1. Developing a System to Build Quality
2015 Leadership Conference
“All In: Achieving Results Together”
Minnesota’s Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities (CoE)
Developing a System to Build Quality
Lisa Backer, Early Childhood Special Education Supervisor
Division of Early Learning Services
Minnesota Department of Education

2. MN Section 619: Outcome 2, Summary Statement 1

3. Start with Why Why: Increase slope of developmental trajectories
How: Do it right! Do it Well!
What: Components of Quality
Lisa
Simon Sinek: Start with Why
How Great Leaders Inspire Action

4. Technical Assistance
National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI)
NECTAC/ECO/DaSY
TACSEI/Pyramid Model
ECPC
CEELO
NCRRC
DEC/ECTA (Fox/Trivette/Smith)
State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based practices (SISEP)
Data Analytic Partnership
National Implementation Research Network (NIRN)
Juliann Woods, Robin McWilliam, Lilian Duran

5. Adaptive Technical Assistance
National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI)
NECTAC/ECO
TACSEI/Pyramid Model
ECPC
CEELO
NCRRC
DEC/ECTA
State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based practices (SISEP)
National Implementation Research Network (NIRN)
Juliann Woods, Robin McWilliam, Lilian Duran

6. A Bit About Minnesota: State Level
Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is the lead agency for Part C
Part C and 619 are within MDE’s Division of Early Learning Services
Eligible children receive FAPE from birth
Moderate eligibility state for Part C
12/1/14 Child Count
5,449 infants and toddlers 0-2
15,295 children 3-5

7. A Bit About Minnesota: Program Level
339 school districts deliver early intervention (EI) and preschool special education services.
Small districts may cooperate to provide EI.
Teachers/providers work within teams.
Types of Leaders:

8. Program assessment to build awareness

9. Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities
10.0 FTE Professional Development Facilitator (PDF)
Role of PDF
Stand beside local leaders
Review results of INSPIRE ACTION
Provide resources to build foundational program quality
Explore useable interventions
Serve as external coach

10. Centers of Excellence for Young Children with Disabilities
Useable Interventions
Pyramid Model, a.k.a. TACSEI (Fox, Dunlap, Smith & Strain)
Family-guided Routines-based Intervention (Woods)
Classroom Engagement Model (McWilliam)
*RP2 Reaching Potentials through Recommended Practices

11. Useable intervention: Pyramid Model
A framework for supporting the social emotional needs of young children in inclusive and natural environments
Essential Elements 
Tiered strategies for teaching social emotional skills
High Quality Supportive Environments
Nurturing and Responsive Relationships
Integrated instruction and interventions
Data based problem solving
Targeted Social Emotional Supports

12. Useable intervention: Classroom Engagement
A systematic approach to embedding intervention into classroom environments and everyday routines for children
Essential Elements
Routines-based Interview 
Functional Goals  
Integrated Specialized Services
Incidental Teaching
Zone Defense Schedule
Data Collection

13. Useable Intervention: FGRBI
Developmentally appropriate family priorities are embedded within daily routines. Focuses on supporting and coaching the child’s caregivers
Essential Elements
Family centered Individualized Services &Supports
Occur in everyday routines, activities, places
Instruction based on functional outcomes
Team-based collaboration
Parent/Caregiver implemented
Coaching as the Primary Service provider

14. Systems Governance Cross-sector State Leadership Team
MDE (ECSE, Head Start, State Pre-K)
DHS (Child Care Development, Children’s Mental Health)
MDH (Maternal child health home visiting)
Others
Intervention-specific advisory teams

15. Active Implementation Frameworks
Making It Happen
Active Implementation Frameworks
USABLE INTERVENTIONS
To experience the benefits of the intervention, what exactly are practitioners saying and doing?
IMPLEMENTATION STAGES
What steps lead to successful implementation?
IMPLEMENTATION DRIVERS
What critical program and organizational supports are needed to implement this change?
IMPLEMENTATION TEAMS
Who helps guide the change process?
IMPROVEMENT CYCLES
How can we efficiently solve problems and get better?
Interventions
Stages
Drivers
Teams
Cycles
©Copyright Dean Fixsen and Karen Blase 
(c) Dean Fixsen and Karen Blase, 2012

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17. Implementation Takes Time!
Major Implementation Initiatives occur in stages:
Exploration and Sustainability
Installation
Initial Implementation
Full Implementation (Sustainability & Effectiveness)
Fixsen, Naoom, Blase, Friedman, & Wallace, 2005C 17

18. Stages of Implementation

19. Five Year Financial Partnership
Year of Implementation
Local Program
State
Year 1* 0%
100%
Year 2
20%
80%
Year 3
40%
60%
Year 4
Year 5
Years 6+
*Funding is a $12,000 Year-1 base plus a per-child amount of $100 for Part B/619 and $50 for Part C.

20. “Double Bubble”
National Implementation Research Network, 2012

21. Active Implementation Hub