ESSA Implementation Resources

• Academic standards homepage
  • Math standards
  • ELA standards
  • Science standards
  • Social studies standards
• English language proficiency standards (developed by WIDA)

• Key research briefs:
  • Setting the Foundation: Report on Early Grades Reading, Feb. 2016
  • Building the Framework: Report on Early Grades Reading, Feb. 2017   
  • The Rise of Student Growth Portfolio Models in Tennessee, Jan. 2017
• Teaching Literacy in Tennessee
• Teaching Literacy in Tennessee: English Learner Companion
• Read to be Ready Coaching Network
• Voluntary Pre-K (VPK)
• Pre-K and Kindergarten Student Growth Portfolios
• Kindergarten Entry Inventory (KEI)

• A Path of Choice: Building a Postsecondary-going School Culture
• Early postsecondary opportunities (EPSOs)
  • EPSO Strategic Growth Plan
  • EPSO Implementation Guide
  • EPSO funding overview
  • Statewide Dual Credit Implementation Guide
• ACT Senior Retake Opportunity
• High school diploma options

• TNReady
  • Understanding TNReady score reports
• Assessments for English learners
• Alternate assessment options
• Testing accommodations
• Test accessibility

• Key research briefs:
  • Implementation of RTI², Nov. 2014
  • Supporting Early Grades Student Achievement: An Exploration of RTI² Practices, Sept. 2016
  • Chronic Absenteeism in the Early Grades, Feb. 2016
• ACCESS Guidebooks (coming soon!)
• Multi-tiered Systems of Support
• RTI² Manual
• RTI² Implementation Guide
• Special Education Framework
• State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG)
• State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)
• Special educator professional learning opportunities
• Tennessee Transition Blueprint
• Teaching Literacy in Tennessee: English Learner Companion
• Tennessee School Climate Measurement Package
• Attendance toolkit
• Toolkit for teachers and administrators to incorporate social and personal competencies into instruction

• District strategies report (state-level version)
• ImpactTN
• District IT consulting services
• Coordinated Spending Guide

• School accountability overview
• Tool to model school ratings
• District accountability overview
• State report card

• Key research briefs:
  • Preparation through Partnership: Strengthening Tennessee's New Teacher Pipeline
• TNCompass
• edTPA
• Standards training
• Social and personal competency training
• Instructional Partnership Initiative (IPI)

Priority school identification overview