Offered to select districts, DCI is an effort to advance and sustain effective educational practices and influence the design of Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) 6. Using a district-level approach, the goal is to integrate effective academic and behavioral practices into a framework for achieving exceptional student outcomes. A few of the effective teaching and learning practices are Developing Assessment Capable Learner (DACL) with feedback and metacognition.
For each of the effective teaching and learning practices, there is a Self-Assessment Practice Profile (SAPP) aligned to provided professional development modules. The profiles will allow teachers, buildings and districts to self monitor their progress.