1. ND Community Call
Teal Community
August 29, 2016

2. Agenda Welcome NDTAC conference Community discussion Closing
New community members
Introductions and updates
NDTAC conference
Materials
Debrief
Community discussion
Technical assistance (TA) requests
NDTAC publications and activities
Closing

3. New Community Members Introductions and Updates
Welcome
New Community Members
Introductions and Updates

4. New Members New members of the Teal Community: State Name TIPD Role AR
Wes Whitley
State coordinator MS
Mariea Jackson OK
Anthony Kibbles

5. Introductions and Updates
Any updates you’d like to share?
--Something you’re working on…
--Something on the horizon…

6. NDTAC Conference
Materials
Debrief

7. Materials
NDTAC website: delinquent.org/events/ndtac-conferences/ ndtac-national-conference
Session descriptions and 508-compliant versions of PowerPoint presentations
ND Communities website: conference
Conference program, PowerPoint presentations, and additional resources from speakers

8. Debrief What struck you at the conference?
Have you made any changes based on the content covered or the ideas shared?
What topics would you like to cover more deeply?
ESSA; state plans; data workbooks (Subpart 2); monitoring; mental health; transition

9. TA Requests NDTAC Publications and Activities
Community Discussion
TA Requests
NDTAC Publications and Activities

10. TA Request 1 – State Plans
Is your state developing an ESSA consolidated state plan?
If so, are you on a team to add Part D information to the plan?
What is your process and timeline for plan development?
Discussion

11. State Plans NDTAC activities that are underway:
Formed a planning committee of coordinators to design and pilot an extranet site to support state plan development and review
Convened a state planning webinar for planning committee members in 2016 and for all coordinators in later years:
Explained the state plan template and peer review process
Will later share sample state plans, suggest elements states might modify, and respond to frequently asked questions
Will create annotated examples of good state plans
Will provide a mechanism for states to submit drafts to other states for critical peer review

12. TA Request 2 – Assessment
Requests:
Does your state use one statewide assessment tool or do LEAs/facilities select the tool most relevant to them?
If the former, what considerations were made when selecting the assessment? What infrastructure was needed for its use?
How is your assessment data currently used? How would you like it to be used?
How do you handle the challenge of assessment in short-term facilities?
Discussion

13. Rethink Discipline Regional Convening
Convening hosted by NDTAC’s Supportive School Discipline Communities of Practice
15 districts and 24 experts/presenters
Focused on three levers for change:
Building political will
Leveraging policies and funding
Establishing and maintaining cross-systems collaboration
In June 2016, the Supportive School Discipline Communities of Practice hosted the Rethink Discipline Regional Convening in New Orleans, LA. Fifteen districts and 24 experts/presenters participated. Participants were able to deepen partnerships and develop concrete steps to further advance school discipline reform in their communities. Teams focused on three levers for change: 1) building political will, 2) leveraging policies and funding, and 3) establishing and maintaining cross-systems collaboration. To view presentations and related resources, see below:
Topical Breakout Sessions
Session 1: Improving Classroom Environment (Kristine Jolivette, Georgia State University)
Session 2: Revising School Codes of Conduct (Marlyn Tillman, Gwinnett STOPP; Gina Womack, FFLIC)
Session 3: Improving Attendance, Preventing Truancy, and Utilizing Early Warning Systems (David Blumenthal, American Institutes for Research) 
Session 4: Ensuring School Safety and Clarifying the Role of School Resource Officers (Joe Youngblood, Thomas Edison State University; Kelly DeJonge, Glendale, WI)
Session 5: Building Positive School Climates Using Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (David Osher, American Institutes for Research)
Session 6: Implementing Restorative Justice Practices (Mara Schiff, Florida Atlantic University)
General Sessions
Understanding and Using Data to Make Improvements in School Discipline Policy and Practice (Dan Losen, Civil Rights Project at UCLA)
Addressing Implicit Bias (Russ Skiba, Equity Project)
Leveraging Policies, Funding and Cross Systems Collaboration to Make Change (David Osher, American Institutes for Research)
Implementing and Integrating Practices (David Osher, American Institutes for Research)
Selection of Related Resources
Dear Colleague Letter on the Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline
Guiding Principles: A Resource Guide for Improving School Climate and Discipline
The School Discipline Consensus Report: Strategies from the Field to Keep Students Engaged in School and Out of the Juvenile Justice System
You Can't Fix What You Don't Look At: Acknowledging Race in Addressing Racial Discipline Disparities
Documenting Disparities for LGBT Students: Expanding the Collection and Reporting of Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Addressing the Root Causes of Disparities in School Discipline: An Educator's Action Planning Guide
ED School Climate Surveys -- About
ED School Climate Surveys -- Survey Items
NCSSLE Quick Guide on Making School Climate Improvements
The High Cost of Harsh Discipline and Its Disparate Impact
School Discipline Summit Planning Guide

14. School Discipline Summit Planning Guide
The guide shares:
Steps for planning a summit on supportive school discipline, improving justice-school partnerships, and fostering positive outcomes for youth
Suggested practices for holding a successful summit
Resources that can be used during the planning, delivery, and follow-up phases
NDTAC and the Supportive School Discipline Community of Practice produced this guide to help state, regional, and local organizations and agencies respond collaboratively to school discipline. The guide outlines nine essential steps for planning a summit focused on school discipline and includes links to numerous resources as well as a detailed planning worksheet. The guide is most useful for those who have not planned such a summit or who are in the early stages of summit planning. It includes: 1) initial steps for planning a coordinated state, regional, or local summit on supportive school discipline, improving justice-school partnerships, and fostering positive outcomes for youth in a state/community; 2) suggested practices for holding a successful summit; and 3) resources that can be used during the planning, delivery, and follow-up phases.

15. Issue Brief: Multi-Tiered Systems of Support in Residential Juvenile Facilities
Includes:
Foundational concepts
Promising research
Steps and considerations to review when making adaptations during planning/implementation
Programs that exemplify key concepts from the brief
Related NDTAC webinar:

16. Forthcoming Publications from NDTAC
NDTAC Issue Brief: Improving Conditions for Learning for Youth Who Are Neglected or Delinquent (revised)
Transition Toolkit 2.0: Meeting the Educational Needs of Youth Exposed to the Juvenile Justice System (revised)

17. Closing
Agenda for our next call
Happy Labor Day!