DMM Implementation Teams

Institutes of Higher Education

What is DMM?

• Collaborative project between the Iowa Department of Education and Florida State University

• Comprehensive professional development system to increase family centered services in natural environments statewide

Key Components of DMM1. Clearly Defined Evidence

Based Framework

2. Collaborative, Cross Sector Policy and Practice Content

3. Diverse, Evidence-based, Sustained PD Formats

4. Technology Supported PD

5. Multi-level Assessment and Evaluation

Defining the Implementation Team

• Implementation has multiple definitions… – Fulfillment, putting into action, putting into effect,

carry out, satisfy, performance, execution– My favorite- strategy execution!– For DMM, each of the definitions fits what

we need to do… (but not necessarily in the order listed!) –And with everything we want to do…–We need a team

Quick Reminder of Implementation Team’s First Steps

• Set up the team– Identify members– Find time(s) to meet/connect

• Gather information– Program description– Technology survey

• Identify 1st Cohort Peer Partners– Support the peer partners access to PD

Now What?Putting into Action…

• Begin a written plan with your own regional goals, expectations, timelines and data to collect that will support your cohort membership

• Revisit the membership… now what you have gotten a start… is anyone missing who could help make the process move forward– Quicker (e.g. another/different administrator?

Techie? Another member to help out? Support staff?)– With more enthusiasm (e.g. a family member, IHE

member, community provider, someone who gets it?)– With credibility (e.g. someone who is doing it already,

a community leader who is on board?

Get Ready for Implementation…

• Appoint a leader• Review your written plan with the

State Team• Be sure you are gathering the

information you need/want to validate implementation from multiple sources (e.g. State team, External evaluator, FSU, Peer partners, local/regional teams)

• Make sure your peer partners have everything they need and are ready to roll

Carry Out/Execute!

• Keep an eye and ear out for potential barriers or challenges… just getting started isn’t enough… keeping it going requires attention

• Set up a schedule for communication with your team, with the Peer Partners and their supervisors (if it isn’t you), with the State Team, with FSU (we love to stay in touch!)

• Share your message with others frequently, consistently, simply and get others to join you

Check out the AI Hub!

• http://implementation.fpg.unc.edu/module-3• An entire learning module on Implementation

Teams• Cites research that shows difference between

use of implementation teams and what happens without it! (Not much!)

• Teams are the difference between letting it happen, helping it happen and MAKING IT HAPPEN!