Supporting Administrators in the implementation of Response to Intervention April 19, 2011

1. Supporting Administrators in the implementation of Response to Intervention April 19, 2011 Steve Goodman http://miblsi.cenmi.org

2. “Big Ideas” of this presentation • Our view of leadership within our program • How do we support leadership • Organizational Capacity • Website (Principal, District Leadership) • Manuals • Practice Guides (Practice Profiles) • Data-Decision Facilitator Guide • Individual Competency • Facilitated Meetings • Coaching

3. MiBLSi Mission Statement To develop support systems and sustained implementation of a data-driven, problem-solving model in schools to help students become better readers with social skills necessary for success.

4. Successful Student Outcomes Program/Initiative (set of practices that are implemented with Fidelity) Staff competency to support students/families with the selected practices Organizational capacity to support staff in implementing practices with fidelity Capacity Competency Leadership Implementation Drivers Implementation Drivers Ability to provide direction/vision of process Adapted from Fixsen & Blase, 2008

5. Leadership Functions • Set Vision • Defines the desired or intended future state of the program in terms of its fundamental objective and/or strategy • Provide Management and Coordination • Planning, managing and monitoring around Capacity and Competency development • Provide Facilitative Administration • Creates a “hospitable environment” by identifying barriers and facilitators to support Capacity and Competency development

6. Interaction of Leadership and Implementation Support Drivers Regarding Administrators Purpose: To Develop project Capacity (e.g., data systems, information resources, incentives) and Competency (e.g., selection, training, coaching) so administrators can implement practices with success Focus:

7. MiBLSi Statewide Structure of Support Michigan Department of Education/MiBLSi Leadership Provides guidance, visibility, funding, political support for MiBLSi Who is supported? Across State Regional Technical Assistance ISD Leadership Team Provides coaching for District Teams and technical assistance for Building Teams Provides guidance, visibility, funding, political support Multiple District/Building Teams Multiple schools w/in local district Multiple schools w/in intermediate district LEA District Leadership Team Provides guidance, visibility, funding, political support Building Leadership Team Provides guidance and manages implementation All staff How is support provided? Building Staff All students Provides effective practices to support students Students Improved behavior and reading

8. Leadership Function AND Implementation Supports Function • Leadership • Provides the foundations needed for practice(s) to “foster and grow” • Implementation Support • Provides the support to ensure practice(s) are implemented with fidelity Sustainability

9. Your Turn • Does your project have an identified plan to support administrators? • Yes • No • In Development • Not Sure

10. Developing Capacity Through the MiBLSi Project • Supporting administrators through MiBLSi website • http://miblsi.cenmi.org

12. Developing CapacityThrough “Manualization” • Manuals are created to provide information and tools for implementation • Various levels • District Level • Building Level

13. Implementation Manuals

14. Developing Capacity Through “Practice Profiles”(Implementation Guides) • Implementation Guides have been Developed for • Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports at the Building Level • Reading Supports at the Building Level • Building Leadership Team • District Leadership Team • Quick Guides have been developed for • Principals • Coaches

15. Practice Profiles • Each critical component is a heading • Each level of implementation becomes a dimension on the rubric associated with that critical component. • The conversations around the Profile serve to provide guidance and also for feedback Adapted from work of the Heartland Area Education Agency 11, Iowa

16. Practice Profile: Building Leadership Team Example

17. Practice Profile: District Leadership Team Example Practice Profile: District Leadership Team Example

18. Critical Features for Building Administrator Support (Colvin & Sprick, 1999; Scott & Hunter, 2001) • Make a public statement of support • Obtain faculty/staff consensus • Establish and support of schoolwide PBIS leadership team • Help set vision and maintain standards • Guide the decision making/problem solving process • Reinforcement of leadership team and school faculty accomplishments

19. Critical Features of Building Administrator Support “Quick Guide”

20. Developing Capacity Through Data-Based Facilitator Guides Guides have been developed for • Systems (fidelity of Implementation) measures • Student outcomes measures

21. Data-Based Decision Making: Facilitator Guide Guiding Questions for Facilitator Guiding Questions for Team

22. Example Page for Team Members

23. Example Page for Facilitator

24. Your Turn What are ways that your project works to develop organizational capacity (e.g., data system, information, resources, incentives) to support administrators?

25. Developing CompetencyThrough Facilitated Meetings • Leadership Launch (beginning project participation) • Series of three sessions to provide principals, coaches, and central administration with an introduction to the MiBLSi structure of support and scope/sequence of team training • Principal meetings (during project participation) • Breakfast session before team training • Dinner sessions

26. Developing CompetencyThrough Coaching • Coaching is provided through… • District coaches from Local School District or Intermediate School District • Project staff (Technical Assistance Partners)

27. Intensity of Supports from K. Blase, 2009

28. Your Turn What are ways that your project works to develop individual competency (e.g., selection, training, coaching) to support administrators?