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2016 SPDG National Meeting FHI 360 Conference Center

1825 Connecticut Ave. NW, 8th Floor Washington, DC

October 11-12, 2016

2016 SPDG National Meeting Table of Contents

Agenda ....................................................................................... 1 Breakout Schedules Day 1: 10 and 10 Sharing & Ignite Presentations – 9:20 to 9:40 .......... 3 Ignite Presentations & 10 and 10 Sharing – 9:50 to 10:10 ........ 6 Market Place Presentations: Session One – 3:30 to 4:00.................................................. 10 Session Two – 4:15 to 4:45 ................................................. 13

Day 2: Issaquah, Speed Sharing, & Market Place – 8:50 to 9:40 .......... 16 Issaquah and Speed Sharing Explained ....................................... 20 Local Restaurants ....................................................................... 23 FHI 360 Floor Plan ....................................................................... 25

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Pre-Conference: October 10

5:30 – 6:30 pm Registration ........................................................................................................................... Hilton, Mid-Terrace

5:30 – 7:00 pm Informal Group Meet Up .............................................................. Board Room: 1737 Connecticut Avenue

Day One: October 11

8:00 – 9:00 Registration ................................................................... Academy Hall, FHI 360 Conference Center, 8th Floor

8:00 – 9:00 Affinity Group Meetings SPDG Alignment ..............................................................................Vista A

Promoting Family Engagement....................................................... Vista B Sustainability: After grant has ended ......................................... Balcony B Sustainability: Reducing drift from implementation fidelity ...... Balcony C Using Program Measure Data ................................................... Balcony D

8:30 – 9:00 New Participant Orientation ..................................................................................................... Academy Hall

Steve Goodman, Ph.D., MI SPDG Director and David Merves, Ph.D., NH SPDG Evaluator

9:00 – 9:15 Conference Overview and Introduction to 10 & 10 and Ignite ...................................... Academy Hall

Jennifer Coffey, Ph.D., SPDG Program Area Lead, OSEP

John Lind, SIGnetwork Coordinator,

Annette Young, Montana SPDG

Devin Healey, Project Director, Utah SPDG

Strands:

(1) Systems alignment (2) Coaching (3) Working with administrators/leadership (4) Communication and marketing

9:15 – 9:20 Sharing & Transition

9:20 – 9:40 10 & 10 and Ignite Breakout Sessions ............................................................................... Breakout Spaces

Details in booklet, 10 and 10 Sharing & Ignite Presentations See booklet for location

9:50 – 10:10 Ignite and 10 & 10 Breakout Sessions ............................................................................... Breakout Spaces

Details in booklet, Ignite Presentations & 10 and 10 Sharing See booklet for location


10:30 – 11:30 Teacher Professional Learning: The Link to Student Learning ....................................... Academy Hall

Margaret Heritage, WestEd

AGENDA Conference Objectives: Increase knowledge and skills about evidence-based professional development

practices, and the use of data to improve implementation

Increase knowledge of and ability to use new tools presented

Build a stronger program network

6th Annual SPDG National Meeting FHI 360 Conference Center • 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW • 8th Floor • Washington, DC October 11-12, 2016

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11:30 – 1:00 LUNCH (on your own)

12:00 – 12:55 Evaluators’ Meeting .................................................................................................................. Academy Hall

1:00 – 2:00 Community Meetings Evaluators ............................................................ Academy Hall

SIM ..................................................................................Vista A Coaching .................................................................... Balcony B SSIP ............................................................................. Balcony C Family Engagement ................................................... Balcony D Jigsaw for those not participating in a community .... Balcony E

2:00 – 2:10 Transition

2:10 – 3:10 SSIP, SPDG, and Implementation Science ............................................................................ Academy Hall

Caryn Ward, SISEP


3:30 – 4:00 Market Place Breakout, Session 1 ..................................................................................... Break out spaces

Details in booklet, Market Place Schedule See booklet for location


4:15 – 4:45 Market Place Breakout, Session 2 ..................................................................................... Break out spaces

Details in booklet, Market Place Schedule See booklet for location

4:45 – 5:00 Closing and Preparing for Day 2 ............................................................................................... Academy Hall

5:15 – 7:00 Optional Networking .................................................................... Russia House, 1800 Connecticut Ave NW

Day Two: October 12

8:30 – 8:45 Welcome and overview of Day’s Agenda ...................................................................................... Academy Hall

