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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...
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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...
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Podcast
Meeting the needs of English learners with disabilities: virtual, hybrid, and returning to in-person instruction
Evidence-Based Practices
When the pandemic forced many schools to transition to virtual or hybrid learning, educators often struggled to meet the language and learning needs of the diverse population of English learners...
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Brief
Volume 1: ED COVID-19 Handbook - Strategies for Safely Reopening Elementary and Secondary Schools
Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity, Policy, Racial Equity
To reopen safely in the COVID-19 pandemic and maximize the use of in-person instruction, schools need sufficient resources, as well as strong state and local public health measures that everyone...
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Guidance
Volume 2: ED COVID-19 Handbook - Roadmap to Reopening and Meeting All Students' Needs
Infrastructure Development > Local Education Agency Capacity, Policy, Racial Equity
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exacerbated existing inequities and inadequacies across a range of social structures, including our nation’s education system. The pandemic has also had a...
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Guidance
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
Culturally Responsive Data Literacy
Racial Equity
The Culturally Responsive Data Literacy document details aspects of data literacy for teaching and culturally responsive teaching, and then merges the two concepts to detail the importance of...
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Guidance
COVID-19 Guidance for IDEA Programs: A Self-Assessment Checklist for Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
COVID-19 Policy Guidance
State education agencies across the country must ensure that their guidance on service provision during the pandemic is consistent with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and...
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Guidance
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
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
Data Literacy with an Equity Mindset
Racial Equity
In order to rethink data with an equity mindset, we approached a group of NCSI Thought Leaders and asked them: What are the questions about racial equity in our education systems that could be...
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Guidance