Join Beckie Davis, Director of the Office of Special Education Services, and Dr. Nicole Adams, Assistant Director of the Office of Special Education Services in South Carolina as they talk with Susan and Sara about their journey to move South Carolina towards a more results-driven accountability and supports system.  Find out what out what everyone’s favorite soups are, too. This episode also highlights a new “Fast Five” resource from NCSI focused on risk assessments.

Episode 1: Developing a Recipe for Systems Improvement in South Carolina

Hosts Sara Doutre and Susan Hayes dive into the world of state special education accountability and support systems, also known as general supervision — aka “General Soup.”  Join them as they talk with state special education staff about their successes and challenges in the development, implementation and evaluation of results-based accountability and support systems, share resources to help states move towards improving outcomes for students with disabilities, and drop a few jokes about soup. 

This podcast is produced by the National Center for Systemic Improvement (NCSI) at WestEd which is funded by a grant from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the US Department of Education, #H326R190001. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project Officer: Perry Williams (October 2019)

The General Soup Podcast