2. Louisiana State Personnel Development Grant 2016-2021
Personnel Development (PD) Grant to improve outcomes for SWD
Awarded to the LDOE in 2016 for 5 years
Funded by Office of Special Education Programs
Project staff is employed by LSU

3. Grant Timeline Grant Dates: Feb. 1, 2017 – Sept. 30, 2021
Start Up – Feb. 1, 2017 – June 30, 2017
School Years:
July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018
July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019
July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020
July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021
Wrap Up – July 1, 2021 – Sept. 30, 2021

4. Literacy Goal: All students will be able to read, understand, and express their understanding of grade level texts SSIP Goal: Increase ELA proficiency (basic and above) rates on statewide assessments for students with disabilities in grades 3-5 in 9 LEAs across the state

5. Project Staff LDOE SPDG Director – Kristi-Jo Preston | LDOE
SPDG Project Staff
P.I. – Dr. Ken Denny
Coordinator – Dr. Summer Whitmore
Evaluator – Monica Ballay
System Coach:
-Wendy Allen
-Kala Burrell-Craft
-Pamdora Williams

6. Data Driven Decision Making
LaSPDG Goal
Improve literacy outcomes for SWD through the development of a systematic PD framework using evidence-based practices
Data Driven Decision Making
Literacy
Family Partnerships
Coaching

7. LaSPDG Logic Model
Goal: Improve literacy outcomes for SWD through the development of a systematic PD framework of evidence-based practices (DDDM, Literacy Strategies, Coaching, and Family Partnerships) at the district, school, teacher, and family levels.
PD Practices
Objectives
Activities
Outputs
Outcomes
-DDDM
-Literacy Strategies
-Coaching
-Family Partnerships
-Provide PD Practices
-Implementation PD Practices
-Provide Follow-Up PD Practices
-Create DLTs & SLTs
-DLTs & SLTs meets quarterly and develops action plan
-Participate in Initial PD
-Participate in On-going PD
-Participate in Follow-up PD
-PD Material
-Resources
-Action Plans
-Analyzed Data
-Activity Reports
-Website
-Increase PD Practices
-Increase implementation of PD Practices
-Sustain PD Practices
-Increase formative literacy results for SWD
-Increase literacy proficiency for SWD

8. PD Framework Systematic PD framework with supportive infrastructures
Effective implementation of literacy practices with fidelity
Scale-up evidence-based literacy practices
PD Schedule:
Annual initial Summer Leadership Launch
On-going PD with PLCs and online learning
Follow-up support (system and instruction coaches)

9. Project Support for Planning & Development
Literacy | Dr. Jill Allor & Dr. Jeanne Wanzek
Data-Driven Decision Making | Dr. Michelle Duda
Coaching | NCIS (Katherine Nagle)
Family Partnerships | Dr. Joyce Epstein
LaPTIC | Mary Jacob (Executive Director)

10. LaSPDG Partners 9 LEAs & SPDG Staff
Bossier & Sabine (Kala)
Vermilion & Calcasieu (Monica)
St. Bernard & Algiers (Pamdora)
Pointe Coupee (Summer)
WBR (Wendy)
IHE = Louisiana State University (LSU)
Louisiana Parent Training and Information Center (LaPTIC)

11. Systems of Support “Implementation Teams”
State
SPDG/SSIP
Provide guidance, funding, support
Build capacity across LEAs
DLTs (9 LEAs)
Provide guidance, funding & support
Build capacity across schools
SLTs (2-5 Schools per LEA)
Provide guidance and manages implementation
PLCs with coaching
Provide support Literacy (PD) Practices
Build capacity across subjects & grades
Teachers ELA Grades 3-5
Implement Literacy Practices
SWD Grades 3-5
Improve Literacy
Families
of SWD
Provide literacy support to students

13. Evidence-based Literacy Practices
Literacy strategies on the reading acquisition processes:
-Phonemic awareness
-Phonics
-Fluency
-Vocabulary
-Comprehension
-Spelling and writing
Support LDOE’s focus that every student will be able to read, understand and express grade level texts

14. Coaching: Three-Tiered System
Improve evidence-based instructional literacy practices through an multi-tiered coaching service delivery plan to improve literacy outcomes for SWD
System Coaches = SPDG Staff
Regional Support Coach = External Literacy Coach
Internal Coach = School/District Staff
SPDG Coach
Regional Coach
Internal Coach
Teacher

15. Data-Driven Decision Making (DDDM)
The collection and analysis of data to guide decisions that improve success
Systemic Approach with leadership team, data analysis, action plan, implementation with fidelity, and assessing outcomes
Implemented at district, school, teacher and family levels
Leadership Team
Data Analysis
Action Plan
Implement
w/Fidelity
Assess Outcomes

16. Family Partnerships
Supporting schools and families of SWD with literacy through partnerships
District & School Support
-Provide PD and support to DLTs and SLTs on family partnerships
-Develop high impact family partnership activities
Teacher Support
-Receive PD and support on link family partnerships to student learning
-Assist with the developing of an action plan with strategies to engage families
Family Support
-Provide PD and support to family on literacy practices for school/district
-Receive communication, training, and support from family partners

17.
The contents of this PowerPoint presentation were developed under a grant from the US Department of Education, #H323A However those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.