8:50 – 9:40 Issaquah, Speed Sharing, and Market Place Sessions .................................................. Breakout Spaces

Details in booklet, Issaquah, Speed Sharing and Market Place Schedule See booklet for location


10:00 – 11:30 Communication & Marketing, Presentation and Team Work Time ................................... Academy Hall

Cody Pinkston, Communications Specialist, University of Oregon

11:30 – 11:45 Sharing &Transition

11:45 – 12:00 Closing with Jennifer Coffey and John Lind ................................................................................... Academy Hall

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Session: 10 and 10 Location

Process (Systems) Coaching Service Delivery Plan Ohio utilizes a layered coaching approach to develop and support external regional coaches and internal district coaches. The service delivery plan outlines expectations for the coaching relationships (participants, expectations, structure and tools).

Presenters: Susan Wilson, Process Coaching Lead, Ohio

Strand: Coaching

System Level: State

Academy Hall

School-Wide Data Based Decision Making - User Friendly Tool Continual school improvement requires that leaderhsip teams become fluent in the application of a data-based decision making process. School and district leadership teams need user friendly tools to assist them in this process. This session will share a tool that provides teams with a graphic organizer, guiding questions, scripted prompts and can be used across a school year in a continual cycle of improvement. Attendees will be given access to the tool, in Google Sheets format, to use with their teams.

Presenters: Shannon Eagle, PhD, Associate Professor- Rhode Island College, Rhode Island John Eagle, PhD, Professor- Rhode Island College, Rhode Island Ellen Reinhardt, MA/CAGS, MTSS Training and Technical Assistance Provider, Rhode Island

Strand: Coaching, Working with Administrators/Leadership,

System Level: District, Building

Academy Hall Foyer

District Leadership Team (DLT) – Practice Profile The purpose of Ohio’s DLT Practice Profile is to establish clear, explicit expectations for the professional practices of the DLT within the Ohio Improvement Process. The Practice Profile should be used by the team to discuss their functioning and set action steps for continuous improvement.

Presenters: Earl Focht, Ohio SPDG Project Director

Strand: Systems Alignment

System Level: District

Vista A

October 11, 9:20 – 9:40

10 and 10 Sharing Sessions &

Ignite Presentation Sessions

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Mindful Family Engagement Series

Mindful Family Engagement Series is an online professional development series with 10 modules. The purpose is to support educators in identifying the essential elements for establishing and sustaining partnerships with families.

Presenters: Monica Ballay, MEd, Evaluator, Louisiana

Summer Whitmore, PhD, Coordinator, Louisiana

Strand: Family Engagement


Vista B

Parent and Family Engagement Inventory

The purpose of the Parent and Family Engagement Inventory incorporates Joyce Epstein’s six types of parent engagement in a multi-tiered framework. The inventory is intended for schools and LEAs to identify their current practices to engage families, determine and analyze gaps, and strategically plan to meet the needs of parents and family at all tiers. The inventory has been used successfully in Utah by SPDG grantees to increase understanding of the different ways families can be engaged in their child’s education.

Presenters: Ann-Michelle Neal, Ed.S, Education Specialist, Utah



Balcony Lounge

Session: Ignite Location

Explore Transition Resources on NextSteps-NH.org

NextSteps-NH.org provides quick and easy access to the right transition resource at the right time for educators, students, parents and community partners. You can navigate by user type, review training materials, use toolkits, and explore a large reference section. Toolkits include interagency collaboration, family engagement, and transition IEPs. Special sections include education options after high school, fidelity tools, implementation science, and a video library.

Presenters: Steve Bigaj, PhD, Assistant Dean, Keene State College, New Hampshire

Heidi Wyman, MSW, Transition Consultant, Strafford Learning Center, New Hampshire

Strand: Communication and Marketing

System Level: State, Regional, District, Building

Balcony B

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Engaging Administrators in Systems Change

Pennsylvania’s SPDG grant focuses on systems change to improve outcomes for students with complex instructional needs. Administrators are a crucial member of the building teams involved in this work. This session will describe the comprehensive professional development provided to administrators to build their skills and knowledge in leading change to improve outcomes for students with disabilities.

Presenters: Ann Hinkson-Herrmann, Director of PaTTAN, SPDG Coordinator, Pennsylvania

Strand: Working with administrators/leadership


Balcony C

Utah’s Universal Supports

As MTSS spreads throughout Utah LEAs, many districts and schools request support for UMTSS. To provide universal (Tier 1) supports to LEAs throughout Utah, resources have been created to provide introductory training as well as a pathway through the system of resources. During this IGNITE session, these publically accessible resources will be described.

