3 Hamilton County Schools Selected For New State Initiative Focused On Serving Students With Complex Needs Wednesday, March 3, 2021 The Tennessee Department of Education has selected three schools in Hamilton County Schools to participate in the first cohort of the Teaching All Students Initiative to serve students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Participation in TAS will provides high schools the opportunity to engage in highly requested technical assistance, training and coaching to support the vision and mission of the district to increase learning for all students with complex needs. Through a five-year, $5.5 million State Personnel Development Grant, the first cohort of this initiative aims to strengthen schools instructional practices across the state to better support students with significant cognitive disabilities.
TDOE Announces Several Local Schools Selected For Teaching All Students Initiative Through $5.5M Grant Friday, February 26, 2021
The Tennessee Department of Education on Friday announced the 18 schools selected to participate in the first cohort of the Teaching All Students Initiative to serve students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, including several local schools. Through a five-year, $5.5 million State Personnel Development Grant, the first cohort of this initiative will strengthen instructional practices in schools across the state to better support students with significant cognitive disabilities.
The TAS Initiative will fund training, coaching, and tools to help high school teachers and staff build an accessible learning environment for all students, with the goals of reducing the achievement gap and increasing the graduation rate and enrollment in postsecondary education through inclusive higher education, technical colleges, community colleges an