Mississippi State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)
Beginning in 2014, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) required States Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) programs to develop and implement a State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP). State Part C IDEA programs worked with stakeholders on a comprehensive and ambitious yet achievable multiyear SSIP to improving outcomes for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. Families, Early Intervention Service Providers and Program personnel, members of the State Interagency Coordinating Council, and other stakeholders assisted with implementing, evaluating, and revising each phase of the SSIP.
Using the system framework developed by the Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center, the First Steps EIP and stakeholders conducted an analysis of program infrastructure and child outcomes data to determine a State-identified Measurable Result (SIMR) and set targets for improvement. Then the SSIP was developed to build state capacity to support Early Intervention Service Providers and Program to implement evidence-based practices (EBPs) to make measurable improvement in a selected child outcome (i.e., SiMR).
In 2016, the original SSIP began to be implemented and evaluated according to a developed Theory of Action.
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Theory of Action | https://msdh.ms.gov/page/resources/17805.pdf ok | |
Local Early Intervention Program Standards | https://msdh.ms.gov/page/resources/19651.pdf ok | |
Mississippi Infant-Toddler Early Learning Standards | https://msdh.ms.gov/page/resources/19909.pdf ok |
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