Presenters: Cathy Callow-Heusser, PhD, Educational Specialist, UMTSS Coordinator and Math Specialist, UT


System Level: State, District, Regional

Balcony D

Coaching Your Coaches - How we are using data to inform and design professional development

The SPDG SIM Project in Florida has hosted a "Think Tank" for its coaches/professional developers each of the past three summers. The Think Tank is a multi-day professional development designed to reflect on the previous year's efforts and to prepare for the year ahead. The format has evolved each year based on data pulled from the project's Coaching Self-Assessment as well as observation of Professional Development. In this session project staff will share lessons learned and current best thinking.

Presenters: Janice Creneti, Strategic Instruction Model Assistant Project Manager, Florida’s SPDG

Cindy Medici, Strategic Instruction Model Project Manager, Florida’s SPDG

Strand: Coaching


Balcony E

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Fun with Data: How to Communicate and Market Your Results

Data presentations of evaluation results need not be boring! How to use charts, infographics and other data visualization techniques to communicate and market your results.

Presenters: David J Merves, MBA/CAS, Senior Evaluator- Evergreen Evaluation & Consulting, Inc.

Strand: Communication & Marketing


Balcony B

Systematically Embedding Family Partnerships: Moving from supplemental to central

The joint Policy Statement of Family Engagement from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Education recognizes family engagement as central, not supplemental, in educational systems and programs. It is an on-going challenge to integrate and embed family engagement practices into the systems and practices we develop in state and local initiatives. In this session we will share the lessons we have learned through Ohio’s SPDG Parent Teacher Partnerships and ask participants to explore how they can move best practices of family partnerships to the center of their work to improve systems of professional development and technical assistance.

Presenters: Barbara Boone, Ph.D., Coordinator, Ohio

Earl Focht, SPDG Director, Ohio


System Level: State, Regional

Balcony C

October 11, 9:50 – 10:10

Ignite Presentation Sessions &

10 and 10 Sharing Session

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Evaluating Coaching in the Oregon EBISS Project

Through an online data management system and extensive collaboration across PBIS, literacy and RTI providers, the OR SPDG has developed a common coaching log and participant coaching feedback survey. Coaches from numerous initiatives log in-school coaching events, including the focus of the coaching and follow-up steps. Participants of coaching receive and complete quarterly surveys evaluating the quality and effectiveness of specific coaching events. All data is real-time accessed by State Department, evaluators and coaches to inform responsive decision-making.

Presenters: Amy Gaumer Erickson, Oregon SDPG Evaluator

Lisa Darnold, Director, Regional Programs and Best Practices, Office of Student Services, Oregon Department of Education

Strand: Coaching

System Level: State, Regional

Balcony D

Making Informed Decisions in MTSS through Family Engagement Data

Measuring the degree to which families are engaged, and then using that data for targeting improvement can be challenging. The newly developed 15-item Family Engagement Survey (Noonan, Gaumer Erickson, & Groff, 2015) was used by the Kansas MTSS Integrated Framework buildings to provide a snapshot of family engagement around the PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships. The scale has been translated into Spanish and Hnmong, and offers a .92 overall reliability. The data are supplemented by School Implementation Scale Family domain items, completed by instructional staff to provide a more complete picture. Facilitated by MTSS Coaches and the Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) staff, data are then used by District and Building Leadership Teams to develop and implement their family engagement goals and plans.

Presenters: Jane Groff, Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) Director

Pattie Noonan, Kansas Evaluator

Kerry Haag, Assistant Director of Early Childhood, Special Education & Title Service Team, Kansas Department of Education


System Level: State, District

Balcony E

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Partnering with families through Leading by Convening

This ignite talk showcases the collaborative work the Wisconsin SPDG is doing with Wisconsin’s Family Parent Training and Information Center (WI FACETS) around family engagement. The collaborative efforts have adapted and personalized the Leading by Convening series with plans to include cohort schools and families in the training.

Presenters: Rachel Fregien, Wisconsin DPI, SPDG Coordinator - Wisconsin



Vista A

Using Web-based Coaching to Leverage Resources

Many large states grapple with the need to build project capacity and sustainability. Coaching, essential to the success of any professional learning, tends to be resource intensive. This presentation discusses one state’s limitations of time, money and personnel as a driver for leveraging technology to support an initiative promoting student engagement, especially targeted to young children with autism. Utilizing WebEx, UDL, appreciative inquiry and strategically edited, pre-videoed content enabled as many as five locations with multiple participants to be receive expert coaching in a single, off-site session.

