Spring Pilot for Iowa's Self-Assessment of MTSS Implementation.

We would like to announce an opportunity for schools to participate in a Spring, 2018 pilot for the Self-Assessment of MTSS Implementation, or SAMI!   The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires all schools identified as either Comprehensive or as Targeted to engage in a needs assessment as they develop an action plan in 2018-2019.  For Iowa, the SAMI is the needs assessment for schools.  The SAMI was adapted for Iowa using an established self-assessment developed and validated by national experts - the SAM [Self-Assessment of MTSS implementation].  Iowa conducted a small pilot of the SAMI, Spring 2017.  We would like to expand the pilot to any school that would like to volunteer and meets the criteria for participation.  Click to access details about the SAMI, including the two ways to be part of the pilot:

1.     To be an On Your Own site, you will need a SAMI Facilitator who will access online, self-paced modules that provides the information needed to facilitate a school leadership team to engage in discussions and complete the SAMI, complete the SAMI in your school leadership team, and complete brief surveys on the SAMI and the process.  Click for more information about being an On Your Own site, and to sign up!

2.     To be a Facilitated Pilot site, you will need to attend a 2-day DE/AEA facilitated session on April 5-6 with your school leadership team, complete the SAMI, and complete brief surveys on the SAMi and the process. Click for more information about being a Facilitated Pilot site, and to sign up!

Sponsored by Collaborating for Iowa's Kids (C4K) - a collaboration across the Iowa Department of Education, Area Education Agencies and Local Education Agencies to support Early Learning Standards/Iowa Core within an MTSS framework through Differentiated Accountability.