Connecting State Connecting State Performance Plans and Performance Plans and

Technical Assistance Technical Assistance Through Evidence-Through Evidence-Based EducationBased Education

Melissa PriceMelissa Price

Higher Education Support Center for Higher Education Support Center for SystemsChangeSystemsChange

Syracuse UniversitySyracuse UniversityAugust 2006August 2006

Presentation OverviewPresentation Overview

Identify one method for linking SSP Identify one method for linking SSP and Technical Assistance.and Technical Assistance.

Explain how NYS Learning Explain how NYS Learning Communities work.Communities work.

Detail 3 part logic model for Detail 3 part logic model for Technical Assistance. Technical Assistance.

Discuss the feasibility of this Discuss the feasibility of this arrangement in other areas.arrangement in other areas.

NYS ContextNYS Context

Over 700 school districtsOver 700 school districts 3.3 million public school students3.3 million public school students Over 100 IHE’s with teacher Over 100 IHE’s with teacher

preparation programspreparation programs NYC and the BIG 4NYC and the BIG 4 Large rural areasLarge rural areas Racial, cultural and linguistic diversityRacial, cultural and linguistic diversity Emphasis on data analysis and causal Emphasis on data analysis and causal

analysisanalysis Technical Assistance NetworksTechnical Assistance Networks

8/99

NYS RegionsNYS Regions

Support for LEAsSupport for LEAs

Regional ConfigurationsRegional Configurations

ContinuityContinuity ConsistencyConsistency Contract/ Subcontract ProcessContract/ Subcontract Process AccountabilityAccountability

Evolution of Learning Evolution of Learning Communities in NYSCommunities in NYS

National Staff Development National Staff Development StandardsStandards

HESC sponsored initiativesHESC sponsored initiatives Higher Education Task Force Study Higher Education Task Force Study

GroupsGroups Leadership GroupsLeadership Groups Learning Communities initial yearLearning Communities initial year

Learning Communities Begin

May 2005 Inclusion Conference

Learning CommunitiesImplement Work Plans

2005 – 2006

May 2006 Inclusion Conference• Learning Communities Report Out

• And Make Decisions to Continue, Change Focus

or DiscontinueLC

TIMELINE AND CYCLE

Purpose of the Purpose of the Learning CommunitiesLearning Communities

Improve communication for more Improve communication for more consistent application of consistent application of research, policy and practiceresearch, policy and practice

Multiple stakeholdersMultiple stakeholders Different perspectivesDifferent perspectives Various degrees of expertise and Various degrees of expertise and

experienceexperience

Purpose of the Purpose of the Learning CommunitiesLearning Communities

To build capacity through shared To build capacity through shared experience, interaction and experience, interaction and engagementengagement

Explore the use of a variety of Explore the use of a variety of communication methods such as the communication methods such as the website forums, telephone conference website forums, telephone conference calls, web-enhanced conference calls, calls, web-enhanced conference calls, person to person meeting, person to person meeting, videoconferencing. videoconferencing.

NYS State NYS State Performance PlansPerformance Plans 20 indicators20 indicators Some baseline data already existsSome baseline data already exists Some baseline data collection being Some baseline data collection being

createdcreated Creating more systematic ways to Creating more systematic ways to

tie SPP to Technical Assistance tie SPP to Technical Assistance effortsefforts

The ChallengeThe Challenge

How to coordinate resources, focus How to coordinate resources, focus on State Performance Plans and on State Performance Plans and improve student outcomes.improve student outcomes.

Policy intent vs. Policy Policy intent vs. Policy

implementationimplementation

Moving beyond intention to actionMoving beyond intention to action

POLICY

PRACTICE

RESEARCH

Critical Elements for LC Efforts Critical Elements for LC Efforts

in 06-07in 06-07• Intent to change one or more of the 20 State Performance Plan Indicators in an advantageous way,

• Increased likelihood of success (the terms evidence based education and scientifically based education, etc will be part of this explanation),

• And a design that will plan for the collection of data or evidence to prove or disprove the effectiveness of the activity/intervention.

SPP MatrixSPP Matrix

The Logic Model - A Three Part The Logic Model - A Three Part ProcessProcess

Part One Part ThreePart Two

WORK PLAN FINAL REPORT

How

Things

“Are/Were”

When We

Start(ed).

What the

Learning

Community

Will Do

To Improve

the Situation.

What Resulted

and How We

Know That.

BASELINE

06-07 Logic Model for 06-07 Logic Model for LCs:LCs: Resembles an I.E.P. with goals, Resembles an I.E.P. with goals,

benchmarks, and evaluationbenchmarks, and evaluation Coordinate with State Coordinate with State

Performance Plan IndicatorsPerformance Plan Indicators Incorporate NCLB Standards Incorporate NCLB Standards Provide data on which to base Provide data on which to base

decisions to scale up, revise or decisions to scale up, revise or discontinue.discontinue.

GoalsGoals Activities and Activity OutcomesActivities and Activity Outcomes Rationale – SBR/EBE Rationale – SBR/EBE Intermediate Quantitative Intermediate Quantitative

OutcomesOutcomes Intermediate Qualitative OutcomesIntermediate Qualitative Outcomes PartnersPartners LogisticsLogistics BudgetBudget

Part Two: The Work PlanPart Two: The Work Plan

PartnersPartners

IDEA PartnershipIDEA Partnership Conference ParticipationConference Participation Partner Matrix Partner Matrix Learning Community EngagementLearning Community Engagement Levels of CommitmentLevels of Commitment

Discussion and Discussion and ApplicationApplication

Key Lesson:Key Lesson:

Learning Communities Enable Learning Communities Enable Policies to MatterPolicies to Matter

Horizontal Scaling UpHorizontal Scaling Up

Better dissemination through Better dissemination through peer to peer networkspeer to peer networks

For further For further information:information:

Melissa PriceMelissa Price

New York Higher Education Support New York Higher Education Support Center for SystemsChangeCenter for SystemsChange

Syracuse UniversitySyracuse University

www.systemschange.syr.eduwww.systemschange.syr.edu