The State Professional Development Grantees are implementing a variety of initiatives. In an effort to assist projects, we’ve compiled a library of relevant tools and resources, developed by the grantees or TA&D agencies, on the topics listed below. We will update the resources regularly to include those tools showcased at our professional development events and Community of Practice sessions.
Coaching
Explore strategies for developing effective coaching systems, including instructional and systems coaching, tools for collecting data and feedback, and examples from various states.
Early Childhood
Access resources that support high-quality early childhood systems and services. Topics include inclusive practices, developmental screening, family-centered approaches, and strategies for successful transitions from early intervention to preschool and kindergarten. Materials highlight evidence-based practices and state examples that promote positive outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families.
Evaluation
The State Professional Development Grantees must describe how the SEA will assess, regularly, the extent to which the strategies implemented have been effective in meeting the prescribed performance goals. These are journal articles, resources, and tools developed and curated by SPDG evaluators to assist projects in evaluating initiatives.
Evidence-Based Professional Development
Find guidance on designing and implementing professional development grounded in research, covering adult learning practices, assessment tools for planning and evaluation, and models for engaging culturally and linguistically diverse families.
Family Engagement
Explore tools and resources aimed at fostering partnerships between families and educational professionals. Topics include building partnerships and shared leadership, engaging culturally and linguistically diverse families, and models for family and community engagement.
Fidelity
Access materials focused on ensuring the implementation of programs and practices with fidelity, including data collection methods, selecting appropriate measurement tools, and building system capacity to maintain fidelity.
Implementation Science & Scaling Up
Access materials focused on effectively implementing and expanding educational innovations. Topics include system-wide change, multiple drivers and partnerships, and creating a collaborative culture to sustain scaling efforts.
Infographics and Impact Stories, Guidance and Resources
Discover visual aids and narratives that illustrate the impact of various initiatives, along with guidance documents and resources to support understanding and communication of key concepts and successes.
Leadership
Strengthen leadership skills within educational settings with materials on capacity building, leadership in literacy, and examples from large urban districts.
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
Gain access to comprehensive materials for implementing MTSS frameworks, including coaching action plans, communication strategies, professional learning plans, evaluation forms, and training resources.
Serving Native American Students
This is the newest area of the resource library—check back regularly as new materials will be added as they become available.
State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)
These resources highlight efforts to align state initiatives and improve educational outcomes through strategic systems integration.
Technology
This section offers resources on integrating technology into educational practices to enhance learning and professional development.
- Description: This is a two-part session. First, the Minnesota SPDG team (Tom Delaney) and Dominic Good Buffalo (PACER Center) will continue our spring series focused on family engagement and SPDG–parent center…Related Topics: 2025, Building Partnerships and Shared Leadership, Communications, Data Collection and Use, Director's Webinar, Evaluators, External Websites, Family Engagement, Models for Family and Community Engagement, Online, Infographics and Impact Stories, Guidance and Resources, Evaluation, Family Engagement
- Description: This is a two part session: First, the Idaho SPDG and their parent partner, Idaho Parents Unlimited, will share how they are working together to support families and strengthen implementation.
- Description: Our focus was on measuring family engagement. Special guests from New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and Wyoming projects (FY 2024 SPDGs) shared their plans for family engagement and how they intend to…
- Description: 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…Related Topics: Engaging Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families, Family Engagement
- Description: 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…Related Topics: Building Partnerships and Shared Leadership, Family Engagement
- Description: 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…Related Topics: Building Partnerships and Shared Leadership, Family Engagement
- Description: 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…Related Topics: Building Partnerships and Shared Leadership, Family Engagement
- Description: 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…Related Topics: Building Partnerships and Shared Leadership, Family Engagement
- Description: The Idaho State Department of Education and the Idaho Commission for Libraries shared their partnership story, including sharing about an exciting training they developed for school and public…Related Topics: Building Partnerships and Shared Leadership, Family Engagement
- Description: Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools is a strategy to promote social inclusion, providing students, educators and families with the tools, skills and dispositions to create schools of acceptance…Related Topics: Building Partnerships and Shared Leadership, Family Engagement
- Description: A Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) offers an alternative approach to family engagement. A tiered approach to family engagement helps teachers and administrators adapt to the contexts, needs, and…Related Topics: Building Partnerships and Shared Leadership, Family Engagement
- Description: This self-assessment tool is designed to provide regional support systems for family engagement with a means of reflecting on their work for supporting family and community engagement and to set…
- Description: The Parent-Teacher Partnership Model brings together a small group of family members and school staff a few times per year to discuss such topics as respect, communication, equality, and supporting…Related Topics: Engagement Linked to Learning Models, Family Engagement
- Description: Global Family Research Project Parents not only need access to data, but they need to know how to act on what the data might be telling them. These Parent–Teacher Conference Tip Sheets provide key…Related Topics: Engagement Linked to Learning Models, Family Engagement
- Description: Boone, B. J., Cunningham, P. D., Bachman, H. F., & Wellman, M. E. (2021). Partnering with Families for Early Language and Literacy: Research-based Strategies for Early Childhood Educators.Related Topics: Engagement Linked to Learning Models, Family Engagement