Blueprints for RtI Implementation Coaches/Principals 10/8/09

Blueprint

Acknowledgements NASDSE – Response to Intervention (RtI): Blueprints for Implementation at the State, District and Local Levels – December 6, 2009 David Tilly, Ph.D. Coordinator of Assessment Services Heartland AEA 11 Iowa Blueprint Authors

Conceptual Framework School Building as unit of change Change guided by use of key resources NASDSE Blueprints Kansas MTSS School Self-Assessment of RTI Implementation (SAPSI) Surveys on Staff Beliefs, Practice, and Skills.

RTI Change Model Consensus Infrastructure Implementation

Three Phases Consensus Building (Commitment) Infrastructure Development Implementation

Activity Talk at your table and identify things you may be doing at each phase………. What issues are you encountering? Report out………..

CONSENSUS

Why have past initiatives failed? Purpose unclear Lack of ongoing communication Unrealistic expectations of initial success Failure to measure and analyze progress Participants not involved in planning… School culture is ignored Failure to achieve CONSENSUS

What is Consensus Building? A process that: Shows people precisely what is being proposed and why Gets people on the same page Gives people time to explore and ask questions Is open, honest, accurate If done well, results in commitment and buy-in Tilly, 2007

In the beginning necessary to participate in a Response to Intervention Model None of Beliefs, Skills, Knowledge All of Beliefs, Skills, Knowledge

Over Time necessary to participate in a Response to Intervention Model None of Beliefs, Skills, Knowledge All of Beliefs, Skills, Knowledge

Goal None of Beliefs, Skills, Knowledge All of Beliefs, Skills, Knowledge necessary to participate in a Problem Solving/ Response to Intervention Model

Consensus Building Educators will embrace new ideas when two conditions exist: They understand the NEED for the idea They perceive that they either have the SKILLS to implement the idea OR they have the SUPPORT to develop the skills

Strategies for building consensus Explain “the why” behind RtI - What we’ve been doing hasn’t worked - New practices are available - Accountability Facilitate a shift in thinking Provide a clear vision Explain the scope and sequence

Strategies (cont.) Provide a voice for all stakeholders Find success stories Look at school data Provide professional development Anticipate resistance & get it out in the open

NASDSE Blueprint Component 1: Consensus Building  Action 1 - Provide information and coordinate with district administration.  Action 2 - Provide information to school staff and others about RtI.  Action 3 - Identify consensus level among staff necessary for implementing RtI.  Action 4 – Determine next steps  Action 5 – Plan to support change initiative

NASDSE Blueprint Component 2: Infrastructure Building  Action 1: Form a leadership team  Action 2: Leadership team receives appropriate training and skill development to lead the RtI initiative.  Action 3: The leadership team will work through ten basic questions to develop action plans

Kansas Multi-Tier Systems of Support Structuring Guide Reminder—you are working simultaneously in two stages: consensus and infrastructure Crosswalk on using multiple resources to focus more explicitly on the tasks involved in consensus and infrastructure

Kansas Leadership Structures Task 1: Plan for District Communication and Collaboration Task 2: Identify Leadership Team Membership Task 3: Identify Roles and Responsibilities of the Leadership Task 4: Establish Leadership Team Norms Task 5: Determine Leadership Team Decision Making Method Task 6: Develop a Shared Vision for MTSS Task 7: Develop Initial Core Beliefs as Leadership Team Task 8: Finalize Core Beliefs with Entire Staff Task 9: Develop a Plan for Communicating with all Stakeholders

Activity How are these resources aligned… How can you use these in your building work…

Leadership is Vital Leaders set the tone, provide the necessary resources, and create reinforcement and accountability systems for teachers and staff to be successful. The implementation and sustainability of RtI will not be successful without your strong leadership and administrative support. Have you ever been part of “something” that has FAILED because of a lack of leadership?

MR.PRINCIPAL

Even Super Coach has his/her limitations… Leadership is more than one person It takes a team to get the work done

Why Building Leadership Teams?-Top 7 1. Research shows that schools with strong collaborative leadership are the most successful in supporting student achievement. 2. Experience tells us that those closest to the students are most capable of making the best, most meaningful educational decisions. 3. Shared leadership and decision making enables the school to increase its leadership capacity in order to manage change. 4. Broad involvement helps foster ownership; a commitment to the systems change on the part of the entire school community. National Institute for Urban School Improvement

Why Building Leadership Teams ? 5. Organizing a small group makes it easier to move the process forward in an efficient fashion. 6. Team structures ensure effective communication in planning for improvement of school programs. 7. Team leadership helps to facilitate rapid and sustained change. National Institute for Urban School Improvement

Change is Hard for Some REMEMBER Consensus Building Tools!