Implementation and Supplemental Support
At the center of the Department’s approach to school support and improvement is an understanding that support and improvement are most likely to occur through partnership and collaboration.Ìý While the support for schools looks different based on their support model, embedded within each of these models is the opportunity for schools to have ownership and agency around what their plan for support and improvement looks like.Ìý
At the onset of identification, support for schools in the Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI), Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) ,and Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) support models focuses on supporting theÌýplan development process.ÌýAfter the first year, the support provided to schools focuses on the implementation of the SCEP and strengthening internal continuous improvement systems and structures.
The Department organizes the support offered to schools in the CSI model, while the District manages the support offered to schools in the TSI model.Ìý Schools in the ATSI model are supported by their District and have opportunities to participate in the NYSED-organized Supplemental Supports. ÌýIn addition, NYSED providesÌýSchool Improvement Grant (SIG) fundingÌýto districts to support improvement activities outlined in District-level and School-level improvement plans.
SCEP Implementation Support
Throughout the school year, the team that wrote the SCEP should reconvene at certain points to reflect on the efficacy of the plan. At a minimum, the team should meet:
- Around the end of the first quarter, to reflect on implementation to date and review progress toward the Early Progress Indicators in the SCEP.
- Around the end of the first semester, to reflect on implementation to date and review progress toward the Mid-Year Indicators in the SCEP.
- At multiple points during the spring, the reflect on implementation to date, complete the annual spring needs assessment, and develop the plan for the upcoming year.
The liaison supporting the school will provide support aligned to these meetings. The liaison will meet with the principal in advance of the SCEP Team Meetings during which the team will review the Early Progress Indicators and Mid-Year Indicators:ÌýÌýSCEP Pre-Team Meeting Planning Sessions 1 and 2.
The remaining meetings are intended to assist the principal in leading the team that will conduct the annual needs assessment and develop the next year's plan: SCEP Development Liaison Check-In Guidance.
Supplemental Support
The Field Support team offers Supplemental Support programs to Target Districts and schools in the ATSI and CSI support models to complement their existing continuous improvement systems and structures. More information about the Supplemental Supports being offered can be foundÌýwithin the 2025-26 Supports CatalogÌýand in the collapsible boxes below.