Dean Fixsen, Karen Blase,Rob Horner, and George Sugai
University of North Carolina – Chapel HillUniversity of Oregon
University of Connecticut
SISEP
Project Directors 2009
SISEP Center
State Implementation and Scaling up of Evidence-based Practices (SISEP)
www.scalingup.org
DoE and OSEP Leaders
Project Officer: Jennifer Doolittle
© Dean Fixsen, Karen Blase, Robert Horner, George Sugai, 2009
System Change
“Education has a thousand pilots and no central heating system”
Tom Luce, National Math and Science Initiative
Scaling Up
EBPs currently are used where they are most wanted (boutique uses)
Social impact will come from going where they are most needed
Accessible to ALL students and families who could benefit
Common usage = work with the willing and the reluctant
Scaling Up
Scaling up is achieved when at least 60% of the students/ schools that could benefit from an innovation have full and effective access to that innovation
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Capacity Development
To scale up interventions we must first scale up implementation capacity
Building implementation capacity is essential to maximizing the use of EBPs and other innovations
Large scale, real time changeGlennan, Bodilly, Galegher, & Kerr (2004)
Selection Criteria
The State has documented implementation of an evidence-based curriculum/instruction initiative or a behavior support program.
The State has demonstrated committed leadership at the State level.
The State is willing to dedicate roughly $2 million a year to scaling up evidence-based practices.
© Dean Fixsen, Karen Blase, Robert Horner, George Sugai, 2009
© Dean Fixsen, Karen Blase, Robert Horner, George Sugai, 2009
Selection Criteria
The State is willing to participate in and contribute to a community of practice.
The State has a statewide data collection system in place.
Scaling Up Start with the end in mind
What will it take to:
Make statewide use of education innovations…
That produce increasingly effective outcomes…
For the next 50 years?
State Management
Team
State Transformation
Team
Regional Implementation
Team
N = 50 – 200 Schools
Regional Implementation
Team
N = 50 – 200 Schools
Regional Implementation
Team
N = 50 – 200 Schools
Regional Implementation
Team
N = 50 – 200 Schools
IMPLEMENTATION CAPACITY FOR
SCALING UP EBPs
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State Management
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State Transformation
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Regional Implementation
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N = 50 – 200 Schools
First Regional Implementation
Team
N = 9 StaffN = 50 Schools
Regional Implementation
Team
N = 50 – 200 Schools
Regional Implementation
Team
N = 50 – 200 Schools
IMPLEMENTATION CAPACITY FOR
SCALING UP EBPs
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Prepare Communities
Prepare schools and staff
Work with Researchers
Assure Implementation
Prepare Districts Assure Student Benefits
Create Readiness
Parents and Stakeholders
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Student Benefits
Technical
Integrated & Compensatory
Performance Assessment (Fidelity)
Coaching
Training
Selection
Systems Intervention
Facilitative Administration
Decision Support Data System
Competence Organization
Leadership
Adaptive
System ChangeEXISTING SYSTEM
EFFECTIVE INNOVATIONS
ARE CHANGED TO
FIT THE SYSTEM
EXISTING SYSTEM IS
CHANGED TO SUPPORT
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
THE INNOVATION
EFFECTIVE INNOVATION
System Change
Innovative practices do not fare well in existing organizational structures and systems
Organizational and system changes are essential to successful use of innovations
Expect it, Plan for it
Cannot change a whole system at once
Transformation Zone
Use Innovations
Develop Implementation Infrastructure
Change System
Transformation Zone A “vertical slice” of the education system
(from the classroom to the Capitol)
The “slice” is large enough (critical mass) to include all aspects of the system
» Develop capacity to change systems
The “slice” is small enough to be manageable
» Manage the change process (small bites)
» Manage the risks (most innovations don’t work at first)
» Limit the damage (quick recovery, rapid resolution)
SYSTEM ALIGNMENT
State Department
Districts/ Regions
Schools
Teachers/ Staff
Effective Practices
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FORM SUPPORTS FUNCTION
For More InformationFor More InformationDean L. Fixsen, Ph.D.
919-966-3892
Karen A. Blase, Ph.D.
919-966-9050
State Implementation and Scaling up of Evidence-based Practices
National Implementation Research Network
www.scalingup.org
http://nirn.fpg.unc.edu
For More Information
The OSEP-funded National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior and Intervention Supports was established to address the behavioral and discipline systems needed for successful learning and social development of students. The Center provides capacity-building information and technical support about behavioral systems to assist states and districts in the design of effective schools.
Thank YouWe thank the following for their support
Annie E. Casey Foundation (EBPs and cultural competence)
William T. Grant Foundation (implementation literature review)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (implementation strategies grants; NREPP reviews; SOC analyses of implementation; national implementation awards)
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (implementation research contract)
National Institute of Mental Health (research and training grants)
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (program development and evaluation grants
Office of Special Education Programs (Capacity Development Center contract)
Agency for Children and Families (Child Welfare Leadership Development contract)
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