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Judy Shanley, AIR
Steve Fleischman, AIR
Cynthia Ward, MSU
Judy Shanley, AIR
Steve Fleischman, AIR
Cynthia Ward, MSU
Playing in the Sandbox: Scaling up Technical Assistance by Integrating
OSEP and OESE Resources
August 1, 2006
OSEP Project Directors Conference
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Acquire information about national and regional technical assistance resources.
Obtain examples of cross-project collaboration strategies that bring together OESE and OSEP resources.
Hear about how a university-based State TA system capitalized on this collaboration.
Learn from our successes and challenges.
We Hope you Will….
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Agenda
Overview of each of our projects The Access Center: Improving Outcomes for All Students K-8 - OSEP Comprehensive School Reform Quality (CSRQ) Center – OESE The Center for Educational Partnerships – The Program for Research
and Evaluation in Public Schools (PREPS), Mississippi State U. Why collaborate – the obvious and not so obvious benefits Impact of this collaboration on a State TA system Our learning – we would recommend…and you should avoid… Discussion, thoughts, feedback
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I KNOW THE STUDENTS ARE DEMANDING and
TEACHERS DON’T LIKE YOU…BUT,
YOU HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL..YOU
ARE THE PRINCIPAL!
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Competing demands on time and resources Differing program objectives from sponsoring
agencies Misunderstanding by technical assistance recipients Co-mingling funds and staff resources
The Challenges of Collaboration
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Access Center Funded in 2002 Strengthen state and local capacity to help
students with disabilities learn through general education curriculum.
Three kinds of TA: Direct TA, Information Sharing Communities, and Web based TA
And the Story Began…
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The Center is a three-year U.S. Department of Education-funded resource center to help education consumers answer the question:
Which CSR models and approaches work well to raise student achievement or accomplish other important student outcomes?
The Center complements other ED-supported quality initiatives that support CSR implementation and the achievement of NCLB goals.
The Center aligns with ED efforts regarding the use of scientifically based research.
CSRQ CenterCSRQ Center: Who We Are
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CSRQ Center
Produce and make widely available consumer-friendly CSRQ Center Reports.
Develop partnerships to promote knowledge and use of CSRQ Center Reports and Center tools.
Provide technical assistance to selected states, districts, and schools.
CSRQ Center: What We Do
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AIR Resources for Evidence–Based School Improvement
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practicehttp://cecp.air.org
Center for Implementing Technology in Educationhttp://www.citeducation.org
Comprehensive School Reform Quality (CSRQ) Centerhttp://www.csrq.org
K8 Access Centerhttp://www.k8accesscenter.org/
National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violencehttp://www.promoteprevent.org
National Center for Technology Innovationhttp://www.nationaltechcenter.org
National Center on Education, Disability and Juvenile Justicehttp://www.edjj.org
National Center on Student Progress Monitoringhttp://www.studentprogress.org
National Coordinator Training and Technical Assistance Centerhttp://www.k12coordinator.org
National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At Riskhttp://www.neglected-delinquent.org
National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS)http://www.nrsweb.org
Supplemental Educational Services Quality (SESQ) Centerhttp://tutorsforkids.org
Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Familyhttp://www.air.org/tapartnership
What Works Clearinghousehttp://www.whatworks.ed.gov
The CEP Mississippi SandboxWhat we do
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The Comprehensive School Reform Quality Center
U. S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE).
The Access Center: Improving Outcomes for
All Students K-8
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
Integrating Federal Projects
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Why Collaborate?
Consistent with Federal funding and programs Labs, Centers
Efficient use of resources Build staff knowledge and skills across professional
disciplines Serves as a model for State and district TA systems
and individual recipients
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What We Did…Technical Assistance Moving Forward: A Guide for Implementing Comprehensive
School Reform & Improvement Strategies Train-the trainer workshop and materials Builds on work of the Access Center/EMSTAC and the CSRQ Center Objective is to enhance ability to select and implement school reform
models and improvement interventions Workshop addressed a systems-wide improvement strategy
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Classroom
Federal Legislation & Policy
State Legislation & Policy
District and School/Building Policy
Pyramid of Influence
Access
CSRQ
Student Outcomes
The Benefits for a State TA system
Why we were interested Challenges of TA systems to meet
demands of initiatives in high need state
Need for scientifically-based research Shared core beliefs and values of
partners Perfect timing—designation of TA
Center for compliance with state consent decree (Mattie T)
Cost efficiency for high quality services
The Benefits for a State TA SystemWhat we got out of the national collaboration
Extensive access to meaningful, high quality resources for local districts, schools and CEP
Opportunity to dialogue with national project leaders about strategic implementation ideas
Enhanced body of knowledge about addressing complex goal of success for students with disabilities in general education curriculum
Valuable partnership with outstanding staff of national centers
Increased credibility of CEP and MSU with practitioners and policy-makers at local, state and national levels
Promotion of use of technology as a tool for communication and professional development (website resources, web-links)
The Benefits for a State TA System What the benefits are for state and local educators
Immediate access to scientifically-based models of success Quality, meaningful professional development, strategies and ideas in easy-to-use format for practicing administrators and teachers Model of successful collaboration for use by administrators and teachers in Mississippi Short-term success of project establishes foundation for sustained implementation and enhancement Enhancement of our own skills of collaboration Increased visibility and credibility for our State TA system
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What We Did…Products and Resources
Enhancing Participation Guide Specific model features that address the needs of students with disabilities. Suggestions regarding strategies to enhance the engagement and progress of
students with disabilities in school reform models.
Questions That Educators Can Ask About the Participation of Students With Disabilities in School Reform and Improvement Models Considerations checklist Assess the capacity of school reform and improvement models to address the
needs of students with disabilities
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Learning and Lessons
The Good Playing in the sandbox is important Ideal way to leverage resources Additional resources – Enhancing Participation and Questions Educators can Ask
We would do differently Communicate more effectively to TA recipients regarding each project Bring clients together early in the process Identify cross-project work in the early years of a project
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What Lessons have you Learned through your own Experiences?
Share thoughts and ideas Questions and comments Thank you & Feedback form
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Visit our Centers
The Access Center www.k8accesscenter.org
The CSRQ Center www.csrq.org
Mississippi State University – College of EducationCenter for Educational Partnershipshttp://www.educ.msstate.edu/cep/index.html
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American Institutes for Research1000 Thomas Jefferson St, NWWashington, DC 20007-3835
Judy Shanley, [email protected] Fleischman, [email protected]
Cynthia Ward, [email protected]
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