State Professional Development Grant
Project Description:
The Nevada (NV) Department of Education (NDE) submitted and receive a State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) proposal to the Office of Special Education Programs, designed to improve academic outcomes for students with disabilities. In this project, the NDE Office of Special Education and the Office of Student and School Supports (OSSS) (which administers the states Title 1 programs) will collaborate with districts and schools, the University of Nevada, Reno, and NVs Parent Training and Information Center, to provide evidence-based professional development (PD) to (1) improve teachers capacity to assess, plan, and teach students with IEPs; (2) increase the percent of time students with IEPs spend in the general education classroom; and ultimately, (3) increase the percent of students with IEPs scoring proficient on NVs statewide reading and math assessments. Two goals were proposed to achieve the three outcomes.
1: To increase the academic performance of students with IEPs who are in the general education classroom at least 80% of the day, through Instructional Consultation, Assessment, and Teaming (ICAT), using embedded professional development strategies.
2: The NDE will support improved performance of third grade students with disabilities on statewide assessments of reading/language arts through building LEA capacity to strengthen the skills of special education teachers in assessment, instructional planning, & teaching.
Keyword(s):
ICAT, SPDG, CFDA 84.323A
Core Function(s):
Continuing Education/Community Training, Other Direct/Model Services
Area of Emphasis
Education & Early Intervention
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Mulit-County
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
