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, 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.
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, multicultural education.
Professional learning and consultation for administrators and teacher leaders in support of district initiatives. Examples: one-on-one consultation; coaching conversations; Strategic Leadership trainings and meetings; leadership network triads
Training on foundational pedagogical practices and strategies that can be implemented across content areas. Classroom examples: student engagement, comprehension, classroom management, relationships. Services include ALP Year 1-5 Workshops and ALP learning walks.
Training specific to literacy (reading and writing) instruction, literacy strategies consultation and/or intervention training. Services include LETRS, K-12 HQIM ELA Adoption and Implementation services, and other reading or writing trainings.
Working with teachers through New Teacher Academy and UNK Early Educator Cohort to build instructional capacity and relationships with educators in a partnership approach, supporting Tier 1 instruction while utilizing data and best practices to increase outcomes for ALL students.
Quarterly meetings to support instructional coaches in building capacity to support teachers in the school setting. Focus on sharing and utilizing current resources, evidence-based practices, and discussions around book study and pre-selected topics.
Consultation with individual principals. Examples: cycle of goal setting, classroom observations, and/or reflective conversations focused on fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Building and supporting a statewide literacy coaching system (e.g. data, walkthroughs, conversations, etc.) to support district leaders and literacy specialists to build capacity in foundational literacy.
Facilitation of collaboration opportunities for school counselors. Provide opportunities for professional development that supports social, emotional, and behavioral learning practices in school districts.
Our teachers of the visually impaired provide resources, services, and supports in preparing children/youth, ages birth-21, who have a visual impairment for success in life through collaboration with schools, families, and community agencies. Our certified teachers of the visually impaired provide evaluation, consultation, and intervention.
Our teachers of the Hearing Impaired provide deaf education services, supports, and/or consultation for students verified with a deaf or hard of hearing disability. Our Deaf Educators work with our audiologist to ensure appropriate aural rehabilitation services to students, families, and schools.
Our Transition Coordinator assists district staff with student transition plans. These responsibilities may include program planning, coordinating events and PD, monitoring, evaluating, educating, implementation, and public relations. Our Coordinator also works with outside agencies.
Title III provides support for compliance of Rule 15, including materials acquisition and use, language supports in the classroom, creation and maintaining required documentation, professional learning planning related to supporting English learners, and program development