COSA SISEP PRESENTATION DAVID DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT APRIL 2010

In Transition & Limited Resources Transitions – Reading First Cohort A ended – Leadership Added Assistant Superintendent Secondary Added Assistant Superintendent Elem New Curriculum Director New PBS Coordinator – Began Exploration/ Installation EBISS PBS Leadership – EBISS –EBISS Mtg. – EBISS Executive Team – EBISS Mtg – Middle Schools starting School Wide Title I process – Retiring Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent – New Superintendent Limited Resources – Reserve spending to maintain infrastructure – Reserve spending to maintain infrastructure – Eliminated Elem Literacy Coaches – Shifted School Improvement Coordinators to ARRA funds – Reserve fund exhausted – ARRA funds exhausted – School Improvement Coordinators back in general fund and in proposed budget

Stages of Implementation: Exploration Installation Initial Implementation Full Implementation Innovation Sustainability EBISS PBS Elem PBS MS PBS HS IPBS Elem IPBS MS IPBS HS FBA/BSP (Elem & MS) Core Reading Elem Core Reading/LA MS/HS Strategic: Reading Elem Strategic: Reading/LA MS/HS Intensive: Reading Elem Intensive: Reading/LA MS/HS Adapted from: Fixsen, Naoom, Blase, Friedman, & Wallace, 2005

What We Have Learned From SISEP Providing district support is challenging if we don’t all have the same target It is okay to slow down and be selective about the professional development we will provide and the outcomes we want to see The importance of having all the implementation drivers (especially coaching and performance assessment) in place before taking on a new innovation or phase of implementation The importance of providing support to schools based on their phase of implementation, not a predetermined timeline for an ideal roll-out

Commonalities Amongst Initiatives Making evidence-based practices a priority (do it right, then do it better) Ensuring implementation drivers exist Selection Training Coaching Performance Evaluation Effective and efficient teaming practices Using data for decision making Strategic planning - thinking outside the box

Looking Forward with Budget Constraints Using data to determine the effectiveness of practices and systems that the district can/will support Determining sustainability for the next five years and building systems while anticipating a reduction in resources Simplifying and integrating teams, tools, training, processes, and evaluation