Presenters: Laura Brown, Ph.D., SPDG Project Director, Georgia

Strand: Coaching


Vista B

Assessing the Effectiveness of Coaching in New Hampshire

The NH SPDG (Next Steps NH) created two evaluation tools based on the work of Kansas University researchers (Gaumer-Erickson, Noonan, et al.) and the Participatory Adult Learning Strategies (PALS) model. One tool is a survey completed by school personnel who received coaching. The second tool is an observation instrument used by SPDG leadership personnel to assess and support SPDG coaches.

Presenters: Brent Garrett, Ph.D., Evaluator, DE, NH, NV, VT

Strand: Coaching


Academy Hall

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Quick Reference Guides for Administrators

Quick reference guides on the Strategic Instruction Model™(SIM) were created to provide administrators with a “cheat sheet” of the Content Enhancement Routines and/or Learning Strategies that their teachers are implementing. The guide gives a short description of the routine or strategy, a picture of the device or a cue card that they might see students using, information on when they might see it being used and the results that teachers can expect with students.

Presenters: Janice Creneti, Strategic Instruction Model Assistant Project Manager, Florida’s SPDG

Cindy Medici, Strategic Instruction Model Project Manager, Florida’s SPDG

Strand: Working with Administrators/Leadership


Academy Foyer

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Session: Market Place 1 Location

College and Career Competency Framework: Translating Research for Multiple Audiences

We can likely agree that intra and interpersonal skills such as self-regulation, self-efficacy, networking and empathy are important for success in-school and post-school, but do you know research-based strategies for improving these competencies in middle and high schools? The College and Career Competency (CCC) Framework (Gaumer Erickson and Noonan, 2012) provides a framework to systematically teach intra and interpersonal competencies with an MTSS, embedding instruction and guided practice in core content and school-wide. Through establishing a strong core of social and emotional competency instruction, we work to support all students in developing these critical competencies. During this session, you will learn about the Framework, in addition to the CCC Wheel, Teacher Guides, Padlets, Questionnaires, and Family Guides to illustrate the development of a common vernacular and development of user-friendly, quality materials with similar information translating for a variety of users. Professional development on the CCC Framework is provided through the SPDG-funded Vermont virtual academy, and on-site professional development is provided through the State Departments of Education in Missouri, Arizona, and Kansas.

Presenters: Pattie Noonan, PD Provider, VT Amy Gaumer Erickson, PD Provider, VT Strand: Systems Alignment, Communication and Marketing System Level: State

Balcony B

Colorado MTSS

This presentation will describe the upcoming Colorado State Personnel Development Grant, entitled Colorado Multi-Tiered System of Supports (CO-MTSS), which will work to integrate evidence-based practice, implementation science, and enabling contexts. We will describe Colorado’s novel vision of MTSS, our 5 essential components, and the 5 major goals of the project in an effort to improve outcomes for all students in Colorado, including those with disabilities.

Presenters: Scott Ross, PhD, BCBA-D; Director, Office of Learning Supports, Colorado Department of Education Strand: Systems Alignment System Level: State, Regional, District, Building

Balcony C

October 11, 3:30 – 4:00

Market Place Presentations

Session 1

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Show Me Alignment

The Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education has been working to align a number of projects/initiatives as well as data systems to support effective PD and data-bused decision-making at all levels. This session will share information about the alignment process and the programs/initiatives/systems being aligned. Tools and resources will be shared.

Presenters: Pam Williams, Coordinator, Special Education Services, Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

Ginger Henry, Director, Special Education Effective Practices, Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education

Strand: Systems Alignment

System Level: State

Balcony D

Virtual Coaching: Reflections and Lessons Learned

This presentation will focus on lessons learned from implementation of online coaching in 2015-2016, including reflections on what went well and how the process is being improved for the 2016-2017 year. Coaching in the Idaho SPDG is offered across mediums: face-to-face, phone, and online (virtual). Given the need to reach rural target districts and decrease travel costs and time for coaches, Idaho is in its second year of shifting more and more of the coaching services to a virtual model.

