 3) of the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) Phase II Guidance document (dated...
Resource Type
Guidance
Implementation Evaluation Matrix
Evaluation, Improvement and Implementation Science, Policy > RDA, Stakeholder Engagement > Communication Strategies
This resource was designed by the National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) to provide states with a sample approach and tool to plan and track measures of State Systemic Improvement Plan...
Resource Type
Tools