IST
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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 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. (757-221-1927 or dbdoer@wm.edu) or Donni Stickney (757-221-1708 mailbox #4 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
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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