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