Purpose
The NDDPI's Grad 701 initiative focuses on ensuring all students, especially those with disabilities, emotional disturbances, and Native American backgrounds, graduate Choice Ready. By providing targeted interventions, professional development, and evidence-based practices, the initiative aims to close graduation gaps, improve support systems, and boost outcomes for these students. Expected outcomes include higher graduation rates, broader use of early warning systems, increased fidelity in implementing evidence-based practices, enhanced family engagement, and improved principal training to support equitable academic success across North Dakota.
The project will be designed and managed using evidence-based professional development (PD) practices, coaching supports, and a logic model grounded in implementation science. The project aims to increase graduation rates for students with disabilities through targeted PD, coaching, and family engagement. It will involve selecting cohorts, delivering specialized training, and increasing educator capacity. Evaluation will focus on measuring PD/TA effectiveness, participant knowledge, and implementation fidelity, with specific performance metrics to ensure sustained impact and continuous improvement. Collaboration with key stakeholders will drive systemic change and address the needs of the target population.
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