Staff Development: Alignment of MTSS to CIP and Strategic Plan. Strengthen MTSS process district-wide. Start with basic vocabulary. Wants Kendra to be part of the process with the Admin team in May. Align MTSS handbook with CIP.
CIP team will be district MTSS team to bring it all together. Set time in 25-26 for MTSS best practices for all staff during meetings this Spring.
ELL- Seeing more combo with EL and SPED. Previously done good work for instructional strategies. A lot of value for more for the entire staff. Thinking about how to dig into ELPA data with possibly admin team first. How to differentiate between language or special education and incorporate into training. Mark, Kendra and Jackie all collaborating on an August inservice date with Brooke Kavan there to support.
Additionally Rule 15 Program Review is support Mark could provide.
CTE
David City has no JAG for next year due to cuts at Federal level.
Support for new staff members on Marzano (8-ish staff)Will send new staff to Marzano day. Brooke will revisit with Admin team.
Workshops, consultation or direct work with school districts to assist with the continuous improvement process ‘CIP’. Examples: steering committee meeting, mission/ vision work, data support, data dashboard, comprehensive needs assessment, CIP goal selection, action plans, program evaluation, preparing for the CIP external visit; support for Comprehensive Support and Improvement ‘CSI’, and Targeted Support and Improvement ‘TSI’ and Additional Targeted Support and Improvement ‘ATSI’ student designations.
Workshops, consultation or direct work with school districts to establish Multi-tiered System of Support processes and practices, including Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports ‘PBIS’ and Social Emotional and Behavioral Learning ‘SEBL’. Examples: regional meetings, team meeting, data analysis, action plans, creating process/protocols, on-site coaching, Targeted Improvement Plan ‘TIP’, Results Driven Accountability ‘RDA’, Performance Enhancement and Knowledge ‘PEaK’ Project, NeMTSS.
Training, support and consultation for sustaining, improving and re-establishing school environments that are conducive and supportive of learning. Examples: school safety teams and plans, crisis teams, psychological first aid, standard protocol response training, suicide prevention, staff and student wellness, self care, trauma informed care, school law webinars, Title IX training, de-escalation training (Mandt, Crisis Prevention Institute ‘CPI’), equity.
ESU 7 Principals have the opportunity to meet 5 times each year for opportunities to collaborate. Additionally, principal trainings are scheduled as needs are identified.
Superintendent networking meetings on ESU campus throughout the year. Visits by ESU Administrator to school district Superintendents to discuss, plan and problem solve services provided to the districts. KSB training series. Perry Law Firm policy updates. Other topics for superintendents.
English Learners Instructional Support--providing guidance, materials, scheduling, placement, and assessment to schools. Not related to Title III grant consortium facilitation services
Collaborates closely with school district leadership, counselors, and CTE educators to provide customized support and resources related to Career & Technical Education.
Coordination of career and technical education components includes, but is not limited to: strategic planning for CTE growth, facilitating data exploration, program alignment, and work-based learning.
A transition specialists primary focus is preparing students with disabilities to transition from high school to life after graduation. The specialist supports districts through training opportunities, linkages to agencies and specialists, and providing student workshops on transition-related topics.
Provides grant facilitation, management, professional development, and networking for Career and Technical Education teachers through the Carl D Perkins Grant Consortium.
The ESU 7 Production Department provides schools with copy and finishing services, lamination, flash and word cards, writing paper pads, and poster printing.