Systemic Change

The New Jersey Inclusion Project (NJIP), managed by ALL IN for Inclusive Education, is a comprehensive endeavor designed to facilitate systemic change and promote placement in least restrictive environments (LRE) in K-12 schools across New Jersey. NJIP aims to empower educators, administrators, students, and parents by providing tools, resources, and collaboration with experts to foster a supportive learning environment so all students can be served in their least restrictive environments. This application is for the three-year partnership between your school and an ALL IN Facilitator funded through NJIP. The information gathered through this application will help assess readiness and willingness to make significant changes in placements and practices at a school-based level.

Applications are open until May 1.

Key Features of Systemic Change Facilitation:

If schools are selected to participate in this longer-term partnership, ALL IN’s regionally-based Facilitators will provide three years of implementation of science-based, systemic change facilitation. The ultimate goal of this systemic change process is to support schools in their improvement of school-based LRE data and practices that support sustainable and effective school communities. This process includes support in the following areas: 

  • Creating Awareness and Commitment to Improving LRE Data

  • Collaborative Decision-Making

  • Fostering Greater Awareness of Curriculum and Instructional Adaptations

  • Building Capacity for Individualized Support Using a Trainer of Trainer Model

  • Cultivating a Culture of Acceptance and Support

  • Allocating Necessary Resources and Scheduling

  • Developing and allocating time and resources for the work of the school-based implementation team, which will include monthly meetings and other activities integral to the systemic change facilitation process.

  • Allocating time and resources for the school-based team to work with the overall school staff in large and small groups to gather information related to current functioning and to build understanding, knowledge, and best practices around K-12 education. 

  • Assist ALL IN’s Facilitator with gathering and interpreting various sources of data throughout NJLRE (e.g., LRE data, survey data, etc.). 

  • Creating opportunities for best practices in K-12 education to be woven into other current endeavors at the school. 

  • Selecting and supporting a school-based liaison (or two) to help build internal capacity to support an effective school community to ensure work done is sustainable over time. 

  • Ensuring that all stakeholders in the school have an active voice in the systemic change facilitation process.

  • Advocating for education in the least restrictive environment within their school and district by encouraging open dialogue and working towards removing barriers to the development of a fully effective school community.

  • Planning and implementing changes in student's placement so all students are serviced in their LRE at the conclusion of the partnership with NJLRE. 

  • Actively participating in the continuous improvement of NJLRE by providing feedback, suggestions, and insights to enhance the relevance, process, resources, and usability of all endeavors. 

  • Frequently evaluating efforts to ensure the goals of the school are continuously aligned with NJLRE and to determine readiness for change and continued engagement in the systemic change facilitation process. 

Key Responsibilities of Partnering Schools:

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