Presenters: Alayna Gee, MEd, SPDG Director, Idaho

Cari Murphy, PhD, SPDG Evaluator, Idaho

Strand: Coaching, Systems Alignment, Working with Administrators/Leadership

System Level: State, Ditrict, Building

Balcony E

Monitoring Implementation and Impact of Process (Systems) Coaching

Ohio's structure/tools for monitoring development, implementation, and impact of process coaching will be shared and discussed, as well as, a summary of statewide results and how these were used to inform professional learning opportunities.


Strand: Coaching

System Level: State

Vista A

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Wyoming MTSS Implementation Checklist for Literacy & Behavior

The Wyoming MTSS team has developed an MTSS Implementation Checklist for Literacy and Behavior. The purpose of the checklist is to determine the extent to which school personnel are implementing the core features of school-wide MTSS for both literacy and behavior. District- and building-level teams utilize the checklist at interim points during the year. The checklist is part of a process that encourages discussion and provides guidance and next steps surrounding the four essential components

Presenters: Jennifer Hiler, SPDG Project Director, WY

Bart Lyman, MTSS State Coach, WY

Suzy Wagner, Data Driven Enterprises, WY

Amy Lance, Data Driven Enterprises, WY

Strand: Coaching, Systems Alignment, Working with Administrators/Leadership

System Level: State

Vista B

Systems Level Coaching in Utah

Presenters will share the systems coaching model developed in Utah. The model includes knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed for successful coaching. The presenters will also address the evaluation of coaching by sharing Utah’s Coaching Self-Assessment and Survey of coaches and coaching logs. We will discuss the barriers and facilitators that we have identified.

Presenters: Heidi Mucha, PhD, UMTSS Evaluator, Utah

Ellie Young, PhD, UMTSS State Team Member and Researcher, Utah

Strand: Coaching


Academy Hall

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A Statewide Common Formative Assessment System

Missouri has developed learning packages for educators on Common Formative Assessment (CFA) and using the CFA data to drive instructional decision making. Through a better understanding of this data collection process and the quantification of this assessment data, educators have been trained to use cycles of measurement and assessment to demonstrate what students have learned. Coaches across the state work with school teams to verify the data cycles are being implemented with fidelity. Lastly, Missouri has developed a system of sharing these data cycle results between the school, their regional professional development center, and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Presenters: Ronda Jenson, Director of Research, University of Missouri, Kansas City

Carla Williams, Research Associate, University of Missouri, Kansas City

Strand: Coaching, Systems Alignment

System Level: State

Balcony B

Teacher Learning Hub: Online Professional Development

Come see how Montana’s MTSS uses the Moodle platform to reach out to all 37 schools in the grant as well as deliver online professional development to teachers all across the state, host online professional learning communities and hold meeting information. This saves schools districts money and minimizes the time teachers are away from the classroom. We have over 3,500 registered users, reached 275 schools and issued near 10,000 renewal units in one year!

Presenters: Jessica Bryant, MEd, Online Professional Learning Coordinator, Montana

Strand: Coaching, Systems Alignment, Communications and Marketing, Working with Administrators/Leadership, Family Engagement


Balcony C

Market Place Presentations Two 30-Minute Breakout Sessions

October 11 • 3:30 – 4:00

October 11, 4:15 – 4:45

Market Place Presentations

Session 2

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A statewide Coaching Competency Practice Profile

This presentation will reveal Wisconsin’s proposal for a statewide coaching competency practice profile. This practice profile describes the essential functions that allow a coaching service delivery model to be teachable, learnable, and doable in typical human service settings. It consist of measurable and/or observable, behaviorally based indicators for each essential function and promotes consistency across practitioners at the level of actual service delivery.

Presenters: Debra Ahrens, SPDG Director, Wisconsin

Rachel Fregien, SPDG Coordinator, Wisconsin

Strand: Coaching


Balcony D

Leveraging Online Modalities to Support Implementation

Face-to face training, while essential, is of limited value in that participation occurs at one moment in time, with one group of individuals and teams. Online training modules offer a way to supplement trainings and provide far-reaching support to schools in an efficient manner. Attendees will learn how the RIMTSS project is developing and using online modules to effectively support teams at all levels of training and implementation.

