New York Higher Education Support Center for SystemsChange
The HESC is committed to three goals:
- To plan and implement quality teacher preparation programs, or to enhance the quality of those already implemented in order to prepare high quality teachers in accordance with federal and state requirements that will serve the diverse student population of the State;
- To engage in and support the professional development of selected high needs schools to improve student outcomes as identified by the New York State Performance Plan; and
- To build the capacity of multiple stakeholder groups to examine data, identify, create and/or develop strategies for advancing indicators in response to the New York State Performance Plan.
New York Higher Education Support Center (HESC) for SystemsChange is an initiative of the Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) within the New York State Education Department. The HESC was established at Syracuse University in 2001 as an outgrowth of the NY Partnership for Statewide SystemsChange. The HESC currently coordinates the Higher Education collaboration with the S³TAIR Project.
The SystemsChange project developed into the Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schooling (TFQIS) which helps plan and implement quality inclusive teacher preparation programs at colleges and universities in NYS and helps engage in and support professional development in selected high needs schools.
