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NIUSI Activities

• "Cultural social and historical frameworks"
• "Culturally Responsive School Personnel"
• "Students Think Aloud about their Teachers"
• 2007 Leadscape Summer Institute
• A tale of two cities: How context and leadership conspire in change and stasis on issues of equity
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Center Overview

The mission of the National Institute for Urban School Improvement is to partner with the Regional Resource Centers (RRCs) to develop powerful networks of urban local education agencies (LEAs) and schools that embrace and implement a data-based, continuous improvement approach for inclusive practices.

Methods

Embedded within this approach is a commitment to evidence-based practice in early intervention, universal design, literacy, and positive behavior supports. The project will accomplish the following: (a) continuous improvement by increasing knowledge and understanding through evaluation of current practice, change efforts, and impact; (b) research and development, by synthesizing and expanding research in inclusive practices; (c) professional development through regional technical assistance plans and collaborative work with leading urban districts focusing on research-validated practices in early intervention, reading, behavior, and universal design; (d) networking and dissemination by engaging national discourse in urban, professional practice and policy communities on improving educational outcomes; and (e) participatory and multimethod evaluation through engaging sites in examining patterns in the impact of change efforts on the placement and outcomes for students with severe disabilities and their general education peers in participating sites.