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During this session, Dr. Jennifer Coffey will present the latest findings from the recent GPRA (Government Performance and Results Act) review, sharing insights and key outcomes form the SPDG initiative. The webinar will be recorded and made available here for those who are unable to attend.

Adrienne Woods, PhD, of SRI Education will share how states can use aggregated IEP data beyond APR reporting to examine IEP quality, service patterns, equity, and needs for professional development or systems improvement. She’ll also introduce SEAMLESS, a privacy-conscious approach for transforming IEP narrative content into data that can be used for research and decision-making.

The October Directors Webinar will feature two sessions focused on preparing for the upcoming SPDG National Meeting and exploring new ways states can use IEP data.

GrantWISE is a SIGnetwork Community of Practice (CoP) open to all SPDGs focused on fiscal and programmatic excellence in discretionary grants. The group explores procurement, internal controls, budget planning, and APR-related budget explanations.

This meeting (September 9^th at 3:00 ET) is focused on final reports and implementing a no-cost extension SPDG and new SPDG at the same time. 

From Learning to Action: Building Teacher Capacity Through Peer Coaching

Drawing on lessons learned from implementing a peer coaching model at an Ohio elementary school, participants will learn how peer coaching can build teacher capacity and support teachers’ implementation of evidence-based practices. Practical strategies and tools for implementing peer coaching to help educators move from learning to action will be provided and discussed.

Presenter:

Dr. Teri Marx joined SPDG personnel to discuss evaluating mathematics initiatives and strengthening collaboration between general and special education.

She shared practical strategies for using progress monitoring, data-based individualization, and student case studies to examine implementation and student growth. Participants also explored ways to support collaboration through shared professional learning, coaching, existing school teams, and gradual transfer of responsibility to school-based staff.

This SPDG Directors Webinar features presentations on two timely topics for SPDG projects: using artificial intelligence to strengthen dissemination and data visualization, and building local education agency (LEA) capacity to use IDEA Part B data for continuous improvement.

Lisa Dieker will demonstrate practical applications of AI for dissemination and data visualization, highlighting ways SPDG teams can communicate project outcomes more effectively to different audiences.

This SPDG Directors Webinar featured presentations from Indiana and Oklahoma SPDG teams focused on dissemination, critical perspectives, MTSS implementation, and systems feedback loops.

Lucy Fischman (Indiana SPDG) presented Dissemination Workbook and Engaging Critical Perspectives: A Comparative Analysis, exploring the complementary purposes and uses of the EIR Dissemination Workbook and the SISEP Engaging Critical Perspectives Tool.

Topics Covered

• Encumbered/committed funds are excluded from carryover calculations; carryover = remaining G5 balance minus encumbered funds.
• G5 is the authoritative source for actual expenditures; state accounting reports may differ but discrepancies must be resolved.
• Continuation funding decisions are based on encumbered amounts plus drawdown activity — large unexplained balances trigger scrutiny.

Key Concepts Clarified