Impact Stories

 

How do we know we’re making an impact? The CCNetwork’s Impact Stories illustrate the results of our work by celebrating ingenuity and collaboration and highlighting moments that sparked change in education. Written by National Comprehensive Center and Regional Comprehensive Center staff, these stories detail key strategies, important lessons, and promising solutions emerging from the CCNetwork's work with SEAs and LEAs across the country. We also share success stories of CCSSO members here as well to elevate additional examples of ways states and jurisdictions are making an impact in education. Filter by topic, Center, or state/jurisdiction to gain new ideas and to cheer for the great work happening in your area.

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Impact Stories
The National Comprehensive Center brought together state education agency teams to function as Communities of Practice to focus on critical educational issues related to equity, out-of-school time programming, and use of American Rescue Plan funds.
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Minnesota Reaps Statewide School Improvement with Unifying Framework
Recognizing the need for one unifying school improvement framework, the Minnesota Department of Education partnered with the Region 10 Comprehensive Center and developed a clear and coordinated approach for the state and district levels to use. The result was better coordination across the Minnesota Department of Education to support school improvement, the development of a multi-tiered support system framework tailored specifically for the state, and implementation support at both the state and district levels.
  • Topic(s): Education Systems & Federal Requirements, School Improvement, SEA Operations & Performance Management, Student & Staff Well-Being, Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS)
  • State(s): Minnesota
  • Center or Affiliate: Region 10 Comprehensive Center
Illinois Targets School Improvement by Empowering Staff
The Illinois State Board of Education strengthened resources and support provided to schools identified as in need of improvement through a partnership with the Region 9 Comprehensive Center. The collaboration has produced key resources, collaboration, and professionalism for school improvement coordinators and increased access to resources for schools.
  • Topic(s): Education Systems & Federal Requirements, School Improvement
  • State(s): Illinois
  • Center or Affiliate: Region 9 Comprehensive Center
Data Spotlights Absenteeism Solutions for Rural North Dakota
When a North Dakota district leader said, “We’re never going to make academic improvements unless the kids are here to learn,” the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction and the North Dakota Regional Education Association sprung into action. Through support from the Region 11 Comprehensive Center, the district learned how to use improvement science to gain better insight into their core attendance problems resulting in positive changes in attendance as well an improved processes and structures related to attendance tracking and follow up.
  • Topic(s): Education Systems & Federal Requirements, School Improvement, Specific Population Groups, American Indian/Alaska Native, Rural & Remote
  • State(s): North Dakota
  • Center or Affiliate: Region 11 Comprehensive Center
Consistent Coaching Benefits Alabama’s Teachers and Students
The ability for teachers to receive support from a well-trained coach is not something the Alabama State Department of Education (ASDE) wanted to leave to chance. Through support from the Region 7 Comprehensive Center, ASDE created a consistent coaching framework that included a common vision and language for coaching called the “Alabama Coaching Framework.”
  • Topic(s): Education Systems & Federal Requirements, SEA Operations & Performance Management, Education Workforce, Mentoring & Coaching
  • State(s): Alabama
  • Center or Affiliate: Region 7 Comprehensive Center
National Center Forms Communities of Practice to Tackle Education’s Biggest Post-Pandemic Challenges
The National Comprehensive Center brought together state education agency teams to function as Communities of Practice to focus on critical educational issues related to equity, out-of-school time programming, and use of American Rescue Plan funds.
  • Topic(s): Education Systems & Federal Requirements, Financial Management, School Improvement, Equity in Education, Summer & Out-of-School Time
  • Center or Affiliate: National Comprehensive Center
Flexibility with Relief Funds Allows Washington Districts to Succeed
Thanks to financial flexibility, districts have been able to address unique needs like food insecurity and Wi-Fi hotspots, which has led to higher attendance rates and learning recovery.
  • Topic(s): Education Systems & Federal Requirements, Pandemic Relief/ESSER Funds, SEA Operations & Performance Management
  • State(s): Washington
  • Center or Affiliate: CCSSO