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NCSI Podcast – General Soup – Episode 4: Pursuing Equity and Moving Beyond a Compliance-Driven Approach to Addressing Disproportionality
General Supervision
Episode 4 of NCSI's "General Soup" podcast focuses on a key responsibility and priority of state general supervision system -- disrupting disproportionality or the over-identification of certain...
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Podcast
Five Drivers of Coherence in State General Supervision Systems
General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Systems Alignment
This Fast Five applies the five coherence drivers articulated in Fullan and Quinn's 2015 book, Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems, to the work of general...
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Brief
Book Study in a Box: A Professional Book Study on Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts, and Systems
Evidence-Based Practices > Evidence-Based Frameworks, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Systems Alignment
The National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) has created this Facilitator’s Guide and accompanying materials to support state education agencies in undertaking a book study for the book...
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Tools
NCSI Podcast – General Soup – Episode 3: Mail Bag Episode!
General Supervision, Policy > RDA
Episode 3 of NCSI's "General Soup" podcast is our first-ever Mail Bag Episode! In this episode, Susan and Sara respond to general supervision questions from our listeners including, for...
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Podcast
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
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,...
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Brief
State Spotlight: Delaware
Infrastructure Development
The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) aligned their State Systemic Improvement Plan and State Personnel Development Grant initiatives with the goal of creating an effective MTSS...
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State Spotlight
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...
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Webinar
NCSI Podcast: Schools On The Move - Episode 3: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Improving Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
Evidence-Based Practices > Evidence-Based Frameworks
In this episode Senior Program Associate Jana Rosborough of NCSI at WestEd and Dr. Annie Sharp, Director of Differentiated Assistance with the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools, visit Austin,...
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Podcast
Equity-Driven Systems Coherence: Important Questions to Ask
Racial Equity
Systems Coherence is the consistency of beliefs, policies and procedures, and practices that ensure a shared depth of understanding both collectively and individually about the purpose and nature...
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Guidance
Exploring and Amplifying Research from Scholars of Color: A Resource Guide
Racial Equity
Research in special education is historically rooted in quantitative methodology, often centering the views around dominant culture while overlooking scholars of color who may use less esteemed...
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Guidance
State Education Agency Self-Assessment: Children with Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools
Fiscal
The self-assessment contains checklists, reflection questions, and regulatory citations, organized by seven topical areas, to guide SEAs through an evaluation of their system for overseeing the...
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Tools