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The New York Higher The New York Higher Education Support Center for Education Support Center for

SystemsChangeSystemsChange

Peter L. Kozik & Gerald M. MagerPeter L. Kozik & Gerald M. MagerSchool of EducationSchool of EducationSyracuse UniversitySyracuse University

Matt GiugnoNew York State Education Department

VESID

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Who’s on the HESC staff?

Iris MaxonAdministrative

Secretary

Steve WirtWebsite & Technology

SupportWilma Jozwiak

SIG Project Coordinator

Lori AlexanderBudget Analyst

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Your hosts for this presentation

Matt GiugnoVESID Program

Manager

Dr. Gerald MagerProject Director

Chairperson,Task Force on Quality Inclusive

Schooling

Peter KozikProject Coordinator

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What is our history?What is our history?

• Started with “Systems Change” ProjectStarted with “Systems Change” Project

• Originally included about 10-15 collegesOriginally included about 10-15 colleges

• Now includes over 70 colleges Now includes over 70 colleges

• Perceived inadequacies of teacher prep., Perceived inadequacies of teacher prep., especially with inclusive educationespecially with inclusive education

• Share project with other major NYSED offices Share project with other major NYSED offices (general ed. and higher ed.)(general ed. and higher ed.)

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What is our history?What is our history?

• Evolved over timeEvolved over time

• Worked with SIG schoolsWorked with SIG schools

• Now with SPDG schoolsNow with SPDG schools

• Key player in many NYSED Key player in many NYSED initiatives initiatives

• Staff requests for additional Staff requests for additional participationparticipation

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Who are we?Who are we?

The Task Force is a consortium of:The Task Force is a consortium of:• Over 70 colleges and universities throughout New York Over 70 colleges and universities throughout New York

State with teacher preparation programsState with teacher preparation programs

• Special Education Training & Resource CentersSpecial Education Training & Resource Centers

• Boards Of Cooperative Educational ServicesBoards Of Cooperative Educational Services

• Regional School Support CentersRegional School Support Centers

• Teacher CentersTeacher Centers

• Parent and Advocacy GroupsParent and Advocacy Groups

• Transition Coordination SitesTransition Coordination Sites

• Early Direction Childhood CentersEarly Direction Childhood Centers

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How are we funded?How are we funded?

• Through Federal Part B Through Federal Part B IDEAIDEA Discretionary Discretionary FundsFunds

• 2nd 5 year cycle of funding through 2nd 5 year cycle of funding through Vocational Education & Services for Individuals Vocational Education & Services for Individuals

with Disabilities (VESID)with Disabilities (VESID)

• 2nd year of a present State Contract2nd year of a present State Contract

Core mission remains the sameCore mission remains the same

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Statewide Connections for SystemsChange

Early, Middle, Secondary,and Continuing Education P-16

Vocational & Education Servicesfor Individuals with Disabilities

Institutions of Higher Education

Boards of Cooperative Educational ServicesRegional School Support CentersTeacher Centers

Special Education Quality Assurance Special Education Training & Resource CentersTransition Coordination SitesParent and Advocacy CentersEarly Childhood Direction Centers

180 Faculty & Researchers at over 70 NYS Colleges &Universities

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What colleges and universities areWhat colleges and universities are members of the Task Force?members of the Task Force?

Public and Private InstitutionsPublic and Private Institutions

Graduate and Undergraduate ProgramsGraduate and Undergraduate Programs

General Education & Special EducationGeneral Education & Special Educationseparately certifiedseparately certified

Dually certified General & Special EducationDually certified General & Special EducationProgramsPrograms

Inclusive ProgramsInclusive Programs 9

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What colleges and universities are members of the Task Force?

State University of New York

Binghamton UniversityBuffalo State CollegeSUNY BrockportSUNY Cortland SUNY FredoniaSUNY GeneseoSUNY New PaltzSUNY OswegoSUNY PlattsburgSUNY PotsdamSUNY Stony BrookSUNY - University at AlbanySUNY - University at Buffalo

  City University of New York

Private Institutions

Adelphi UniversityAlfred UniversityCanisius CollegeCazenovia CollegeCollege of Mt. Saint VincentCollege of New RochelleCollege of St. Rose Daemen CollegeDominican CollegeD’Youville CollegeFive Towns CollegeFordham UniversityHartwick CollegeHofstra UniversityHoughton CollegeIona College Keuka College LeMoyne CollegeLong Island University - Brooklyn • C.W. Post • WestchesterManhattan CollegeManhattanville CollegeMarist CollegeMarymount College of FordhamMarymount Manhattan CollegeMercy CollegeMolloy College Mount Saint Mary CollegeNational Technical Institute for the Deaf - RITNazareth CollegeNew York Institute of TechnologyNew York University 

  

Niagara UniversityNyack CollegePace University - Pleasantville • New York CityRoberts Wesleyan CollegeThe Sage CollegesSiena CollegeSt. Bonaventure UniversitySt. John’s UniversitySt. Joseph’s College - Brooklyn • Long IslandSt. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSyracuse UniversityTeachers CollegeTouro CollegeUniversity of RochesterUtica CollegeWagner CollegeWells College

   Brooklyn College - CUNY

 College of Staten Island - CUNY Hunter College - CUNY Lehman College - CUNY Medgar Evers CollegeQueens College - CUNY

  

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What are our purposes?What are our purposes?

