1. Using the Hexagon tool to Effectively select a practice
Devin Healey, EdS
Davis School District

2. “Students can not benefit from interventions they do not receive
“Students can not benefit from interventions they do not receive.” -Karen Blase

3. What
How

4. Implementation science

5. Implementation is a “specified set of activities designed to put into practice an activity or program of known dimensions.”
Fixsen, et al., (2005)

6. Why Implementation Science?

7. Literature Review Cross-field synthesis of the literature
Fixsen, D. L., Naoom, S. F., Blase, K. A., Friedman, R. M. & Wallace, F. (2005). Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, The National Implementation Research Network (FMHI Publication #231).
.edu/files/resources/NIRN- MonographFull pdf

8. Degrees of Implementation
80-90% of people-dependent innovations (Rogers, 2002)
“Paper implementation means putting into place new policies and procedures (the ‘recorded theory of change,’ Hernandez & Hodges, 2003) with the adoption of an innovation as the rationale for the policies and procedures.” (Fixsen, et al., 2005)
“Process implementation means putting new operating procedures in place to conduct training workshops, provide supervision, change information reporting forms, and so on (the “expressed theory of change” and “active theory of change,” Hernandez & Hodges, 2003).” (Fixsen, et al., 2005)
“Performance implementation means putting procedures and processes in place in such a way that the identified functional components of change are used with good effect for consumers (the “integrated theory of change,” Hernandez & Hodges, 2003; Paine, Bellamy, & Wilcox, 1984).” (Fixsen, et al., 2005)
Paper implementation especially occurs with outside evaluators as driving force (e.g., accreditation)

9. Implementation science
Overview:
Modules:

11. Selecting Usable Interventions
An intervention needs to be: Teachable Learnable Doable Readily assessed in practice
To be usable, it’s necessary to have sufficient detail about an intervention. With detail you can train educators to implement it with fidelity, replicate it across multiple settings and measure the use of the intervention.

12. Hexagon Tool
Team considers current context, infrastructure, readiness, and determines whether an innovation should be adopted
exploring-context

13. Reflect…
What was the last new practice (curriculum, program, innovation) your LEA adopted?
Have you ever adopted a practice that ultimately did not work as well for your school or district as you would have liked?
What were some of the barriers to desired outcomes?

14. Barriers to successful implementation

15. Evidence-base for practice

16. Fit with current initiatives

17. Resources needed to support implementation

18. Capacity to implement

19. Readiness to scale

20. Need for the practice

22. Let’s Practice
Consider a practice/program you’re considering implementing
Using the hexagon tool, score and evaluate each of the six areas

23. Next Steps What additional questions do you have?
What information is needed?
Who else should be involved in the evaluation of the practice?
Are there alternative practices/innovations that should be considered?

24. Resources http://implementation.fpg.unc.edu/ Search: The Hexagon Tool
context

25. Questions or Comments?

26. References
Fixsen, D. L., Naoom, S. F., Blase, K. A., Friedman, R. M. & Wallace, F. (2005). Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature. Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, The National Implementation Research Network (FMHI Publication #231).
McIntosh, K., Mercer, S. H., Hume, A. E., Frank, J. L., Turri, M. G., & Mathews, S. (2013). Factors related to sustained implementation of school-wide positive behavior support. Exceptional Children, 79,