2006 New Mexico State Personnel Development  Grant Abstract

Grant/Contract # H323A060009
Program State Personnel Development Grants Program
Competition State Personnel Development Grants
Title New Mexico State Personnel Development Grant: Scaling-Up a Response to Intervention Framework for  Behavior and Literacy
Project Director(s) Gronewold, Rolletta Sue
Organization New Mexico Public Education Department
Address Special Education Bureau, 120 S. Federal Place, Santa Fe,
NM  87501-2786
Telephone 505-827-3506
Fax 505-827-1468
E-mail rollettasue.gronewold@state.nm.us
Beginning Date 10/1/2006
Ending Date 9/30/2011

Purpose   
The overarching goal of this project is to scale up a Response-to-Intervention (RtI) framework across the state of New Mexico through a regional, coordinated, capacity-building model of sustained professional development. The project will build a schoolwide foundation for RtI that will allow the state, districts, and schools to allocate resources more efficiently and effectively to serve all students, including those with special needs.

Method   
Structurally, the project will rely on a regional model of professional development where training is differentiated and contextualized to local needs with ongoing coaching and follow-up support onsite at districts and schools. Training and support will be prioritized for districts and schools with highest needs based on State Performance Plan Indicators, those schools that have been identified as "Priority Schools" due to chronic low performance,  and districts and schools that have participated in making progress in SIG activities.

Products   
As a result of this project, NM public schools will implement RtI practices with a high level of fidelity; institutionalize RtI practices within the state-mandated district and school strategic plan; improve identification of and services for special education students; and improve academic achievement, social behavior, graduation results, and postschool outcomes for students.