S3TAIR Project Site Validation Visits

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S3TAIR ProjectSite Validation Visits

• Finding excellence, learning about effective
  implementation

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 (theres an initiative for
  that, too!