1. Access, Equity, and Progress
Systemic Change for Inclusive Education Practice

2. 2019 OSEP Leadership Conference
DISCLAIMER: The contents of this presentation were developed by the presenters for the 2019 OSEP Leadership Conference. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474)

3. Introductions
Presenters/Facilitators
Participants
TIES Center

4. National Technical Assistance Center on Inclusive Practices and Policies

5. Partners National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO)
Arizona Department of Education
CAST
University of Cincinnati
University of Kentucky
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
University of North Carolina - Greensboro

6. TIES Stands for: Increasing Time Instructional Effectiveness
Engagement
State
Support
For Inclusive
Practices
These four elements represents the complexity of systemic change to support increased student engagement and improved learning outcomes for students with significant cognitive disabilities.

7. Technical Assistance Intensive TA
One state selected this year – Maryland!
Second state identified for this coming year

8. State Technical Assistance Organizational Chart
State Leadership Team
SEA
District
School
TIES Personnel
District Leadership Team
School “A”
School Leadership Team
School “B”
Support at all levels
Communicative Competence
Standards-based Academic Instruction/ IEPs
Organizational Change
English Learners with Disabilities
Use of Demonstration Site

9. State Leadership View
How TIES work fits with the work Maryland is doing
Strategies being used to ensure that the TIES work is embedded into what Maryland is doing

10. State Leadership View: Maryland
TIES work and the Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services Strategic Plan
Strategies being used to ensure the TIES work is embedded in Maryland’s system wide priorities:
Supplemental funding
Cross-divisional collaboration
Stakeholder engagement and partnership

11. Family Connections How families have been brought into the TIES work
Additional possibilities for consideration to enhance family involvement
Primary barriers to family engagement in the work of creating inclusive schools and strategies to address them

12. Discussion of Resources and How they are Being Used
ROXIE – Reflecting on Opportunities for Excellence in Inclusive Education
10 Reasons to Support Inclusive School Communities for ALL Students
IEP Self-Assessment
Impact Magazine Feature Issue: Inclusive Education for K-8 Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities

13. Let’s continue talking…
What do you see as the strengths of the technical assistance model that we have shared with you? What concerns do you have, what advice and cautions would you share?
What do you see as the opportunities and challenges of collaborating across organizations to create more equitable learning environments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities?

14. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your interest in the TIES Center. If you have any feedback or questions, please contact us at: tiescenter.org