It's time to pull over and take in the view. Practitioners initiate the pilot to test out all the hard work and preparation that's gone into fulfilling the district's vision. Pilot practitioners understand procedures and expectations and have begun collecting data that will be used inform progress evaluation. Ongoing staff supports are in place to learn from practitioners and problem-solve effectively.
Initial Implementation Outcomes Checklist
Ongoing staff support handout
The District Implementation Team will:
Communicate to stakeholders that initial implementation has begun
Ensure ongoing staff supports are established and occur regularly (e.g. staff meetings, PLCs, coaching, training)
Confirm staff understand initiative expectations
Modify coaching schedule as needed
Review and refine staff management opportunities
Citation: National Implementation Research Network (2020). Implementation Stages Planning Tool Chapel Hill, NC: National Implementation Research Network, FPG Child Development Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ongoing staff supports are initiated to monitor and strengthen evidence-based interventions, e.g., regular staff meetings, coaching, refresher mini-trainings on pertinent inclusion topics, professional learning communities to support collaborative service models.
Now the fun begins! Practitioners begin to access PD materials, select a focus within the PD initiative, and adapt their teaching practices with coaching support.
Here, incremental change should be the goal, and small steps must be celebrated. The Literacy Team should be on the lookout for practitioners making documented adaptations and find ways of disseminating these successes.
Coaching should not be evaluative here. Coaching should focus entirely on supporting and expanding implementation in the classroom.
Early and often, document positive student change.
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