State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG)

The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), Special Education Services (SES) has been awarded a five-year grant by the U.S. Department of Education. The 2022 Oklahoma State Personnel Development Grant (OK SPDG IV), which will run from October 2022 until October 2027, is used to assist the OSDE in reforming and improving systems for professional development in order to improve results for children with disabilities.

• Implementation Resources
• Professional Development
• Coaching
• Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)

The State Personnel Development Grant IV seeks to support districts with the implementation of OKMTSS across K-12. The demonstration district application seeks to locate and select districts who are embodying elements of OKMTSS within their Elementary, Middle, and High School contexts.

Districts should complete the application based on the grade-band (s) they would like to showcase.

• State Personnel Development Grant Demonstration Application Guide
• State Personnel Development Grant Application

The purpose of the State Personnel Development Grant IV (SPDG IV) is to identify at least two school districts that could most benefit from the resources and services provided by the OK-SPDG to implement OKMTSS. SPDG staff and consultants will provide technical assistance, professional development, and coaching on the implementation of OKMTSS. 

The OK-SPDG has been designed to provide districts, schools, and professionals with three layers of support.  

1. At the initial layer, SPDG-developed resources and implementation tools will be made freely available on our website.
2. At the secondary layer, asynchronous professional development modules and synchronous Summer and Winter MTSS conferences will be provided statewide, with priority given to grant-supported sites and professionals.  
3. (Application-Based) At the tertiary layer, at least two districts will receive direct coaching support to implement MTSS, with layer 2 professional development and learning serving as the foundation of coaching work and layer 3 coaching. 

State Personnel Development Grant IV Cohort 2 is now CLOSED.

• January 6th, 2025- Applications Open
• March 7th, 2025- Applications Close
• March 24th-April 30th, 2025- On-Site Tours and Interviews
• May 16th, 2025- Selected Districts Notified

• Alexa Hudak, SPDG/SSIP, Program Manager
• Jasmin Brown, SPDG/SSIP, Project Manager
  
• Wendy Hardwick, MTSS Specialist
• Racheal Becker, MTSS Specialist
• Benjamin Taylor, Digital Data & AI Project Manager