Purpose 
The goal of this project is to scale up implementation of a coordinated, statewide system of personnel development that will increase the capacity of school systems to establish and use a multi-tiered model of scientific, research-based instruction, intervention, and assessment to improve the progress and performance of all students, including those with disabilities.

Method   
Activities of this project include: (a) scaling up the coaching-of-coaches component of Illinois' 2005-2009 professional development grant project through implementation of the Illinois Response to Intervention Network; (b) collaborating among local educational agencies, regional providers, institutions of higher education, and parent entities; (c)
employing personnel with expertise in coaching, school improvement, and response to intervention; (d) overseeing the recruitment, training, and support of a cadre of regionally based external coaches; and (e) collecting data from participating districts as part of the project evaluation.

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