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Scaling Up in Illinois
Illinois STS TeamDeb Kunz
Brenda MelcherBarbara Sims
Regional Implementation Team Choose your “stars” Individuals from variety of statewide
projectsHistory of effective collaborationWillingness to be initiative neutralWillingness to coach rather than trainFlexibilityCommitment to continuous learning
Collaborative Partners
Regional Implementation Team Fulfill one of these roles:
Representative of entire stateParentLiteracy expertiseRepresentative of spectrum of statewide
Evidence Based Practices or Programs
Building Relationships
Planning meetings for several months Sharing each initiative’s key components Identifying common core elements Sharing lessons learned
SYST
EMS
PRACTICES
DATA
SupportingStaff
SupportingDecisionMaking
SupportingStudents
STUDENT OUTCOMES
Social Competence &Academic Achievement
District Selection Process
Geography – Transformation Zone Variety
RuralUrbanK-8High SchoolK-12Status
District Leadership and Implementation Team Membership
NecessarySuperintendent (or designee)Director of Curriculum & InstructionDirector of Special EducationPrincipalBoard MemberFamily member (not a district employee)Union representativeDistrict Level Coach(es)
EncouragedRegional Office of EducationStatewide System of SupportCommunity PartnerData ManagerSpecial Ed Cooperative Representative
Support to Districts
Create readiness with key stakeholders Build a District Leadership and
Implementation Team representative of those stakeholders
Build the infrastructure and processes necessary to implement and sustain evidence based practicesFocus on the core elements
Core Elements
Leadership and Commitment Family Partnerships Coaching and Professional Development Evidence Based Practices Team Based Implementation Data Based Decision Making
Model Expectations
RIT MembershipRoles
Facilitator Note Taker Observer
Coaching ProcessLead through “conversations”Goal of coaching is to give skills away
Evidence Based Practices Guiding Questions
District Documents Needed: •District Improvement Plan (including RtI plan)•Working Smarter: A Look Back•Follow-up Questions•Working Smarter: At A Glance•Working Smarter: Community Resources
Introductory Questions•What are the strengths of your current system?
Probing QuestionsUniversal Systems•What discussions have you had in your district regarding RtI and evidence based practices?
What specific EBPs are you implementing?•What resources are available for delivering evidence based practices?
How are resources utilized?How are teachers informed of the process of accessing/implementing these interventions?How are families informed and included in the process?
Tiered Intervention•Who is receiving interventions and how is it determined that a student needs them?
Tools for Each Step ISSA Tools
District Team Meeting Log Current At a Glance Grid Look Back Grid Guiding Questions Core Element District Self Assessment District Data Summary
District Tools District Improvement Plan Mission/Vision Statements District Data Forms Academic and Behavior Curriculum
District Protocol
Facilitate self-assessment for district team Identified presentations, activities and guiding
questions for each meeting Develop action plan via District Improvement
Plan Process Use of process tools to start building system Problem solve as roadblocks occur Identify what policies/practices need changing
Identify regional supports to join team
Lessons Learned
Consider reaction of individuals at all system levels determine how to communicate with and/or involve them
When an RIT member already works in a district through an initiative such as PBIS, the district leadership may not be able see them in a different role Any RIT member already providing support services will not
be the facilitator in the process with that district Try not to get too attached to your products – they will
change There are many more dimensions to this process than
initially realized