S3TAIR ProjectSite Validation Visits

Finding excellence, learning about effective implementation

Introducing your Regional Facilitators

• NYC: Mary Ann Jordan• Long Island: Harold (Harry) Dean• Hudson: Mary Catherine (M.C.) Moran• East: Job Thomas• Mid State: Thomas (Tom) Bull• Mid West: Jacqueline (Jackie) Czamanske• West: Charlene Harris

A quick update . . .• S3TAIR seeks to find schools with effective,

evidence based practices in literacy instruction, positive academic and behavior interventions and supports, and/or effective special education instruction.

• A site visit is part of the process of validating these practices

• Validated practices will be highlighted on in a Clearinghouse online, and validated schools will have the opportunity to apply for a grant to collaborate with Replication Schools as peer mentors

Site Visit Teams• Site visitors will include the Project Regional

Facilitator, the Coordinator of Field Facilitation, and a member of the Task Force who is an IHE faculty person and has expertise in the area of the nomination

• Visits will generally take 1 full day; larger programs may require more.

• A pre-visit orientation call and a post-visit consensus call are required, as is completion of the site visit protocol to remain part of the Project documentation

Current Nominations & Site Visit Status

• Currently, there are 58 nominations

• Not all regions are represented well in nominations, nor are all three practices well represented in nominations from each region

• Two site visits have been completed and as of Monday, 11 had been scheduled

What we need from you• We need more nominations from some regions (a list of

current nominations is being distributed today)• We need your participation as site visitors• We need your collaboration with us in the regions to

support • We need your collaboration with Replication Schools (two

per region), as needed, to provide professional development in implementation of their Quality Improvement Plan

• We need your support in replication of these practices in schools that are not chosen as Replication Schools (there’s an initiative for that, too!