Instructional Support Teams (IST)
IST
Discussion Board
IST Resources
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) began to develop model
Instructional Support Team (IST) sites in 1999 and continues to
develop expansion sites throughout the Commonwealth. Instructional
Support Teams are designed to enhance, improve, and increase student
and staff performance through professional development and a collaborative
problem-solving process that includes a case management model. An
integral part of the problem-solving process is the instructional
assessment. This assessment identifies students’ instructional
levels by determining what students know, what they can do, and
how they approach new material. Teachers learn to match the assessment
results to appropriate evidence-based instructional strategies,
to set instructional goals, and to monitor student progress.
Schools participating in the IST initiative receive intensive professional
development from regional (VDOE) Training and Technical Assistance
Centers (T/TAC) beginning with a three-day overview of initial implementation
in the fall. Continued professional development includes a series
of workshops and monthly on-site consults that consist of modeling,
coaching, and team consultation. The on-going professional development
and monthly technical assistance and support are provided by T/TAC
specialists from The College of William and Mary, Virginia Commonwealth
University, George Mason University, James Madison University, and
Radford University. There are currently 33 sites (29 elementary
and 4 middle schools) in differing stages of implementation. Five
of these are model sites (see map below) that are validated and
open for visitors. The University of Maryland continues to collaborate
with the VDOE to provide technical support for the IST model. Another
similar model is being developed through a grant from the University
of Maryland in Prince William County Schools and is referred to
as the Instructional Consultation Team (ICT) model.
Schools interested in additional information about the IST initiative
in this area should contact Denyse Doerries, Ph.D. (757-253-4889
or dbdoer@wm.edu) or Donni Stickney
(757-253-4859 or dlstic@wm.edu).
A half-day informational session is scheduled for January 10, 2007.
At this meeting, the application process to receive training and
technical assistance is described and applications will be provided
to interested schools.
IST Model Sites
Apple
Pie Ridge Elementary School (Frederick County)
Chase City Elementary School, (434) 372-4770 (Mecklenburg County)
Lee
Jackson Elementary School (Mathews County)
Oceanair
Elementary School (Norfolk City)
Surry Elementary School, (757) 267-2558 (Surry County)
IST Resources
Articles
Calendar for IST Site
Visits and Training
IST
Application
Virginia
Department of Education IST Web Page
IC
Teams Lab at the University of Maryland
Reading Strategies
Math Strategies
Positive
Behavior Support Websites
Download
Functional Behavioral Assessment Booklet
IST Team Resource Materials
IST
Tic-Tac-Toe Activity
Key
for IST Tic-Tac-Toe Activity
Communication
Skills and Stems
View IST New Team Member PowerPoint
Presentations
Change
Process
Instructional
Assessment
Introductory
Training
Overview
Training
Problem
Solving Process
Download IST Recordkeeping Documents
IST
Teacher Activity Log
IST
Systems Data Collection Form
IST
Action Plan Form
Suggestions
for School Hosting IST Trainings
Sample
Letter
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