Louisiana State

Improvement Grant (LaSIG)

Melanie Lemoine, Ph.D.Co-Director

Summer Whitmore, Ph.D.Coordinator

Session 16 A 12:45 (July 9)Session 16 B 12:45 (July 10)

Background

• Funded in 2006 through IDEA

• $1.5 million a year for 5 years

• 4 Main Goals:• Improve systems of service delivery at the

state level• Improve systems of service delivery at the

district level• Improve systems of service delivery at the

campus level• Improve systems of service delivery at the

individual level

Overview

• Focus work through general education initiatives

• Support School and District Improvement Teams

• Districts provided allocation to support improvement efforts

• Signed MOU

5/05

WestFeliciana

Washington

St. Tammany

Tangipahoa

St.Helena

Livingston

CoupeePt.

East

Avoyelles

EBRW.

Iberville RSD St.

John St.

St. Charles

St. Bernard

Plaquemines

Jefferson

AscensionSt.

JamessAssumption

LafourcheSt.Mary

Terrebonne

BeauregardAllen

Calcasieu

Cameron

JeffersonDavis

Evangeline

St. Landry

Acadia

Vermilion

Lafayette

St.Martin

Iberia

Vernon Rapides

Winn

Grant

LaSalle Catahoula Concordia

Caldwell

Natchitoches

Caddo

Bossier

RedRiver

DeSoto

Sabine

Webster

Bienville

Claiborne

Lincoln

Jackson

Union Morehouse

OuachitaRichland

FranklinTensas

Madison

CarrollWest East Carroll

LaSIG 2 Districts 2008-2009

14 Districts

Assumption

EBR Rapides

Livingston

Caddo

Calcasieu

Effective Components

• Data-driven Decision Making

• Professional Development

• Family/Community/School Partnerships

• On-going Support

• School Level Support

• District Level Support

District Level Support

• 5 Year Plan• Identified improvement initiative based

on data• Family Support• Three tired process for interventions

(both academic and behavior)• Universal Design for Learning• Job-Embedded Professional Development• Disproportionality

School Level Support

• Support local school improvement teams

• Driven by school improvement plan

Data-Driven Decision Making

• Reports Generated for Each Campus to Track OUTCOMESOUTCOMES: PLACEMENTATTENDANCEBEHAVIORPERFORMANCEEXIT – DROPOUT, GRADUATION

Professional Development

• SIG Day

• Job-embedded

• Based on data

• Limited amount of conferences

• No “sit and get”

Family Engagement

• Focus for all districts

• Family Facilitator to support each district• .5 FTE (At least)• Serve as “Goodwill Ambassador” • Support family engagement at the

school and district level

OutcomesGeneral Education Placement

OutcomesSelf Contained Placement

OutcomesODRs

OutcomesODRs

OutcomesPerformance

OutcomesPerformance

Staff• Evelyn Johnson Co-Director (DOE)

• Melanie Lemoine Co-Director (LSU)

• Summer Whitmore Coordinator (LSU)

• Monica Ballay Evaluator (LSU)

• Kay Marcel Family Coordinator

• Marcil Seals Site Liaison

• Helen Moses Site Liaison

• Pamdora Williams Site Liaison

• Toni Bennett

Please complete evaluations

Melanie Lemoine, Ph.D., Co-Director

Summer Whitmore, Ph.D., Coordinator

Session 16 A 12:45 (July 9)

Session 16 B 12:45 (July 10)

Contact Information

• Melanie Lemoine • (504) 236-8670• lemoinem@lsu.edu

• Summer Whitmore• (225) 445-7080• swhitm1@lsu.edu

www.lasig2.org