Welcome ToImplementation Science

8 Part Webinar Series

Kathleen Ryan JacksonErin Chaparro, Ph.D

University of Oregon

Thanks to theState Implementation & Scaling-up

of Evidence Based PracticesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

http://sisep.fpg.unc.edu/

Kathleen Ryan Jacksonkmj@uoregon.edu

541-990-2043Erin A. Chaparro, Ph.D.

echaparr@uoregon.edu541-346-1103

Oregon Scaling-Up EBISS Bloghttp:/blogs.uoregon.eduoregonscalingupebissblog/

The Stages of Implementation

Kathleen Ryan JacksonUniversity of Oregon

kmj@uoregon.edu

Objectives 1. Understand the key activities and

outcomes achieved for each stage of implementation.

2. Understand the importance of the exploration stage and readiness as you move through each stage of implementation.

Objectives: You’ll be able to answer the questions

1. What is the most under-utilized stage of implementation?

2. The four important activities in the exploration process are…

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HOW: Stages of Implementation

Implementation Occurs in Stages.• Exploration• Installation• Initial Implementation• Full Implementation

Full implementation can take up to four years under optimal conditions.

Fixsen, Naoom, Blase, Friedman, & Wallace, 2005

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Exploration

The Most Important &Most Under-utilized Stage

• Formalizing teaming structures• Determining need and identifying options• Assessing “fit” and feasibility• Promoting “buy-in”• Re-assessing facilitators and barriers to

implementation

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InstallationA Decision is Made to Move Forward

• Actively engaged in “set-up”– Structural and instructional changes– Infrastructure development• Training and coaching routines defined

– Resources consumed • Leadership maintains focus and momentum• Buy-in continues

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Initial Implementation

Working Through the Awkwardness

• Managing change– Maintaining the focus– Managing expectations

• Providing training and coaching– Building leaders support staff implementation– Reorganizing school roles, functions, structures

• Resolving systems issues– Rapid problem solving (PDSA)

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Full Implementation

New Learning is Integrated at All Levels

All student’s benefit from the EBP• All staff are supported • Data are collected and used for decision making

Policies, procedures, guiding documents in place• Supportive and functional administrative

environment

Reflect on your your elementary reading program…

• Identify “missed stages” or “missed steps” that will be important for you to complete in order to establish or strengthen buy-in and a collective commitment from all staff.

Identify the Stage of Implementation that best describes your current level of implementation.

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Exploration

The Most Important & Most Underutilized Stage

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Exploration

5 Main Activities1. Formalize teaming structures

2. Determine need and identify options

3. Assess “fit” and feasibility

4. Promote “buy-In” for the initiative and for implementation supports

5. Re-assess needs, resources, support and feasibility

1. Formalize Team Structures

Form and link the teaming structures• Identify who is...• Responsible for the work• Responsible for decision making and or recommendations

• Representative team• Range of stakeholders who will be impacted by the new initiative

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2. Determine Need - Identify Options

• Assess student, school and district performance and needs• Using current, relevant, and reliable data

• Explore evidence based options to meet needs• What Works Clearing House

• http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/• National Center on Response to Intervention

• http://www.rti4success.org/• Experts and publishers of evidence-based practices (EBPs)

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3. Assess Fit and Feasibility

• Assess fit of EBP with needs of students• Resources of schools and the district

• Examine implementation requirements• Costs, time required, funding, materials• Training, coaching, data infrastructure• Implementation support – who and how often

• Contact and observe other successful implementers• Observe and interview other districts• Ask, how can we repurpose the success of others?

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3. Assess Fit and Feasibility• Conduct an infrastructure analysis

• Assess Readiness to adopt a sustainable practice• Assess Capacity of district and school staff• Assess available Resources and resource

reallocation• Analyze facilitators and barriers

• Observe structural and organizational changes needed in schools and district.• What should be replicated and strengthened?• Cost of technical assistance, training, coaching

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3. Assess Fit and Feasibility

“Due diligence during mutual assessment and selection will help in gathering the information needed to make a decision about whether or not to adopt a new EBP and move forward.”

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4. Promote Buy-InThe key role of the District Leadership Implementation Team is to develop collaboration and co-ownership.

• Create opportunities for stakeholders to learn about options under consideration

• Ask questions about benefits and challenges• Gain confidence in managing the identified risks• Develop belief that the district is committed to

providing the support required to implement and sustain the practice overtime

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5. Reassess and Decide

Collect all information• Re-assess facilitators and barriers

Ask• What is the strength of the EBP?• Does the EBP meet our current need?• Does it fit our current priorities and values?• Do we have the resources required?• Do we have the capacity?• Are we ready to implement and replicate the EBP?

Stages of Implementation Analysis: Where are We?

http://implementation.fpg.unc.edu/sites/implementation.fpg.unc.edu/files/resources/AIHub-SISEP-

StagesOfImplementationAnalysisWhereAreWe.pdf

Reflect on your your elementary reading program…

• What steps could you go back and complete to strengthen buy-in and readiness for implementation of your elementary reading program?

What exploration steps has your district done a thorough job of completing?

Knowledge Check

1. What is the most under-utilized stage of implementation?

2. What are four important activities in the exploration process are?

Knowledge Check Answers

1. What is the most under-utilized stage of implementation is exploration?

2. The four important activities in the exploration process are:

•Formalize teaming structures•Determine need and identify option•Assess “fit” and feasibility•Promote “buy-in”

Resources and References

SISEP: Stages of Implementationhttp://implementation.fpg.unc.edu/sites/implementation.fpg.unc.edu/files/resources/AIHub-SISEP-StagesOfImplementationAnalysisWhereAreWe.pdf

Oregon Scaling-Up EBISS Bloghttp:/blogs.uoregon.eduoregonscalingupebissblog/

Thank You

Kathleen Ryan Jacksonkmj@uoregon.edu

541-990-2043

Erin A. Chaparro, Ph.D.echaparr@uoregon.edu

541-346-1103