1. Louisiana State Improvement Grant (LaSIG) Melanie Lemoine, Ph.D. Co-Director Summer Whitmore, Ph.D. Coordinator Session 16 A 12:45 (July 9) Session 16 B 12:45 (July 10)

2. Background Funded in 2006 through IDEA $1.5 million a year for 5 years 4 Main Goals: Improve systems of service delivery at the state level Improve systems of service delivery at the district level Improve systems of service delivery at the campus level Improve systems of service delivery at the individual level

3. Overview Focus work through general education initiatives Support School and District Improvement Teams Districts provided allocation to support improvement efforts Signed MOU

4. 5/05 West Feliciana Washington St. Tammany Tangipahoa St. Helena Livingston Coupee Pt. East Avoyelles EBR W. Iberville RSD St. John St. St. Charles St. Bernard Plaquemines Jefferson Ascension St. James s Assumption Lafourche St. Mary Terrebonne Beauregard Allen Calcasieu Cameron Jefferson Davis Evangeline St. Landry Acadia Vermilion Lafayette St. Martin Iberia Vernon Rapides Winn Grant LaSalle Catahoula Concordia Caldwell Natchitoches Caddo Bossier Red River DeSoto Sabine Webster Bienville Claiborne Lincoln Jackson UnionMorehouse Ouachita Richland Franklin Tensas Madison Carroll West East Carroll LaSIG 2 Districts 2008-2009 14 Districts Assumption EBR Rapides Livingston Caddo Calcasieu

5. Effective Components Data-driven Decision Making Professional Development Family/Community/School Partnerships On-going Support School Level Support District Level Support

6. 5 Year Plan Identified improvement initiative based on data Family Support Three tired process for interventions (both academic and behavior) Universal Design for Learning Job-Embedded Professional Development Disproportionality

7. School Level Support Support local school improvement teams Driven by school improvement plan

8. Data-Driven Decision Making OUTCOMES Reports Generated for Each Campus to Track OUTCOMES: PLACEMENT ATTENDANCE BEHAVIOR PERFORMANCE EXIT – DROPOUT, GRADUATION

11. Professional Development SIG Day Job-embedded Based on data Limited amount of conferences No “sit and get”

12. Family Engagement Focus for all districts Family Facilitator to support each district.5 FTE (At least) Serve as “Goodwill Ambassador” Support family engagement at the school and district level

13. Outcomes General Education Placement

14. Outcomes Self Contained Placement

15. Outcomes ODRs

17. Outcomes Performance

19. Staff Evelyn Johnson Co-Director (DOE) Melanie Lemoine Co-Director (LSU) Summer Whitmore Coordinator (LSU) Monica Ballay Evaluator (LSU) Kay Marcel Family Coordinator Marcil Seals Site Liaison Helen Moses Site Liaison Pamdora Williams Site Liaison Toni Bennett

20. Please complete evaluations Melanie Lemoine, Ph.D., Co-Director Summer Whitmore, Ph.D., Coordinator Session 16 A 12:45 (July 9) Session 16 B 12:45 (July 10)

21. Contact Information Melanie Lemoine (504) 236-8670 lemoinem@lsu.edu Summer Whitmore (225) 445-7080 swhitm1@lsu.edu www.lasig2.org