RSN (Regional Special Education Network)
Wisconsin Statewide RSN is an IDEA (Individual with Disabilities Education Act) discretionary grant that was started during the 1984-85 school year. The project has been annually funded since that time to provide leadership, professional development, and technical assistance services to all LEAs (local education agencies) within each CESA. Services provided through IDEA discretionary grants including the RSN are free of charge regardless of CESA membership.
The mission and focus of the CESA RSN is to support local school districts in the CESA 8 region so that all staff can positively impact academic and social/emotional competencies of students with disabilities. This work is done in collaboration with the DPI and a statewide network that represents leadership from each CESA agency.
Essential Function 1: Support Continuous Systems Improvement
Regional Special Education Network (RSN) Directors support systems improvement and systems change by developing LEA's capacity to use data for analysis and action planning so that practices are implemented effectively in order to advance educational achievement for students with disabilities within a multi-level system of support.
Essential Function 2: Develop Leadership Capacity
Develop leadership capacity by providing support and training around technical and adaptive change so that LEAs know the conditions under which effective teaching and learning happen.
Essential Function 3: Foster collaboration
Develop collaborative relationships so that LEAs’ efforts to promote academic, career and community-based opportunities for students with disabilities are coordinated and aligned.
Essential Function 4: Engage in professional learning
Engage in ongoing professional learning to develop and apply knowledge of grant initiatives and skills that impact adult practices to advance educational achievement for students with disabilities
The local CESA 8 RSN Director attends monthly meetings in collaboration with DPI and various stakeholders to learn updated information in the areas of College and Career Ready IEPs, procedural compliance, using data to support student outcomes, and understanding how to provide technical assistance to districts through an integrated contract. CESA 8 RSN disseminates information, coordinates regional meetings and provides specialized training to local districts to increase outcomes for students with disabilities.
For more information, please visit DPI RSN.
For more information regarding CESA 8 RSN, please contact:
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