The mission of the Instructional Quality Initiative (IQI), launched by NSNO in collaboration with Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) in January 2018, is to:
- Increase the number of schools using aligned Tier 1 curriculum in the areas of ELA and Math – this includes Science support, as of 2020.
- Provide curriculum implementation support by creating collaborative spaces for teachers and leaders.
- Increase student proficiency in core subjects for K-12 students.
Tier 1 Implementation in NOLA Open-Enrollment Schools
IQI School Level Supports
NSNO School Opportunities
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IQI Grants
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Hubs & Collaborative
NSNO School Supports
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Virtual Walkthrough
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Leader Meetings / Check-Ins
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Vendor Check-Ins
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Communication Through IQI Newsletters
IQI News
There’s a lot to be excited about this year. Stay up to date on all of the related Instructional Quality Initiative (IQI) News. Check it out!
IQI Resources
NSNO Professional Development Offerings
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Data Collaborative K-12
Launch Year: 2019-2020
Description of Collaborative: A collaborative to provide support to school leadership teams in data analysis of school selected assessments.
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Special Education (SPED)/ Response To Intervention (RTI) Hub and Fellowship
Launch Year:
2019-2020 (K-8)
2021-2022 (9-12)Description of Collaborative: A collaborative for special education leaders and teachers to teach and provide strategies and systems that will help schools ensure their students with special needs are able to access Tier 1 curricula. This hub also includes monthly coaching and a SPED/ RTI Audit per school.
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English Learners’ Educator Collaborative (ELEC)
Launch Year: 2020-2021
Description of Collaborative: A collaborative for leaders and teachers to teach and provide strategies and systems that will help schools ensure their students who are English learners are able to access Tier 1 curricula. This hub also includes monthly coaching and a systems audit per school.
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Foundational Literacy Collaborative
Launch Year: 2021-2022
Description of Collaborative: A collaborative to provide support and coaching with a cohort of schools around best practices for teaching foundational reading skills and support to the Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) and/or American Reading Company (ARC) curricula.
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Intermediate Literacy Collaborative
Launch Year: 2022-2023
Description of Collaborative: A collaborative to provide support and coaching collaboratively with a cohort of schools around best practices for embedding key foundational reading skills for students in upper elementary and middle school grades and support to Tier 1 English / Language Arts (ELA) curriculum.