Stakeholder Engagement
An Improvement and Learning Journey: Empowering Local Special Education Entities to Address the Special Education Teacher Shortage in Illinois
Improvement and Implementation Science > Action Planning, Improvement and Implementation Science > Coaching, Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Policy > IDEA, Stakeholder Engagement > Communication Strategies, Systems Alignment
The following resource is an impact story of how NCSI built the capacity of Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to design a state system of support to begin addressing the special education...
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Brief
Five Ways to Effectively Use Dispute Resolution Data in State General Supervision Systems to Improve Implementation of IDEA
General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Stakeholder Engagement
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...
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Brief
NCSI Podcast: Schools on the Move - Episode 4: Innovation in Education - Why for Students with Disabilities and All Students?
Stakeholder Engagement > Family Engagement
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...
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Podcast
Customizable State General Supervision Templates
Fiscal, General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Policy > RDA, Stakeholder Engagement > Communication Strategies
Templates are available for state staff to develop an overview of their system of general supervision to share with various stakeholders or other audiences. Templates include both a Word template...
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Tools
NCSI Podcast - Schools on the Move - Episode 2: Professional Learning Communities and Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
Stakeholder Engagement
In this episode Matt Navo of NCSI at WestEd and Dr. Annie Sharp of Fresno County Superintendent of Schools travel to Arkansas to speak with Darla Sampley, a 5th and 6th Grade Teacher at Spradling...
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Podcast
Part B SPP/APR FFY 2020-2025 Expanded Stakeholder Engagement
Policy > IDEA, Stakeholder Engagement
This resource offers guiding questions, ideas, and resources to assist the State Education Agencies in completing the development, implementation, and documentation of stakeholder engagement...
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Guidance
Three Circles of Evidence-Based Decision Making to Support Students with Disabilities
Evidence-Based Practices, Stakeholder Engagement
"This resource presents steps in an evidence-based decision-making process to collect and integrate information from multiple sources, make decisions based on that information, and plan for...
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Tools
Guiding Questions: The FAIR Test
Evidence-Based Practices, Stakeholder Engagement
This resource provides guiding questions to help you select the best intervention for your student or group of students that are feasible to implement, acceptable for stakeholders, show a potential...
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Brief
Reimagining Excellence. A blueprint for integrating social and emotional well-being and academic excellence in schools
Evidence-Based Practices > Evidence-based Interventions > Evidence-based Practices for Social and Emotional Development, Racial Equity, Stakeholder Engagement > Family Engagement, Systems Alignment
This blueprint is founded on the belief that all students can succeed when learning is supported by equitable systems.
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Report
Participating in Virtual Stakeholder Meetings: Five Considerations
Stakeholder Engagement
Participating in virtual stakeholder meetings opens doors to connect and engage with broader groups more frequently and in a more flexible manner, but it can also add additional challenges and...
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Brief
Participant Checklist for Virtual Meetings
Stakeholder Engagement
Participating in virtual stakeholder meetings opens doors to connect and engage with broader groups more frequently and in a more flexible manner, but it can also pose challenges. To effectively...
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Tools
Creating Authentic Partnerships with Historically Marginalized Families and Other Stakeholders: Embracing an Equity Mindset
Racial Equity Resources, Stakeholder Engagement
Educational systems in this country have been shaped by the influence of White dominant culture, frequently precluding the authentic partnership of families and stakeholders who are vested in the...
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Brief