Angela M. Denning State Special Education Director Nancy Konitzer State Title I Director Authentic Stakeholder Engagement: Partnering for Successful School Turnaround

Session Purpose Explore a framework for authentic engagement Share how AZ has use Leading by Convening and Communities of Practice to engage stakeholders Investigate the use of leading by convening

The Problem

The Problem: How the LEAs saw our Support One division, section or program would leave and another would arrive.

The Problem: Random Acts of Improvement Previous practice did not yield expected results LEA and Schools gain limited traction with improvement Especially in persistently low performing schools

What the SEA needed to design Aligned cohesive comprehensive system of support

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A Framework for Stakeholder Involvement Leading by Convening Ensuring Relevant Participation Coalescing around Issues Doing the Work Together

Key Participants Key Advisors Extended Partners Feedback Network Core Team Dissemination Web Communications Links Community of Practice Levels of Participation Convene the group. Take responsibility for structuring each convening and follow up. Plan and monitor interaction. Create engagement strategies. Organize activities. Communicate with decision makers. Oversee review and evaluation. Act as regular contacts for information on the issue. Give advice and help the core team sense issues and adapt activities in a variety of contexts. Make opportunities for the work to be reviewed within their personal networks. Bring their personal network information back into the work of the Core group. Promote the cross-stakeholder approach to problem identification and problem solving. Join the core team periodically when their expertise is needed Volunteer to become involved and represent the perspective of their organization and/or network. Bring the perspective of their role and/or organization into the work. Bring important learnings back to their networks. Identify opportunities within their networks to showcase the learning. Hold both their organizational identity and the group identity while interacting with the group. Identify other practitioners and family members who may become active Receive information. Redistribute information through newsletters, news blasts, meetings, etc. Submit information from newsletters, news blasts, meetings, etc. Customize messages for their particular audience.

Who cares about this issue and why? What work is already underway separately? What shared work could unite us? How can we deepen our connections?

Arizona Department of Education Aligning Efforts & Integrated Support Mission: Strategic Intent: Through collaboration the Arizona Department of Education will ensure the conditions necessary to maximize student success in college, career and citizenship within an evolving competitive environment. To serve Arizona’s education community, ensuring every child has access to an excellent education.

ADE Develops a Collaborative Infrastructure ADE will Deepen Cross- Divisional Expertise ADE Deepens Cross- Divisional Expertise ADE will Deliver Integrated and Well-Coordinated Support Services ADE Delivers Integrated and Well-Coordinated Support Services LEA Systems and Capacity will Improve LEA Systems and Capacity Improves Educator Effectiveness will Improve Educator Effectiveness Improves Student Performance will Improve. SUCCESS If… Then…

The Aligning Efforts & Integrated Support project is aimed at leveraging and coordinating the expertise of the Arizona Department of Education to support and empower districts and schools as they work to dramatically improve student achievement. Right People At the Right Time Right Services Right Services

Aligning Efforts COP Decision makers, authority to make commitments Align and cross-walk the efforts, responsibilities and requirements of units/sections/divisions Focus on “BIG ROCKS” – Streamline reporting duplication – Leverage grants – Develop a “common language” Provide support and oversight to Integrated Support initiative Meets on a monthly basis Communiques are circulated to Integrated Support COP and Teams, other units, and leadership Aligning Efforts COP

Integrated Support COP Comprised of decision makers and area specialists Identify appropriate personnel for Integrated Support Teams Develop and implement roll out of Integrated Support initiative with pilot districts Develop the Integrated Support Teams’ structure: action plans, protocols, etc. Meet on an ad hoc basis, but at least once a month Provide communiques to Aligning Efforts COP Integrated Support COP

Integrated Support Teams Comprised of area specialist within the department to partner with LEAs/schools to leverage expertise to provide more cohesive support Collect & analyze relevant data (e.g., student achievement, demographics, systems analysis, monitoring compliance, funding, perceptual data) Identify unique needs, challenges and strengths Create and implement action plans in collaboration with LEAs/schools to meet identified needs Meet on an ad hoc basis, but at least once a month Communiques circulated to Integrated Support COP, Aligning Efforts COP, and LEAs/schools Integrated Support Team

Questions

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Consider This... Four Simple Questions Who cares about this issue and why? What work is already underway separately? What shared work could unite us? How can we deepen our connections?