2. Do the administrators have the necessary skills and attitudes to lead all Low Medium High the innovative procedures and training aspects of the initiatives? 3. Are backup project leaders available, otherwise changing leaders is Low Medium High disrupting, costly, and impacts timelines? Readiness Obstacle 5: Timeliness of the implementation plans and activities Guiding Questions Readiness Rating 1. Has the implementation timeframe been planned to align with the Low Medium High regular schedules of a school year and beyond? 2. Is the specific initiative to be implemented in alignment with other Low Medium High school or district initiatives implemented in previous years so no conflicts will arise? 3. Is the planned timeframe in alignment with district budget plans and Low Medium High with other initiatives planned by other supportive organizations? Readiness Obstacle 6: Relationship of the new intervention to other initiatives currently underway Guiding Questions Readiness Rating 1. Have the new initiatives been reviewed sufficiently to assure that no Low Medium High conflicts will arise with other existing programs or other innovations being planned in the school or district? 2. Have the new initiatives been reviewed to assure that no conflicts will Low Medium High occur with other initiatives in the community? 3. Does the new initiative comply with existing or new laws, policies, or Low Medium High regulations mandated by State or federal agencies? This checklist is used with permission from Jay Smink, Hobart Harmon, and the National Dropout Note. Prevention Center/Network. Using the Intervention Readiness Tool Before any implementation plan is designed and started, local planners must consider potential obstacles. Based on major obstacles identified by the National Dropout Prevention Center over the last two decades in implementing dropout prevention programs, the tool includes major Intervention Readiness Checklist obstacles that are common in most schools and communities. For each of the six major obstacles, key questions help guide an assessment of readiness. A rating of low, medium or high can be selected to gauge the extent answers to each question reveal readiness for intervention implementation. After rating each question within a category, the user can then place a low, medium, or high rating for the category. This category rating may reveal that one or more specific categories present a particular readiness challenge. Thus, the tool provides a quick way to gain an Intervention Readiness Checklist initial assessment of obstacles, particularly useful in a team meeting of dropout prevention planners.
2. Do the administrators have the necessary skills and attitudes to lead all the innovative procedures and training aspects of the initiatives? Low Medium High 3. Are backup project leaders available, otherwise changing leaders is disrupting, costly, and impacts timelines? Low Medium High Readiness Obstacle 5: Timeliness of the implementation plans and activities Guiding Questions Readiness Rating 1. Has the implementation timeframe been planned to align with the regular schedules of a school year and beyond? Low Medium High 2. Is the specific initiative to be implemented in alignment with other school or district initiatives implemented in previous years so no conflicts will arise? Low Medium High 3. Is the planned timeframe in alignment with district budget plans and with other initiatives planned by other supportive organizations? Low Medium High Readiness Obstacle 6: Relationship of the new intervention to other initiatives currently underway Guiding Questions Readiness Rating 1. Have the new initiatives been reviewed sufficiently to assure that no conflicts will arise with other existing programs or other innovations being planned in the school or district? Low Medium High 2. Have the new initiatives been reviewed to assure that no conflicts will occur with other initiatives in the community? Low Medium High 3. Does the new initiative comply with existing or new laws, policies, or regulations mandated by State or federal agencies? Low Medium High Note. This checklist is used with permission from Jay Smink, Hobart Harmon, and the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network. Using the Intervention Readiness Tool Before any implementation plan is designed and started, local planners must consider potential obstacles. Based on major obstacles identified by the National Dropout Prevention Center over the last two decades in implementing dropout prevention programs, the Intervention Readiness Checklist tool includes major obstacles that are common in most schools and communities. For each of the six major obstacles, key questions help guide an assessment of readiness. A rating of low, medium or high can be selected to gauge the extent answers to each question reveal readiness for intervention implementation. After rating each question within a category, the user can then place a low, medium, or high rating for the category. This category rating may reveal that one or more specific categories present a particular readiness challenge. Thus, the Intervention Readiness Checklist tool provides a quick way to gain an initial assessment of obstacles, particularly useful in a team meeting of dropout prevention planners.
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