Presenters: Ellen Reinhardt, MA/CAGS, MTSS Training and Technical Assistance Provider, Rhode Island

Shannon Dowd-Eagle, Ph.D., Project Coordinator, Rhode Island

John Eagle, Ph.D., Project Coordinator, Rhode Island

Strand: Coaching, Working with Administrators/Leadership, Communication and Marketing, Family Engagement

System Level: Disrict, Building

Balcony E

Collaborating to Improve Preservice Training in Transition

Learn about an approach to improving how transition knowledge and skills are taught in preservice special education certification programs, part of the New Hampshire Department of Education Next Steps statewide transition initiative. Transition competencies will be shared along with a continuous improvement process supported by web-accessible tools used for program review and action planning. Keene State College and Plymouth State University teach transition differently, and use the same program improvement process.

Presenters: Steve Bigaj, PhD, Assistant Dean, Keene State College, New Hampshire

Strand: Coaching, Systems Alignment


Vista A

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Family Engagement…NH Style

The Next Steps NH initiative (NH’s SPDG) recognizes the importance of authentically engaging parents as a part of improving secondary transitions. Schools work as equal partners with families on Leadership Teams and engage families in the initial and on-going assessment of their family engagement practices related to secondary transition. This session will discuss the strategies that the NH Parent Information Center has developed for these purposes as well as the overall challenges and successes in achieving SPDG goals

Presenters: Kimm Phillips MS, Project Director, Parent Information Center, NH


System Level: State, District, Building

Vista B

Coaching Tools That Build Capacity

Presenters will share the systems coaching model developed in Utah. The model includes knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed for successful coaching. The presenters will also address the evaluation of coaching by sharing Utah’s Coaching Self-Assessment and Survey of coaches and coaching logs. We will discuss the barriers and facilitators that we have identified.

Presenters: Natalie Sokol, PaTTAN Consultant, SPDG Project Lead, Pennsylvania

Strand: Coaching

System Level: State, District, Building

Academy Hall

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Session: Issaquah, 8:50-9:40 Location

When Offers of Technical Assistance to States is Confusing and Conflicted This practice/policy discussion will focus on the State's needs and goals versus Federal mandates. Specifically, the participants will hear about a state's dilemma in trying to align their SPDG and SSIP/SiMR, while coordinating with national TA&D Centers.

Presenters: David J Merves, MBA/CAS, Senior Evaluator, Evergreen Evaluation & Consulting, Inc. Strand: Working with Administrators and Leadership System Level: State

Academy Hall Table 1

Establishing and Sustaining Interdepartmental Collaboration to Align Early Literacy and PD Initiatives

The OK SPDG has begun to work in collaboration with the OSDE’s Special Education Services and the Office of Instruction to align statewide initiatives in the area of improving early literacy outcomes for Oklahoma students, as outlined in the OK SSIP and the OK State Strategic Plan. The focus of both initiatives revolves around evidenced based (E-B) professional development and follow-up through site-based coaching support for teachers in implementing E-B practices. A collaborative working group has been formed and has agreed on using 2 PD frameworks: Fundamentals of Literacy Instruction (FOLI) and Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS). How should this working group proceed to ensure its efforts result in a positive impact on the desired outcomes of both the SSIP and the State Strategic Plan?

Presenters: Christa Knight, MEd., SPDG Director, Oklahoma Cheryl Huffman, MEd., SPDG External Evaluator, Oklahoma Strand: Systems Alignment System Level: State


Preparing for Environment Friendly SUSTAINABILITY Environment Friendly Sustainability: What a great thought. No one would tell us they are not interested in protecting our fragile environments. Is it possible to build infrastructures that are deep, aware, smart, reliable, prepared, improved, data driven, and aligned; all while keeping the environment nurtured, and protected? We need your help as we prepare and coach districts toward a mindset of renewable energy.

Presenters: Greg Gillman, SPDG Check & Connect Project Facilitator, Florida Lael Engstrom MSW, SPDG Check & Connect Project Director, Florida Strand: Working with Administrators/Leadership System Level: District, building


October 12 a) Issaquah Session ............. 1 Session .............. 8:50-9:40 b) Speed Sharing .................... 2 Sessions ........... 8:50-9:10 & 9:15-9:35 c) Market Place ....................... 2 Sessions ........... 8:50-9:10 & 9:15-9:35

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Session: Issaquah, 8:50-9:40 Location

We hired an evaluator, now what?

Any relationship with an external evaluator begins with an inception phase requiring a draw on resources, be they person-hours, or data being exchanged. But what if that evaluator comes on board during a busy, or perhaps even the busiest time of your program or project year? How does one ensure that the mutual system of support is prepared to thrive following intentional and somewhat concentrated activity during those vital early months? This session will share the narrative of two states around just such an experience, with presenters sharing some hints and tips based on lessons learned in the past year, so that participants can engage in their own lively discussion around the topic while walking out the door armed with new tools to support their next evaluator.

