Voices from The Field
This section spotlights experiences and lessons learned from those implementing intensive intervention in schools, districts, states, and teacher preparation programs as well as new research related to intensive intervention and data-based individualization (DBI).
A District Leader’s Experiences and Insights Into Implementing DBI
October 20, 2021
This video features reflections from Bill Rasplica, the former executive director of Franklin Pierce Schools, about his experiences implementing DBI, lessons learned, and recommendations for other… Read More
By Bill Rasplica
Sustaining DBI Implementation in New York City
September 30, 2021
After initial data-based individualization (DBI) implementation, schools and districts need to own the work and deliver ongoing support, including supports for new teachers within existing budgets… Read More
By Jason Borges, Meghan Duffy
NCII 10 Year Celebration! Day 3 Panel and Q&A
July 22, 2021
In this Voices from the Field post, we archive the presentations from day 3 of the NCII 10-year celebration of the implementation of intensive intervention. On this day, panelists shared stories… Read More
By Sarah Powell, Erica Lembke, Leanne Ketterlin Geller, Robin Madison, Elsa Iglesias, Keri Jenkins, Thom Jones
NCII 10 Year Celebration! Day 2 Panel and Q&A
July 22, 2021
In this Voices from the Field post, we archive the presentations from day 2 of the NCII 10-year celebration of the implementation of intensive intervention. On this day, panelists shared stories… Read More
By Mary Little, Dena Slanda, Cynthia Pearl, Sam Gesel, Bill Rasplica, Brad Thorud, Adrea Truckenmiller, Nicole Bucka
NCII 10 Year Celebration! Day 1 Panel and Q&A
July 22, 2021
In this Voices from the Field post, we archive the presentations from day 1 of the NCII 10-year celebration of the implementation of intensive intervention. On this day, panelists shared stories… Read More
By Jason Borges, Meghan Duffy, Leslie Anderson, Thom Jones, Rondalyn Pinckney, Kim St. Martin, Meagan Walsh, Kim Rice
Using the NCII Tools Charts to Help Prepare Students in Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
July 08, 2021
In this Voices from the Field video, Jill Pentimoni, Ph.D. from NCII and the University of Notre Dame and Jade Wexler, Ph.D. from the University of Maryland discuss how they used the tools charts in… Read More
By Jill Pentimonti, Ph.D., Jade Wexler, Ph.D.
Providing Virtual Professional Learning on DBI in Colorado
June 16, 2021
The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) has been working closely with NCII to align and scale up use of data-based individualization (DBI) across the state. One of the strategies CDE has used is… Read More
By Jason Harlacher, Ph.D., Veronica Fielder
Successful Strategies for Implementing Data-Based Individualization: Insights from ESC 15 in Texas
May 12, 2021
This three-part Voices from the Field video series profiles how Education Service Center (ESC) 15 in Texas approached implementing the DBI process in San Saba Independent School District (ISD). In… Read More
By Dedra Carter, Valerie Moos, Jenna McSherry
Developing Future Leaders in Intensive Intervention: A Spotlight on the National Center for Leadership in Intensive Intervention
August 13, 2020
In this Voices from the Field piece, we talk to Dr. Chrissy Brown, a recent National Center for Leadership in Intensive Intervention (NCLII) scholar. Dr. Brown discusses the NCLII program and how it … Read More
By Christerralyn (Chrissy) Brown
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Exceptional Children Teachers: Supporting Students, Families and Each Other During COVID-19 Restrictions
July 22, 2020
Staff from the Exceptional Children department in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools convened a group of their teachers in Spring 2020 to share their perspectives and ideas. This advisory group… Read More
By Heather Earnhardt, Daphyne Brown, Thomas Gough, Kendra Gluck