Building off the success of the three-year Networked Improvement Community for Students with Disabilities, the IGNITE Network is providing educators and school leaders with resources and support to help students with disabilities achieve their full potential – and ultimately create a stronger education experience for all students. Over two years, these schools will receive coaching and support to implement one or more of three evidence-based practices spanning literacy, multi-tiered systems of support, and collaborative teaching and teaming structures.
Explore evidence-based practices to improve outcomes for Black and Latinx students with disabilities experiencing poverty.
The Network includes two place-based communities in Nashville, Tennessee, and Newark, New Jersey. A third community comprises three public charter networks: Collegiate Academies, Green Dot Public Schools, and Summit Public Schools.
This resource provides an overview of the IGNITE Network for school leaders. It includes information about commitments and benefits for participating schools, as well as links to application materials.
Co-planning helps collaborating teachers develop high-impact, data-driven adaptations to lessons that meet the needs of all students by drawing on the expertise of both the general and special education teachers.This resource details the components of a strong, 45-minute co-planning meeting and includes a blank template and a version with guiding questions to help educators get started.
Regular review of classroom-level data allows teachers to identify student needs and drive instructional decision-making and interventions. Educators also benefit from accessible data systems that allow them to sort student data in meaningful ways and disaggregate data by subgroups. This routine data cycle protocol tool includes a blank template and a sample protocol with guiding questions to help educators get started