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
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
This audio story shares New York City's DBI implementation approach, successes, and lessons learned about sustainability
By Jason Borges, Meghan Duffy
NCII 10 Year Celebration! Day 2 Panel and Q&A
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
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
Providing Virtual Professional Learning on DBI in Colorado
In this Voices from the Field video, Dr. Jason Harlacher and Veronica Fielder share CDE’s process for developing virtual learning modules on DBI and their strategies for ensuring the modules are… Read More
By Jason Harlacher, Ph.D., Veronica Fielder
Developing Future Leaders in Intensive Intervention: A Spotlight on the National Center for Leadership in Intensive Intervention
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.… Read More
By Christerralyn (Chrissy) Brown
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Exceptional Children Teachers: Supporting Students, Families and Each Other During COVID-19 Restrictions
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
Shifting Large-Scale Professional Learning to a Virtual Setting: Lessons Learned From the Washington State MTSS [Multi-Tiered System of Supports] Fest
In this Voices From the Field piece, the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) talks with Justyn Poulos, director of MTSS at the Office of the Superintendent of Public Education (OSPI),… Read More
By Justyn Poulos
Let Me Be Explicit! Increasing Capacity of Pre-Service Educators to Deliver Explicit Instruction
In this Voices From the Field piece, the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) speaks to Cyndi Caniglia, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Education at Whitworth University… Read More
By Cyndi Caniglia
Building capacity and improving student outcomes with DBI: Wyoming’s implementation story
This fourteen minute video shares Wyoming’s journey in building the capacity of educators to implement data-based individualization (DBI) to improve academic and behavior outcomes for students with… Read More
By Wyoming Department of Education and Laramie School District #1