{"A":"York County School Division","B":"Autism Services Improvement Team","C":"The Autism Services Improvement Team (ASIT), is a multi-disciplinary team that assesses, implements, and monitors services for students with autism in the York County School Division’s (YCSD). ASIT’s purpose is to foster collaboration between highly skilled providers of comprehensive services for students with autism, including division and building administrators, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists. Along with other successful projects, the team developed a yearlong Evidence Based Practices (EBP) Academy. ASIT has trained more than ninety general and special education teachers on EBPs and effective implementation in the classroom. The ASIT team developed and implemented an instructional coaching model that has recently been adopted division-wide. They systematized training for staff on various assessments and curriculum, facilitated division-wide professional learning communities, and created an evidenced based practices manual.  The strategies established by the ASIT team embedded sustainable and meaningful support for our students with autism. ","D":"Christy Morgan, Associate Director of Student Services, cmorgan@ycsd.york.va.us, 1-757-898-0477","E":""}