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Collabora'onforProfessional

Development

LesliGirard&ZuleikaReynoso,FamiliesTogether

CrystalDavis,KansasTechnicalAssistanceSystemNetwork(TASN)

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HowdidKansascreateTASN?

Reviewofstatedataandexis'ngresources Informedby:

ExperienceImplementa'onscienceAn'cipatedfutureneeds

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Crea'ngthesystem

From:

Supportscreatedarounddisabilityspecificstatewidepersonnel

needs Degree&expecta'ons

forcoordina'onwithSEAandotherprovidersinconsistent.

Evalua'onwasprojectspecificandnotcoordinatedtoaffordsystemevalua'on

To:

SupportsalignedwithStateBoardgoals&policiesandpriori'esfor

accountability Structuretoensureeasier

accesstoandcoordina'onofTAthatensuredaconsistencyof

message Evalua'onthatleadsto

datadrivendecisionmakingatalllevels

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WhoaretheTASNProviders?Staffmembersfrom:SEAStatePersonnelDevelopmentGrantEduca'onServiceCenterParentTrainingInforma'onCenterParentInforma'onResourceCenterUniversi'es(in/outofstate)StateschoolsNon-profitaffiliate

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CommonApproach Capacitybuildingwithemphasisonfidelity&sustainability.

Anemphasisandsupportforu'lizingtheprinciplescontainedintheimplementa'onresearch.

Alignmentandcoordina'onregardlessoffundingstream.

Standardopera'ngprinciples.

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ExamplesofCollabora'onwithotherTASNproviders

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KSDE

Technical Assistance System Network

(TASN)

http://ksdetasn.org/

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Howistechnicalassistanceaccessed

andprovidedthroughTASN?

Byrequestofdistricts,schoolsandfamilies AsdirectedbytheKSDE

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TASNWebsiteSinglePointofAccess

CommonCalendar ResourceDepotTASNTARequestSystem

TAProviderServiceTracking

h]p://ksdetasn.org/

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ExamplesofhowtheTASNdatabase

assistswithcollec'ngandorganizingdata

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AccessingTASNSupport

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Howareevalua:onsconducted

throughTASN?

GuidedbythelogicmodelDatacollectedfrominternalproviders

Datacollectedfromconsumers Ongoingreviewofstatedata

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Whatistheconnec:onbetweenTASN

andtheESEAflexibilityworkinKansas? Studentswithdisabili'esaregeneral

educa'onstudentsfirst

StructureofTASNallowedforshi_inwork Rela'onshipswithdistrictsalreadyestablished

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Whatdidtheworklooklike?

TASNprovidersassistedby:

wri'ngpor'onsofthewaiver collec'ngdataindistrictsandschools crea'ngadirectoryoftechnicalassistance deliveringTAtosupportpriorityandfocusschoolsplansforimprovement

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TASNBeliefSystem

Priori'esandresourcealloca'onshould,can,andwillshi_basedonstatedataandotherfactors.

Allstaffhavetheknowledgeandskillsnecessarytoprovidethetechnicalassistanceoutlinedinproject

proposalsandotherKSDEdirectedac'vi'esdesignedtoaddresspriorityareas.

AllservicesprovidedbyTASNarefocusedonincreasingdistrictcapacitytoimplementandsustaintheiden'fiedevidence-basedprac'cesaddressedin

districtimprovementefforts. IntensityofTA(TASNresourcecommitment)is

propor'onatetodistrictneed.

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Challenges&FutureDirec'ons

LinkingTAmorecloselywithdistrictandschoolimprovement.

Coordina'onamongprovidersinsideoursystemandestablishingrela'onshipswith

providersoutsideoursystem.

UsingthedatatoinformdecisionsaswerefineTAsupports.

InternalPDforproviders

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Thankyou&Ques'ons