Our Goals:Our Goals:

To develop and sustain high quality To develop and sustain high quality inclusive teacher preparation programsinclusive teacher preparation programs

To engage in and support the To engage in and support the professional development efforts professional development efforts of selected schools and districts of selected schools and districts in the 7 regions of New York Statein the 7 regions of New York State 11

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What has been the usual approach of engaging with high needs schools?

Numerous points of contactfor technical assistance

“One shot’ consultation by professors & researchers

Little or no program

evaluation

System addressed piecemeal

No stakeholder buy in

Parents and community left out

Data misunderstood & misused

Higher Education/Teacher Preparation on the

periphery

Multiple overlapping resources

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What is the HESC/Task Force approach to engaging withhigh needs schools?

Single point of contact for technical assistance

Coordination of services

Begin solution with most vulnerable

students

Involve higher education from

the start for partnership

development

Focus on capacity building

Professional Development

Schools

Pre-service teacher involvementExpertise in

parent/communityrelations

Combine NYSED initiatives

Program evaluation

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How do we work?How do we work?• Statewide Structure and Task Force Statewide Structure and Task Force MeetingsMeetings • Regional Liaison Structure and Regional Regional Liaison Structure and Regional ActivitiesActivities• Funded Initiatives:Funded Initiatives:

Summer Action Grants for Effective Practices Symposia on Supports for the Summer Action Grants for Effective Practices Symposia on Supports for the Academic and Behavioral Performances of LearnersAcademic and Behavioral Performances of Learners

Building Partnerships between SPDG-IdentifiedBuilding Partnerships between SPDG-IdentifiedHigh Need Schools and Teacher Preparation InstitutionsHigh Need Schools and Teacher Preparation Institutions

Study Groups for Literacy, Positive Behavior Supports, & Special Education Study Groups for Literacy, Positive Behavior Supports, & Special Education PracticePractice

Investigating Promising PracticeInvestigating Promising Practice

• WebsiteWebsite

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What are Statewide Task Force What are Statewide Task Force Meetings?Meetings?

Topics at the semi-annual one day meeting Topics at the semi-annual one day meeting might include:might include:

IHE-School PartnershipsIHE-School PartnershipsSIG EvaluationSIG Evaluation

Standards for Quality Inclusive Teacher PreparationStandards for Quality Inclusive Teacher PreparationLow Incidence DisabilitiesLow Incidence Disabilities

UDLUDLCollaboration for ChangeCollaboration for Change

Transition for Students with DisabilitiesTransition for Students with DisabilitiesScientifically Based ResearchScientifically Based Research

Behavior and ReadingBehavior and Reading

Web-Based Resources for Inclusive PracticeWeb-Based Resources for Inclusive Practice 15

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How is funding used for the How is funding used for the Regional Liaison structure?Regional Liaison structure?

• Identification of liaison(s) in each of the 7 NYS regionsIdentification of liaison(s) in each of the 7 NYS regions

•Setting Statewide and regional agendasSetting Statewide and regional agendas

•Overseeing regional collaborationsOverseeing regional collaborationsand partnershipsand partnerships

•Regional needs assessmentRegional needs assessment

•Recruit colleges and universitiesRecruit colleges and universities

•Visit, observe, and report on efforts for inclusiveVisit, observe, and report on efforts for inclusiveteacher preparationteacher preparation

•Supporting ongoing professional developmentSupporting ongoing professional development

•Orient new faculty to the Task ForceOrient new faculty to the Task Force

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Lower Hudson Valley

Mid-West

Eastern

Western

Mid-State

Long Island

6 New York State Regions andNew York City

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Current Task Force member institutions:

Alfred University *

Houghton College

Keuka College

Nazareth College

National Technical College for the Deaf/RIT

Roberts Wesleyan

St. John Fisher

SUNY Brockport

SUNY Geneseo

University of Rochester

The Midwest Region

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* Midwest Liaison

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What is the history of funded initiatives?What is the history of funded initiatives?

