The Greater Louisville Education Cooperative supports Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) in developing a critical perspective data report using the district data stored in the Kentucky Data Dashboard. JCPS has 150 schools with more than 101,000 students. Read more about how district leadership uses data to assess readiness for the effective use of Evidence-based practices and programs.
When considering readiness for systemic change, some organizations may find they do not have the capacity to transform the entire system simultaneously. The purpose of this brief is to provide two different examples of a State Education Agency’s path to systemic change and the facilitators and barriers to consider.
The State Education Agency (SEA) plays a critical role in the implementation fidelity, sustainability, and scale-up of MTSS. Learn more about four key actions SEAs can take to support MTSS in this brief co-developed by the SISEP and PBIS TA centers.
How District Leadership Uses Data to Assess Readiness for Effective Use of Innovations
Gregory, A., Ruzek, E., Hafen, C. A., Mikami, A. Y., Allen, J. P., & Pianta, R. C. (2017). My teaching partner-secondary: A video-based coaching model. Theory into practice, 56(1), 38-45.
Families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds face unique circumstances which may make it difficult for them to effectively engage in their child’s education. This session will focus on the resources and tools that PACER staff developed, with MN school district partners, under our SPDG grant, to help promote meaningful parent engagement with these families. We will highlight the resources available on our webpage for school professionals and parents.
SEDL’s Working Systemically approach is a process for school improvement—and, ultimately, increased student achievement—that focuses on key components and competencies at all levels of the local educational system.
The Center for Parent Information and Resources maintains a list of the OSEP-funded Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Parent Resources Centers serving families of children with disabilities in every state and U.S. territory.
The Collaborative Action Team process is a set of concepts, activities, and resources that individuals, school districts and other organizations can use to develop a partnership between home, school, community, and students at the local level. These teams identify pressing issues in the school community and take action to address those issues with the purpose of promoting student success.
Weiss, H. B., Lopez, M. E., & Caspe, M. (2018). Joining Together to Create a Bold Vision for Next Generation Family Engagement: Engaging Families to Transform Education. Global Family Research Project.