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A State Staff Guide for Managing Statewide Initiatives Presented by Dr. Lennox McLendon. Welcome. Introduce yourself to your table partners and state ONE initiative that you are either: Presently involved in OR You will be starting soon OR You would like to start. Training Objectives.
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A State Staff Guide for Managing Statewide InitiativesPresented by Dr. Lennox McLendon
Welcome • Introduce yourself to your table partners and state ONE initiative that you are either: • Presently involved in OR • You will be starting soon OR • You would like to start. McLendon and Polis 2011
Training Objectives • You will: • Examine a step-by-step process for piloting and implementing a program improvement initiative statewide • Review resources for state wide initiatives in • Common Core Standards • Teacher Quality • Social Networks • Instructional Technology • Transitioning • Career Pathway • Managed Intake/Enrollment. McLendon and Polis 2011
Going to Scale The process of planning, piloting, integrating, and evaluating a program improvement strategy statewide McLendon and Polis 2011
Task 2: Engaging a workgroup • Selection of the right folks is critical! • Experienced folks with good background knowledge Strong thinkers, analyzers, questioners • Good communicators willing to spread the word and gain input from their colleagues • “Newer” staff to gain broader perspectives McLendon and Polis 2011
If you don’t know where you’re going, you can’t get lost! Task 3: Setting a Vision and Goals • You also won’t know if you got there! • Begin with a vision. • This initiative will be working well when… • Specify goals, outcomes, and/or expectations. • The clearer the specifications, the easier job the pilot sites and early adopters will have. McLendon and Polis 2011
Task 4: Gathering and selecting promising practices • Where do you look? • NAEPDC State Resource Library • http://naepdc.org/resource_library/resource_library_home/resource_library_home.html • Today’s Workshop McLendon and Polis 2011
NAEPDC State Resource Library McLendon and Polis 2011
Task 4: Gathering and selecting promising practices • Where do you look? • NAEPDC state staff contact list by job function • http://naepdc.org/state_staff%20job%20function.htm McLendon and Polis 2011
NAEPDC State Staff Contact List McLendon and Polis 2011
Task 5: Developing a pilot testing plan Key Considerations • Staffing and materials • Staff development and support • Potential pilot sites • Benchmarks to measure success • Action steps • Budget McLendon and Polis 2011
Task 6: Selecting and preparing the pilot sites • Have all of your ducks in a row. • Set the climate. • Set clear expectations. • Have a single point of contact. • Be open to their input and recommendations. • Train thoroughly and then train some more. McLendon and Polis 2011
Task 7: Conducting the pilot, measuring the impact, and developing/fine-tuning PD and resources. • Measuring the impact • Be clear on what you need to know • Process (inputs) • Training and technical assistance provided • Financial impact • Policies and/or guidance in place • Support required by local leadership • Time involved for successful implementation • Products (outputs) • Adapted or developed instructional, management, and training materials • Teacher and/or student outcomes McLendon and Polis 2011
Task 7: Conducting the pilot, measuring the impact, and developing/fine-tuning PD and resources. • Policy alignment • Resource alignment • PD alignment McLendon and Polis 2011
Task 8: Documenting and evaluating the results • Evaluation Criteria • Evidence identified by stakeholders McLendon and Polis 2011
Task 9: Integrating program-wide • To wave or not to wave? • Depends on size of state • Your resources • Level of pilot success • Diversity among your programs McLendon and Polis 2011
Task 10: Celebrating the success • Don’t forget to recognize the pilots and early adopters. • Thank all of the participants in the process. McLendon and Polis 2011
Task 11: Monitoring impact and making necessary adjustments. • Carefully analyze evaluation data to determine strengths, outcomes, and areas needing further adjustments. • Publish a brief report with an executive summary to establish the impact of the initiative on established goals. • Be sure to send report to key stakeholders. McLendon and Polis 2011
Let’s Look at the Resources McLendon and Polis 2011
Final Reflection McLendon and Polis 2011
Always willing to help… • Lennox McLendon • lmclendon@naepdc.org McLendon and Polis 2011