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Illinois ASPIREAlliance for School-based Problem-solving & Intervention Resources in Education

ISBE Directors’ Conference

August 1, 2008

Kathryn Cox, Illinois State Board of Education

Jennifer Jewell, Illinois ASPIRE – Central

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Illinois ASPIRE

5-year State Personnel Development Grant from OSEP (in end of year 3)

$1.85 million per year Primary Goal: Establish and

implement a coordinated, regionalized system of personnel development that will increase the capacity of school systems to provide early intervening services [with an emphasis on reading], aligned with the general education curriculum, to at-risk students and students with disabilities, as measured by improved student progress and performance.

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Illinois ASPIRE Objectives

1. Deliver research-based professional development and technical assistance.

2. Increase the participation of parents in decision-making across district sites.

3. Incorporate professional development content into IHE general and special education preservice curricula.

4. Evaluate the effectivenessof project activities.

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Objective 1: Research-Based Professional Development & TA

4 regional Illinois ASPIRE Centers Illinois ASPIRE - Chicago: Chicago Public Schools Illinois ASPIRE - North: Northern Suburban Special

Education District Illinois ASPIRE - Central: Peoria ROE #48 Illinois ASPIRE - South: SIU-E & SIU-C

Collaboratives of LEAs, IHEs, regional providers and parent entities

Responsible for: Training to districts and parents in region General technical assistance (T.A.) On-site T.A. to school demonstration sites

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Illinois ASPIRE2006-2007 & 2007-2008 Established data collection sites within at least 63

schools in 39 districts Receive professional development, on-site T.A. and

training of district problem-solving coaches Serve as data collection sites for project evaluation Required to identify one or more problem-solving

coaches

Delivered extensive small- and large-scale training events

Conducted regional coaches meetings to expand and support the network of problem solving coaches

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Recent Landscape Changes

January 1, 2008 – State RtI Plan

March 17, 2008 – Needs Assessment Available

May 23, 2008 – Needs Assessment due to ISBE

Fall/Winter 2008 – RtI Training and Planning

January 1, 2009 – District RtI Plan Required

Academic Year 2010-2011 – District RtI Plan Implemented

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Recent Landscape Changes

State Implementation & Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices (SISEP) What: 5-year federally-funded project at University

of South Florida (USF) Illinois one of four states selected (Minnesota,

Michigan & Oregon) Who:

Principal Investigators: Drs. Dean Fixsen & Karen Blase at the University of South Florida

Collaborative Partners: Dr. George Sugai at the University of Connecticut & Dr. Robert Horner at the University of Oregon.

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SISEP (cont.)

Purpose of SISEP Center: To promote students' academic achievement and behavioral health by supporting implementation and scaling-up of evidence-based practices in education settings.

Provide critical content and foundation for establishing a technology of large-scale, sustainable, high-fidelity implementation of effective educational practices.

Work with selected states to improve capacity to carry out implementation, organizational change, and systems transformation strategies to maximize achievement outcomes of all students.

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SISEP in Illinois

State Leadership(includes State Supt., Standards & Assess., Special Ed., Educator Prep. & Cert.)

State Stakeholder Group 2 FTE RtI Stakeholder Group

20 Regional Implementation Teams 9 coaching staff SIP Team

ISBE Professional Development Projects IL ASPIRE ISTAC (CHOICES,

Autism, PBIS, ISTAC-Parents, ISRC, Deaf-Blind)

Reading First Standards Aligned

Classroom (SAC) SEL/Mental Health ROEs/ISCs

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Working Smarter to Scale Up: 2008-2009 & 2009-2010 Continuing:

Work with existing data collection schools & districts

Deliver large scale training Conduct regional coaches meetings

Additional: Technology-based training & T.A. Enhance existing & add new training modules Training & T.A. to intermediate level entities (e.g.,

ROE, joint agreement, multiple district partnerships) to expand cadre of external coaches to support districts

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Technology-based Training & T.A.

Webcasts of training modules Add advance organizers, readings, videos,

quizzes & assignments to all modules to enhance web-based learning

Goal: Allow more schools to access information initially and/or to review/reinforce previous learning; decrease dependence on in-person large scale training

Web-based T.A./coaching support, e.g., discussion boards

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Enhancing Existing & Creating New Training Modules Reconfigure existing modules and incorporate

examples for K-12, math, behavior, etc. Proposed new modules:

Putting it All Together: Advanced RtI Implementation

Coaching Middle & High School Math ELL

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Training & T.A. to Intermediate Level Entities

Goal: Build a cadre of external coaches within each ASPIRE region to support district & school RtI implementation

Who: ROEs, ISCs, special education joint agreements, multiple district partners

What: Training & TA from ASPIRE on coaching skills and RtI content

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Training & T.A. to Intermediate Level Entities (cont.) How: Application to participate, including

commitment to designate staff to be trained and serve as external coaches

When: Estimated timeline Applications issued in late September Applications due mid to late October Notifications by mid November Training/TA beginning in January 2009

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Characteristics/KSAs of Coaches

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities with: Curriculum-based evaluation (CBE) Functional behavior analysis (FBA) Reading programs Scientific, research-based instruction & interventions 3-tiered model Instructional & behavioral coaching

Experience and skills in working with adult learners

Availability—able to impact multiple school buildings and districts

Commitment to participating in training events and providing XX number of days for external coaching

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Accessing Project Services

Participate in scheduled trainings and coaches meetings in your region (regional calendars posted at www.illinoisaspire.org)

Utilize training materials and other resources currently posted on the ASPIRE website and future technology-based resources when available

Submit or partner in an application to serve as an intermediate level entity for external coaching within your ASPIRE region

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For More Information http://www.illinoisaspire.org

ISBE: Kathryn Cox 217-782-5589

kcox@isbe.net

Illinois ASPIRE – North

Dr. Mark Shinn

847-275-7200

markshinn@mac.com

Illinois ASPIRE – Central

Jennifer Jewell or

Christy Martino

309-673-1040

jrj@jewellzone.com

Illinois ASPIRE – SouthDr. Melissa Bergstrom618-650-3182mbergstrom@siu.eduorMichael McCollum618-650-5182mmccollum@siue.edu

Illinois ASPIRE – ChicagoTonia Swoope773-553-2209tmswoope@cps.k12.il.us