Blueprints for RtI Implementation
Coaches/Principals
10/8/09
Blueprint
Acknowledgements
NASDSE – Response to Intervention (RtI): Blueprints for Implementation at the State, District and Local Levels – December 6, 2009
David Tilly, Ph.D. Coordinator of Assessment Services Heartland AEA 11 Iowa
Blueprint Authors
Conceptual Framework
• School Building as unit of change
• Change guided by use of key resources • NASDSE Blueprints• Kansas MTSS • School Self-Assessment of RTI Implementation
(SAPSI)• Surveys on Staff Beliefs, Practice, and Skills.
RTI Change Model
Consensus
Infrastructure
Implementation
Three Phases
Three Phases• Consensus Building (Commitment)• Infrastructure
Development• Implementation
Activity
Talk at your table and identify things you may be doing at each phase……….
What issues are you encountering?
Report out………..
CONSENSUS
Why have past initiatives failed?
Purpose unclear Lack of ongoing communication Unrealistic expectations of initial success Failure to measure and analyze progress Participants not involved in planning… School culture is ignored Failure to achieve CONSENSUS
What is Consensus Building?
A process that: Shows people precisely what is being proposed
and why Gets people on the same page Gives people time to explore and ask questions Is open, honest, accurate If done well, results in commitment and buy-in Tilly, 2007
In the beginning
necessary to participate in a Response to Intervention Model
None of Beliefs, Skills, Knowledge
All of Beliefs, Skills,
Knowledge
Over Time
necessary to participate in aResponse to Intervention Model
None of Beliefs, Skills, Knowledge
All of Beliefs, Skills,
Knowledge
Goal
None of Beliefs, Skills, Knowledge
All of Beliefs, Skills,
Knowledge
necessary to participate in a Problem Solving/Response to Intervention Model
Consensus Building
Educators will embrace new ideas when two conditions exist:
They understand the NEED for the idea They perceive that they either have the
SKILLS to implement the idea OR they have the SUPPORT to develop the skills
Strategies for building consensus Explain “the why” behind RtI
- What we’ve been doing hasn’t worked
- New practices are available
- Accountability
Facilitate a shift in thinking Provide a clear vision Explain the scope and sequence
Strategies (cont.)
Provide a voice for all stakeholders Find success stories Look at school data Provide professional development Anticipate resistance & get it out in the
open
NASDSE Blueprint
Component 1: Consensus BuildingAction 1 - Provide information and coordinate with
district administration.Action 2 - Provide information to school staff and
others about RtI.Action 3 - Identify consensus level among staff
necessary for implementing RtI.Action 4 – Determine next stepsAction 5 – Plan to support change initiative
NASDSE Blueprint
Component 2: Infrastructure Building Action 1: Form a leadership team Action 2: Leadership team receives appropriate
training and skill development to lead the RtI initiative. Action 3: The leadership team will work through ten
basic questions to develop action plans
Kansas Multi-Tier Systems of Support Structuring Guide
Reminder—you are working simultaneously in two stages: consensus and infrastructure
Crosswalk on using multiple resources to focus more explicitly on the tasks involved in consensus and infrastructure
Kansas Leadership Structures
Task 1: Plan for District Communication and Collaboration Task 2: Identify Leadership Team Membership Task 3: Identify Roles and Responsibilities of the Leadership Task 4: Establish Leadership Team Norms Task 5: Determine Leadership Team Decision Making Method Task 6: Develop a Shared Vision for MTSS Task 7: Develop Initial Core Beliefs as Leadership Team Task 8: Finalize Core Beliefs with Entire Staff Task 9: Develop a Plan for Communicating with all Stakeholders
Activity
How are these resources aligned…
How can you use these in your building work…
Leadership is VitalLeaders set the tone, provide the necessary
resources, and create reinforcement and accountability systems for teachers and
staff to be successful. The implementation and sustainability of RtI will not be
successful without your strong leadership and administrative support.
Have you ever been part of “something” that has FAILEDbecause of a lack of leadership?
MR.PRINCIPAL
Even Super Coach has his/her limitations…
Leadership is more than one person
It takes a team to get the work done
Why Building Leadership Teams?-Top 7
1. Research shows that schools with strong collaborative leadership are the most successful in supporting student achievement.
2. Experience tells us that those closest to the students are most capable of making the best, most meaningful educational decisions.
3. Shared leadership and decision making enables the school to increase its leadership capacity in order to manage change.
4. Broad involvement helps foster ownership; a commitment to the systems change on the part of the entire school community.
National Institute for Urban School Improvement www.urbanschools.org
Why Building Leadership Teams?
5. Organizing a small group makes it easier to move the process forward in an efficient fashion.
6. Team structures ensure effective communication in planning for improvement of school programs.
7. Team leadership helps to facilitate rapid and sustained change.
National Institute for Urban School Improvement www.urbanschools.org
Change is Hard for Some
REMEMBER Consensus Building Tools!