From 2001 – 2006From 2001 – 2006Over $1,200,000 provided forOver $1,200,000 provided for

Co-TeachingCo-TeachingFaculty FellowshipsFaculty Fellowships

High Needs PartnershipsHigh Needs PartnershipsDesigning Inclusive Adolescent Teacher PrepDesigning Inclusive Adolescent Teacher Prep

& Leadership Groups on:& Leadership Groups on:Teacher Decision MakingTeacher Decision Making

UDLUDLPreparing Teachers to Engage with FamiliesPreparing Teachers to Engage with Families

Teacher RetentionTeacher RetentionLow Incidence DisabilitiesLow Incidence Disabilities

TransitionTransition

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What initiatives are being funded currently?What initiatives are being funded currently?

Regional Task Force, PartnershipRegional Task Force, Partnership& Symposia& Symposia

• Continue regional Task Force structure

• Coordinate regional partnershipsbetween effective practice &

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What initiatives are being funded currently?What initiatives are being funded currently?

Study Groups for Literacy,Study Groups for Literacy,Positive Behavior Supports,Positive Behavior Supports,

And Effective Special Education And Effective Special Education Practice in SchoolsPractice in Schools

Develop recommendations for howDevelop recommendations for howfield documentsfield documents

can be integrated into can be integrated into Task Force teacher preparationTask Force teacher preparation

programsprograms

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What initiatives are being funded currently?What initiatives are being funded currently?

Investigating Investigating PromisingPromisingPracticesPractices

Faculty to join teams of Faculty to join teams of professionals in the field to professionals in the field to

document and document and validate regional promisingvalidate regional promising

practicespractices

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How does the website work?How does the website work?

www.inclusion-ny.orginclusion-ny.org

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What information and services does our What information and services does our website include?website include?

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Summary…Summary… Ensuring quality teacher preparation Ensuring quality teacher preparation

programs focused on inclusion.programs focused on inclusion.

Facilitating IHE relationships with local school Facilitating IHE relationships with local school districts, BOCES units, various staff development districts, BOCES units, various staff development networks, and the New York State Education networks, and the New York State Education DepartmentDepartment

Supporting the development of guidelines and models for Supporting the development of guidelines and models for partnerships between IHEs and schoolspartnerships between IHEs and schools

Developing resources and materials for the support Developing resources and materials for the support of quality inclusive teacher preparation and practiceof quality inclusive teacher preparation and practice

Supporting web site communication, Supporting web site communication, forums, forums, discussions, electronic media, discussions, electronic media, resources, and research focused on resources, and research focused on inclusion and evolving general educationinclusion and evolving general educationpracticepractice 25

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What is the value of the HESC/Task Force What is the value of the HESC/Task Force approachapproach

to school districts?to school districts?

Access to current research and thinking on inclusion and Access to current research and thinking on inclusion and promising practicespromising practices

Problem specific solutions to issues of AYP and State Problem specific solutions to issues of AYP and State Performance Plan IndicatorsPerformance Plan Indicators

Connection to resources at over 70 institutions of higher Connection to resources at over 70 institutions of higher educationeducation

Opportunities for Action ResearchOpportunities for Action Research

On site continual learning and professional developmentOn site continual learning and professional developmentopportunitiesopportunities

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What is the value of the HESC/Task Force approach to institutionsWhat is the value of the HESC/Task Force approach to institutionsof higher education?of higher education?

Continuing institutional research conversation around bestContinuing institutional research conversation around bestpractices for inclusionpractices for inclusion

Connecting teacher preparation with the challenge and opportunityConnecting teacher preparation with the challenge and opportunityof high needs school and districtsof high needs school and districts

Flexible and timely response to changing needs and conditionsFlexible and timely response to changing needs and conditions

Sharing resources, curricula, assistance with StateSharing resources, curricula, assistance with Stateand National accreditation processesand National accreditation processes

Like-minded colleagues; research and publicationLike-minded colleagues; research and publication

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What is the value of the HESC/Task Force approach to the What is the value of the HESC/Task Force approach to the State of New York?State of New York?

SystemsChange – Whole system work with whole systemSystemsChange – Whole system work with whole systemresults and effectresults and effect

Connection with districts, institutions, and technical Connection with districts, institutions, and technical assistance networks at a grass roots levelassistance networks at a grass roots level

Capacity building within the system on both the statewideCapacity building within the system on both the statewideand regional levelsand regional levels

Audience and sounding board on policy for issues suchAudience and sounding board on policy for issues suchas certification, accreditation,as certification, accreditation,

and dissemination of innovationand dissemination of innovationand researchand research

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Where are we located?Where are we located?Syracuse University030 Huntington Hall

Syracuse, New York 13244-2340phone 315-443-1881

fax 315-443-4543

Located on the World Wide Web at

www.inclusion-ny.org

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Questions?

Contact:

Peter Kozik315-443-1461plkozik@syr.edu

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