IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE OVERVIEW

CONTEXT & RATIONALE

OUTCOMES % of Participants who Demonstrate Knowledge, Demonstrate New Skills in a Training Setting, and Use new Skills in the Classroom TRAINING COMPONENTS Knowledge Skill Demonstration Use in the Classroom Theory and Discussion 10%5%0%..+Demonstration in Training 30%20%0% …+ Practice & Feedback in Training 60% 5% …+ Coaching in Classroom 95% —Joyce and Showers, 2002

Implementation Math Formula for Success WHAT: Effective Interventions HOW: Effective Implementation WHERE: Supportive Contexts WHY: Positive Outcomes for Students

IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORKS

TeamsCycles DriversStages Usable Interventions Active Implementation Frameworks

Usable Interventions Operational Definitions Clear Description Performance Assessment Essential Functions

Implementation Stages ExplorationInstallation Initial Implementation Full Implementation 2-4 Years Assess needs Examine intervention components Consider Implementation Drivers Assess Fit Assess needs Examine intervention components Consider Implementation Drivers Assess Fit Acquire Resources Prepare Organization Prepare Implementation Drivers Prepare Staff Acquire Resources Prepare Organization Prepare Implementation Drivers Prepare Staff Adjust Implementation Drivers Manage Change Deploy Data Systems Initiate Improvement Cycles Adjust Implementation Drivers Manage Change Deploy Data Systems Initiate Improvement Cycles Monitor & Manage Implementation Drivers Achieve Fidelity & Outcome Benchmarks Further Improve Fidelity & Outcomes Monitor & Manage Implementation Drivers Achieve Fidelity & Outcome Benchmarks Further Improve Fidelity & Outcomes

Stages Reflection How will knowledge of Stages inform your future practice?

Performance Assessment (Fidelity) Coaching Training Selection Systems Intervention Facilitative Administration Decision Support Data System Competency Drivers Organization Drivers Implementation Drivers © Fixsen & Blase, 2008 Leadership AdaptiveTechnical

Core Implementation Components © Fixsen & Blase, 2008 Positive Outcomes for Students Competency Drivers Organization Drivers Leadership Effective Educational Practices How: What: Why: Capacity to provide direction and vision Staff capacity to support children/families with the selected practices Institutional capacity to support teachers & staff in implementing practices with fidelity

Improvement Cycles: Usability Testing Plan Study Act Plan DoStudy Act Plan DoStudy Act Do

“We tend to focus on snapshots of isolated parts of the system and wonder why our deepest problems never seem to get solved.” —Senge, 1990 Linked Team Structures School-based Implementation Team School-based Implementation Team District-based Implementation Team District-based Implementation Team Regionally-based Implementation Team State-based Implementation Team State-based Implementation Team Decision- makers: Data, Curriculum, Funding, Personnel

Impl. TeamNO Impl. Team Effective Making it Happen IMPLEMENTATION INTERVENTION 80%, 3 Yrs 14%, 17 Yrs Balas & Boren, 2000 Green & Seifert, 2005 Fixsen, Blase, Timbers, & Wolf, 2001 Letting it Happen Helping it Happen Implementation Teams

Practice-Policy Communication Cycle Policy Practice Policy Enables Practices Plan Do External Implementation Support Policy Practice Structure Procedure Practice Informs Policy Feedback Study - Act FORM SUPPORTS FUNCTION

STATE IMPLEMENTATION WORK

District & School Transformation Office of Early Learning K-3 Literacy Curriculum & Instruction Federal Programs Educator Effectiveness Accountability Communication & Visibility Professional Development Technical Assistance Evaluation & Research Exceptional Children

DCA

Implementation Quick Start What does this work mean? quickstart/ quickstart/

Getting Started: Tools & Resources Hexagon Tool Initiative Inventory Practice Profile District Capacity Assessment The Active Implementation Hub Quick Start Video

Amy Jablonski MTSS State Coordinator & Implementation Specialist Heather Reynolds State Implementation Specialist & Data Analyst