Targeted School Support and Improvement (TSI) Network
Learn more about the TSI Network here.
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The University of ˻ֱ College of Education’s Center for Educational Innovation and Improvement will launch the ˻ֱ Targeted School Support and Improvement (TSI) Network. This new network is designed to support school leadership teams in planning and implementing school improvement in TSI schools across the state through a focused ˻ֱ of Practice. The TSI Support Network will provide valuable resources, enable TSI school leaders to engage with peers and experts, and facilitate an understanding and application of evidence-based strategies to assist in closing gaps and improving student learning. The ˻ֱ Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Consolidated Plan identifies TSI school as any school where one or more subgroups have performed below the “All Students” group based on ˻ֱ’s accountability plan.
Using Improvement Science as a framework, the TSI Support Network will provide crossschool and cross-district learning tailored to the context-specific needs of TSI schools and the local school systems supporting them.
The TSI Institute for the 2022-2023 school year will be virtual. The network will support the TSI school leadership in the following:
- Identify problem and root causes, goals, and drivers to focus improvement efforts.
- Convene quarterly for virtual meetings on evidence-based practices, leadership, issues critical to their improvement. Convenings include sharing with peers, as well as technical assistance and professional learning from faculty at the University of ˻ֱ and across the region.
- Work with other school leaders in affinity groups based on needs and problems of practice, organized around the three student subgroups most associated with TSI exit criteria: students with disabilities, economically-disadvantaged students, English language learners.
Access to online forums, webinars, a resource hub, and research and practice expertise from university faculty and other content specialists in the field. For local school systems, the network will provide a one-on-one consultation to support their school improvement work.
The Network is designed to support school teams addressing their TSI challenges. A limited number of school district administrators would participate to support the schools in their district:
- TSI School teams: Principals plus additional school representative(s) (up to 5 participants per team)
- Local School System administrators (1 to 3 representatives per district)
There is a $3000 annual membership fee per school team (up to 5 representatives). The fee covers training, materials, and all virtual meetings. This fee also enables teams to access webinars and resources through the support network online hub.