Presenters: Pam Williams, Ginger Henry, SPDG and Project Director, Missouri Noel Granger, Supervisor, Program Development and Support Services, New York Jason Altman, Evaluation and Social Change Collaborator, TerraLuna Collaborative Strand: Working with Administrators/Leadership System Level: State


Supporting High Schools to Increase Parent Engagement in Secondary Transitions

Establishing mechanisms for effective two-way communication between schools and families is key to creating a school-wide plan that engages families in post-secondary planning. However establishing and maintaining that feedback loop - whether it be in groups, or distributing surveys (both paper and online) is challenging. What can high schools do to gain meaningful parent feedback?

Presenters: Kimm Phillips MS, Project Director, Parent Information Center, NH Strand: Family Engagement System Level: State, District, Building

Angle A

Scaling Up MTSS With Limited Resources

Utah SPDG has provided coaching and support to LEAs to build capacity to implement MTSS with fidelity. At issue is, with limited grant funds and MTSS coaching knowledge/expertise, only a small number of the total LEAs in the state are included in the project. Question is how to scale up aross the state given these constraints?

Presenters: Devin Healey, EdS, Director, UMTSS SPDG, Utah Leanne Hawken, PhD, BCBA, Evaluator UMTSS, Utah Strand: Coaching System Level: State

Angle B

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Session: Speed Sharing 1, 8:50-9:10 Location

Evaluation Briefs: Disseminating Evaluation Data

How do we get stakeholders to actually read evaluation reports? How do we use evaluation data to build awareness and support recruitment? The Kansas Technical Assistance Systems Network (TASN) had developed evaluation briefs (one-page evaluation summaries) to highlight the implementation and impact of SPDG/TASN projects. These briefs have been widely disseminated across KSDE, stakeholder groups, and district personnel.

Presenters: Kerry Haag, Assistant Director of Early Childhood, Special Education & Title Service Team, Kansas Department of Education

Kevin Davis, Kansas Technical Assistant Systems Network (TASN) Coordination Team

Amy Gaumer Erickson, Kansas SPDG Evaluator


System Level: State, Regional, District

Balcony B

Lessons Learned

As we enter the last year of the grant, what are the three key “lessons learned” about systems coaching in your state?


Strand: Coaching


Balcony C

Session: Market Place 1, 8:50-9:10 Location

Marketing the Results of SPDG Initiatives

InfoGraphics and other marketing tools are useful tools to help celebrate successes internally and to market successes to internal and external partners, as well as potential funders. This session will provide examples of how to use results-based accountability findings to approach and acquire future partners and sponsors.

Presenters: Brent Garrett, Ph.D., Evaluator, DE, NH, NV, VT



Balcony D

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Session: Speed Sharing 2, 9:15-9:35 Location

Strategic Alignment: Creation – Communication - Execution

To strategically plan the alignment of district and site initiatives means understanding the importance of having a common plan. We know at the heart of this challenge is the lack of clarity. Multiple initiatives implement independently of one another and their common thread is not clear. We all want positive student outcomes, so how can we become more intentional as we weave our initiatives into a clear strategy?

Presenters: Kimberly Swan M.Ed., Project Facilitator Check & Connect, Florida SPDG

Lael Engstrom MSW Check & Connect Project Director, Florida SPDG

Strand: Sysems Alignment


Balcony B

Connecting Systems Coaching to Implementation Drivers

How have you made connections between systems coaching and the implementation drivers?


Strand: Coaching


Balcony C

Session: Market Place 2, 9:15-9:35 Location

Linking Communication Protocols

In this Market Place presentation, we will explore how to develop and use a Linking Communication Protocol. We will describe the purpose, how it differs from other communication plans, and provide practical examples of how to develop and use a Linking Communication Protocol. The concept is broad and can be applied across any systems level and focus of work.

Presenters: Anna Harms, Ph.D., MIBLSI Evaluation and Research Unit Coordinator, MI

Julie Q. Morrison, Ph.D., External Evaluator, Michigan and Ohio



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2016 SPDG National Meeting - SIGnetwork · 2016 SPDG National Meeting Table of Contents ... Details in booklet, 10 and 10 Sharing & Ignite Presentations See booklet for location 9:50