Managing Performance in the System of Support
A Guide for Providing Technical Assistance to SEAs for Assessing and Improving their
System of Recognition, Accountability, and
Support
(SRAS)

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: A document with 52 rubric-based indicators of a comprehensive system of recognition, accountability, and support
(SRAS).
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Technical Assistance Guide: A guide for the
BSCP Center and RCC to provide TA for an
SEA Team.
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: An online system improvement tool to guide the SEA Team’s implementation of its planned improvements to the SRAS.

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BSCP Center
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SEA Leadership Team appointed by Chief
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Regional Comprehensive Center

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To describe a framework for partnering among the Regional Centers, SEAs and the
BSCP Center
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To describe the responsibilities of each partner
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To outline the project deliverables

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Training for the Regional Center Staff
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Enlisting the SEA
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Forming the SEA Team
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Assessing the Current System
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Planning and Implementing Improvement
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Ongoing Support from the BSCP Center
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Milestones and Deliverables

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Understanding the team approach in working with the SEA
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Understanding the commitment for ongoing work with the SEA to see real change

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The Regional Centers, BSCP, and/or the
USDOE makes SEAs aware of potential assistance with their SRAS
BSCP staff along with the Regional Center meet with the Chief to outline roles, responsibilities, and expected outcomes
Regional Center, Chief, and the BSCP Center sign Letter of Agreement

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Designated by Chief, with guidance from
BSCP
Led by Deputy or Assistant Superintendent
Includes key department leaders
Discusses agenda and scheduling with BSCP
Two-day initial training
Twice-monthly meetings of about 1 hour
Monthly call with RCC and the BSCP Center
Periodic Reports to the Chief
Annual meeting at one-year marker

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SEA Team assesses its SRAS status by producing an agreed-upon profile for each of the 52 indicators.
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The SEA Team concurrently develops it’s priority and opportunity scores.
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The SEA Team enters its scores into the
IndiSEA TM system improvement tool.

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SEA Team meets twice each month to discuss progress on the Indicators they have selected to work on.
RCC staff help the SEA Team develop and implement their plan for improving the
SRAS according to the selected Indicators.
RCC and BSCP staff helps the SEA Team select new indicators as the SEA progresses on its initial selection.

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BSCP Center staff will hold a monthly call with the RCC liaison to the SEA and with one or more members of the SEA team to provide supportive consultation.
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This phone call could coincide with one of the bimonthly SEA Team meetings.

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BSCP periodically reports to the CSSO on progress
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The SEA Team with the assistance of BSCP prepare one-year progress report.
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RCC and the BSCP Center meet for one day with SEA Team.
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During that SEA Team meeting, the Chief will review progress and the SEA Team will present its plan for next steps.

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SRAS Profile from 52 rubric-based essential indicators
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Plan and implementation documented in
IndiSEA TM , with downloadable reports
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Operations Manual for the SRAS
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One-Year Progress Report and Next Steps

IndiSEA™ is a trademark of Edvance Research, Inc. and the Academic
Development Institute, used by permission for work in the Building
State Capacity and Productivity Center.