1. EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION: EXPLORATION http://goo.gl/cwJ1O4

2. Implementation Quick Start What does this work mean? https://unc-fpg-cdi.adobeconnect.com/_a992899727/ai-lesson- quickstart/ https://unc-fpg-cdi.adobeconnect.com/_a992899727/ai-lesson- quickstart/

3. NC Implementation Structures State Implementation Team: C&V, PD, TAC, RE State Implementation Team: C&V, PD, TAC, RE Leadership and Policy Implementation Design Team

4. NC Implementation Structures State Implementation Team Leadership and Policy Implementation Design Team MTSS K-3 Formative Assessment LEASA

5. Rationale RESEARCH PRACTICE GAP IMPLEMENTATION “Students cannot benefit from interventions they do not experience.”

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

7. TeamsCycles DriversStages Usable Interventions Active Implementation Frameworks

8. “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

9. 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

10. Usable Interventions Operational Definitions Clear Description Performance Assessment Essential Functions

11. 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

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

13. 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

14. Assess students’ needs Identify practices and programs to meet students’ needs Assess the fit and feasibility of implementing and sustaining the programs that are identified Exploration “Should we do it?”

15. Exploration “Should we do it?” Hexagon Tool Needs Fit Resource Availability Evidence Capacity to Implement Readiness for Replication

16. EXPLORATION EXAMPLE: LEA SELF-ASSESSMENT

17. Exploration: Analysis & Planning

18. Exploration Activities Form team Develop communication plan Analyze data Select targeted areas Review possible programs, practices, interventions Select best program/practice based on best fit with: Need Available resources – capacity and sustainability Strength of evidence Replicability Plan for buy-in and readiness Adapted from Stages of Implementation Analysis by NIRN/SISEPStages of Implementation Analysis

19. TOOLS & RESOURCES

20. Tools & Resources http://ncimplementationscience.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/EC+Instit ute+-+Exploration http://ncimplementationscience.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/EC+Instit ute+-+Exploration http://ncimplementationscience.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Explorati on+Resources http://ncimplementationscience.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Explorati on+Resources Hexagon Tool Initiative Inventory Practice Profile The Active Implementation Hub Quick Start Video Stages of Implementation Analysis for Education by NIRN/SISEP Stages of Implementation Analysis for Education by NIRN/SISEP

21. Initiative Inventory

22. Hexagon Tool

23. Practice Profiles http://implementation.fpg.unc.edu/modules-and-lessons Lesson 3: Practice Profiles Provide clear definitions and descriptions of developmental variations of an implementation Examples http://mtss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Practice+Profiles http://ncimplementationscience.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/LEA+Self- Assessment http://ncimplementationscience.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/LEA+Self- Assessment

24. R = MC 2 Readiness = Motivation x (general) Capacity x (initiative) Capacity (Wandersman, 2015)

25. Motivation Relative advantage Compatibility Doability Trialability Observability Priority Stages Cycles Usable Interventions

26. Initiative Capacity Intervention-specific knowledge, skills, and abilities Program champions Specific implementation climate supports Interorganizational relationships Usable Interventions DriversTeams

27. General Capacity Culture Climate Organizational Innovativeness Resource Utilization Leadership Structure Staff Capacity Stages Cycles Drivers Teams

28. DCA

29. Activity: Hexagon Tool

30. General Supervision SPP/APR Data Collection Dispute Resolution System Policies, Practices and Procedures Monitoring Activities Improvement, Correction, Incentives, & Sanctions Targeted Technical Assistance Fiscal Management

31. Academics Continuum of Transitions Behavior SSIP: Focus for Improvement Engagement

32. This Professional Learning Supports Improved Graduation Rate for Students with Disabilities by: Active implementation of evidence-based instruction, preK through secondary Local capacity building Technical and adaptive leadership Comprehensive and efficient assessment system Student, Family, Staff, and Community Engagement Academics Active implementation of evidence-based behavioral programming, preK through secondary Local capacity building Culturally responsive instruction Positive school/class climate Comprehensive and efficient assessment system Student, Family, Staff, and Community Engagement Behavior Active implementation of evidence-based transition practices, preK to post- secondary Local capacity building Systemic and coordinated supports (including wraparound), preK to post-secondary Consistent attendance Extracurricular and/or employment opportunities Student, Family, Staff, and Community Engagement Continuum of Transitions Engagement

33. Contact: Lindsey Fults, ESL Consultant and SIT member, NCDPI Lindsey.fults@dpi.nc.gov Cynthia Dewey, Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge and SIT member, NCDPI Cynthia.dewey@dpi.nc.gov Heather Reynolds, State Implementation Specialist & Data Analyst, NCDPI heather.reynolds@dpi.nc.gov NCImplementationScience@dpi.nc.gov http://ncimplementationscience.ncdpi.wikispaces.net