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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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State Monitoring Considerations Worksheet
General Supervision, Policy > IDEA
This template is designed to help state education agencies (SEAs) describe and document how they monitor Local Education Agency (LEA) implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education...
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Tools
Ideas and Innovations for State Education Agency Leaders Emerging from an NCSI Thought Leader Forum
Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity
In November of 2022, NCSI convened a select group of Thought Leaders from across the country in an in-person forum to discuss equity for students with disabilities in a pandemic-impacted world....
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State Special Education Director Snapshot: Trends in Turnover and Tenure
Data > Data Visualization
NCSI publishes data on turnover of state directors of special education on an annual basis. This document includes data reflecting state directors who left their positions in the 2022 calendar...
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Brief
Monitoring Beyond the SPP APR: Five Factors (Plus One!) to Consider
General Supervision, Policy > IDEA
The State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) is an important tool for states to assess local education agency (LEA) implementation of IDEA. However, reviewing LEA performance on...
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Brief
Five Principles (Plus One!) to Guide State Monitoring
General Supervision, Policy > IDEA
A key responsibility of state education agencies (SEAs) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is to monitor local education agency (LEA) implementation of the law (34 C.F.R....
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Brief
Assessing the Coherence of State General Supervision Systems: A Worksheet
General Supervision, Policy > IDEA, Systems Alignment
A coherent state general supervision system will function in a coordinated and intentional fashion to achieve its ultimate aims—ensuring compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education...
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Brief
What Next? Selected Resources for Pursuing Equity at the Intersection of Language, Culture, and Disability
Racial Equity
After watching the five webinars in the National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) 2022 Thought Leader Conversation (TLC) Series on Pursuing Equity at the Intersection of Language, Culture,...
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Brief
Five State Strategies to Effectively Communicate and Reinforce IDEA Compliance Requirements
General Supervision, Infrastructure Development > State Education Agency Capacity, Policy > IDEA
One of the most important responsibilities of a state education agency (SEA) under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is to ensure that each local education agency (LEA)...
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Brief
TLC Pursuing Equity at the Intersection of Language, Culture and Disability: Session 4: Research Informed Practices PowerPoint Presentation
Racial Equity
October 2022
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Presentation
Five Considerations that Educators Can Employ for Accelerated Learning
Evidence-Based Practices > Evidence-Based Frameworks, Improvement and Implementation Science, Systems Alignment
This Fast Five defines the role of accelerated learning to support all students, but specifically students with disabilities. This Fast Five provides considerations and ideas to support LEA's to...
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Brief
Five Evidence-Based Mathematics Practices That Teachers Can Employ to Support Accelerated Learning
Evidence-Based Practices, Improvement and Implementation Science
This Fast Five provides an overview of key evidence-based practices that should be considered as part of core mathematics instruction, as well as intervention settings to meet the needs of all...
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Brief