Community of Practice & Workgroups

Collecting Fidelity Data Virtually in New Hampshire

Amy Aiello, NH SPDG, discusses Tracking Fidelity Data during Covid 19 using New Hampshire’s iShare: Improving Social/Emotional Outcomes for Children Birth to Age 5.

Shauna Harps & Brad Keller, GPRA evaluators, describe how SPDG projects can improve their program measure submissions.

Amy and Pattie are the creators of the Checklist for High-Quality Coaching (Brussow, Gaumer Erickson, Noonan, Jenson, & Villa, 2013). This measure is completed by an outside observer to evaluate the quality of coaching sessions. The observer ensures that coaching sessions include research-based coaching components within the domains of structure, content, and communication.

Integrated MTSS frameworks: Supporting students’ social, emotional, behavioral, & academic growth

This session answers four key questions about I-MTSS:

1. Why consider Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (I-MTSS)?
2. What is I-MTSS?
3. How do we adjust I-MTSS for the current context?
4. Where do I learn more?

Participants divide into breakout groups to discuss strategies utilized during COVID, and what they would like to continue practicing moving forward.

Padlet Notes

Purpose: Develop & prioritize 4 SMART goals and topics that align with goals.

Learning Targets: Participants will be able to name the 4 goals of the group. Participants will be able to list at least two topics that the group will cover that will support these goals.

Purpose: Begin exploring the topic of collaboration and alignment for MTSS-SEL.

Learning Targets: (1) Ability to describe why SEL is necessary for academic achievement. (2) Ability to name the key skills SEL will provide students. (2) Understand the reason for and use of the Initiative Inventory.

Purpose
To network with others and find examples and literature about how to best develop teams that effectively support MTSS implementation.

Goal
Create a how-to guidance document that provides best practices in the areas below and also supports trouble-shooting.

Purpose
This group will support each other in building a playbook on creating and implementing modules that increase participants’ targeted knowledge and skills.

Goals
By January 2023 this working group will create a module that supports SPDGs in developing and implementing effective technology-based professional learning.

Other Resources

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 preferences of every family in the school so that ALL families are engaged in their children’s education. In this session, Georgia’s MTSS Communications and Family Engagement Specialist Carole Carr discusses the importance of helping families understand their role within the framework and how uplifting student voices strengthens engagement and improves student success.