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Bureau of Special Education“Back to School Meeting”
2015
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Agenda
SRBI Survey Updates
Support Opportunities
SRBI Next Steps
Open Discussion
First Day Expectations….
• What is today?
• Are you excited?
• What did you learn
today?
• Did you make friends?
• Are you excited to go
back?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdVHrhElU5M
SRBI SurveyUpdates
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2014-2015 SRBI Survey
Survey was open from November 2014 to January
2015 and 700 educators responded to the survey
examining the following areas:
– Student access
– Leadership and organizational structures
– Implementation of SRBI systems, structures and
supports
– Collaboration and parent engagement
– Needs for additional support, training, and
guidance
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
3 Encouraging Finds
2 Areas of Concern
1 Biggest Need
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Encouraging Find
SRBI implementation efforts were predominately a
shared responsibility among staff.
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Encouraging Find
Student access to SRBI is available to all groups of students.
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Encouraging Find
Across all areas, staffing and schedules are in place to
implement Tier 1 instruction.
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Area of Concern
District level SRBI coordination is varied, with the majority of
respondents stating that they do not know who or how
SRBI is coordinated at the district level.
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Area of Concern
Implementing a menu of research-based interventions
was problematic in the areas of writing, mathematics,
and behavior.
• In writing, 38% of respondents said that this
was not at all in place.
• In mathematics, only 27% reported this
being fully implemented
• For behavior, 43% indicated that there was
at best partial implementation
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Biggest Need
The area of writing is the largest area of concern for SRBI
implementation.
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The full report from the Connecticut
State Department of Education
2014-2015 SRBI Survey can be seen
by visiting:
www.sde.ct.gov/sde/srbi
Support Opportunities
School Climate Transformation
Grant (SCTG)
Goal 1: Build CSDE’s capacity to support LEAs’ sustained and
broad scale implementation of a Multi-Tiered Behavioral
Framework (MTBF).
Goal 2: Enhance Connecticut’s LEA’s capacity for
implementation and sustaining a MTBF by providing training
and technical assistance to LEAs.
Goal 3: Coordinate CSDE efforts with appropriate federal,
state, and local resources.
Goal 1: Increase state-level capacity to provide leadership,
professional development, coaching and support to schools
to improve academic and behavior/social outcomes through
a continuum of academic and behavior supports.
Goal 2: Increase the number of schools in Connecticut
implementing a scientifically research-based core program of
literacy instruction driven by common core state standards
and positive behavior support and multi-tiered models of
interventions.
Goal 3: Improve the academic achievement of all students,
specifically students with disabilities, students of color, and English learners.
State Personnel Development
Grant (SPDG)
SPDG: State Impact
Cohort Two:
29 schools
Cohort One:
17 schools
Cohort Three:
17 schools
Cohort Four:
14 schools
Cohort Five:
2 schools
Exploration InstallationInitial
ImplementationFull
ImplementationSustainability
* Schools Receive a Minimum of 3 Years of Support*
Year 1: Year 2: Year 3:
Grant Timelines:
Phases of Implementation
Year 1 Focus: Tier I
Year 2 Focus: Tiers II/III
Year 3 Focus: Sustainability
Online Resources Walkthrough
State Personnel
Development Grant
School Climate
Transformation Grant
http://spdg.serc.co/ http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2678&q=335660
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SRBI Next Steps: Expanding our Systems
and Structures
Resources to Support SRBI
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Resources to Support Instruction
Regional SRBI Coaches Network
Open Discussion
Contact Information
Don Briere, Ph.D
Bureau of Special Education
(860) 713 – 6931
Jennifer Webb
Office of the Deputy Commissioner
(860) 713 – 6754
Jennifer Michalek
Academic Office
(860) 713 – 6557
