The Partnership Way: Blueprint Development Session

1. The Partnership Way:Blueprint Development Session Joanne CashmanDirector, The IDEA Partnership At NASDSE Luann Purcell Executive Director, CASE Stacy Skalski Dir. of Professional Policy & Practice, NASP

2. Purpose of Our Meeting • Design a Blueprint that will help guide replication of the Partnership Way at the local and state levels. • Develop self-assessment rubrics to help guide reflection and self-evaluation of the three critical elements of this way of working: Adaptive/Human Side, Technical Side, Operational Side

3. IDEA 1997 Required Technical, Operational and Adaptive Change • Access to the general curriculum • Participation in large scale assessments • Evidence based practice • Placement neutral funding • We had knowledge and skill gaps ….but most importantly… • We had relationship gaps with the partners we needed to accomplish the new vision • With this understanding was born…The IDEA Partnership

4. The Ongoing Challenge: Humans • Learning that technical solutions are necessary but often not sufficient • Knowing when a persistent problem needs a adaptive (human) solution • Building adaptive (human) skills as a part of strategy

5. Two Routes to Policy Decision Making

6. Critical Elements Adaptive Focuses on the consensus building that is needed as a pre-requisite to teamwork. People have to agree to proceed. How do they come to agreement? Requires understanding and a willingness to make behavior changes. Technical Focuses on the building of the infrastructure that is necessary to proceed to implementation. What tools do you need? What policies and procedures will guide you? Who will participate in decision making? How often will a group meet? Requires information, knowledge or tools. Operational Focuses on operational steps to implementing the Partnership Way. Reference: Heifetz and Linsky, Leadership on the Line, 2002

7. A Framework for Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder Engagement: The IDEA Partnership Way New kinds of leadership Translate complex challenges into ways that individuals can contribute Shared Concerns What will bring people together? Coalescing around issues Leading by convening Ensuring relevant participation Doing work together Focus on the work and the relationship Recognize Individual pursuits and shared goals The right mix of stakeholders Who must be involved to ensure changes in practice? Infrastructure for Engagement

8. A New Framework for Stakeholder Engagement Coalescing around Issues Doing the Work Together Leading by Convening Ensuring Relevant Participation

9. The Partnership Way • Coalesce around issues Ask yourself: Who cares about this issue and why? • Ensure relevant participation Ask yourself: What work is already underway? • Do work together Ask yourself: What shared work could unite us? • Lead by convening Ask yourself: Can you successfully lead on this issue without your stakeholders?

10. Our Process for our Work Together • Review Agenda • Working on a team focusing on one quadrant at a time • Groups balanced across stakeholder groups • Stay focused on your quadrant • We will work together on quadrant 4 (Leading by Convening) • Record and save your work on a computer in the worksheets provided • Monitor your time so that your work addresses each step needed

13. “In theory, there is no difference between theoryand practice …in practice…there is….” YOGI BERRA

14. Questions? Discussion?