2025

Directors Webinar. NJ SPD, Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant (CLSD)

The NJ SPDG will describe how their Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant (CLSD) has built upon their SPDG, using their evidence-based practices, including assessments, in their guidance and supports. Whether you have a CLSD grant or not, New Jersey’s work will be instructive when it comes to aligning, leveraging, and integrating the SPDG and other initiatives.

Directors Webinar. Encore Sessions from the 2025 SIGnetwork National Meeting

Join us for December’s Directors Webinar as we replay selected poster and forum sessions from the 2025 SIGnetwork National Meeting. This encore format gives you a second chance to see presentations you may have missed, revisit ideas you’d like to explore more deeply, and continue the conversations sparked during the National Meeting.

Directors Webinar. Building Capacity Through Coaching: Maryland’s SPDG Operational Framework

Members of Maryland's SPDG Leadership Team will share insights, processes, and initial outcomes of their implementation of an operational framework for transformational coaching in support of evidence-based math, social-emotional, and specially designed instruction. The presenters will highlight the ongoing professional learning provided to facilitate the implementation of effective coaching processes.

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MTSS CoP: Going Beyond State Tests; Measuring What Matters

This month’s conversation will be facilitated by a panel of experienced SPDG evaluators exploring how to set meaningful measures for student outcomes that go beyond state test scores. Topics will include formative assessments of academic skills, student engagement and attitudes, and improvements in social-emotional and behavioral health and well-being. You’ll come away with fresh ideas and practical strategies for measuring outcomes that are more proximal to your interventions.

Early Childhood CoP. Early Childhood Transition

This session provided an overview of the federal requirements and best practices guiding the transition from IDEA Part C early intervention services to IDEA Part B. Sharon Lunn, ECTA, and Michelle Lewis, DaSy, shared key responsibilities for Part C and Part B programs, highlighted state experiences and challenges, and introduced tools, resources, and technical assistance to support effective transitions.