Planning using A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions This was developed based on the shared belief that successful implementation requires the coordinated, collaborative and comprehensive efforts of education partners working together towards a shared vision of learning success for all students (A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions, 2012). It is intended to support a process of collaborative conversation among education stakeholders working together to develop an implementation plan. It is designed with guiding questions to facilitate dialogue and planning. This template offers selected questions for consideration in supporting implementation of the quality standards (adapted from A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions). It also provides space for you to record your group’s responses as a result of dialogue. Shared Responsibility Superintendent Professional Growth Who is affected by implementation of the quality standards? How is information and data from adult learners about their needs coherent with the How are education stakeholders working toward a shared understanding of SLQS? Is this data used to inform professional learning design and commitment to their respective roles and responsibilities to support implementation? How might we design a more comprehensive approach for professional learning? Shared Vision Time How is the shared vision developed collaboratively with and endorsed by stakeholders? What is the overall implementation timeline? Is the intent of the change, your preferred future, clearly articulated in the vision? Are the stages of implementation considered? Leadership Community Engagement How is the capacity of current and future leaders being developed including a focus on How and who are the stakeholders engaged in supporting implementation? – leadership competencies? Are stakeholders meaningfully involved or just communicated to/with? Are opportunities for both communication and more active involvement? Research and Evidence What data, including current research, evidence and lessons learned, is being Student Learning collaboratively and systematically collected and analyzed to support implementation How will you know if your implementation planning efforts are having an impact on and planning and to assess the degree of implementation? supporting student success? How is understanding of effective professional learning modelled in the plan? How does the plan align with the change imagined? Culture of Learning Does student learning data inform capacity building plans? How are you fostering a culture of learning to optimize learning and success for all students? Resources What is your current capacity to support this change? How might this change be phased-in to optimize current capacity and available resources?
Planning using A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions This was developed based on the shared belief that successful implementation requires the coordinated, collaborative and comprehensive efforts of education partners working together towards a shared vision of learning success for all students (A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions, 2012). It is intended to support a process of collaborative conversation among education stakeholders working together to develop an implementation plan. It is designed with guiding questions to facilitate dialogue and planning. This template offers selected questions for consideration in supporting implementation of the quality standards (adapted from A Guide to Support Implementation: Essential Conditions). It also provides space for you to record your group’s responses as a result of dialogue. Shared Responsibility Who is affected by implementation of the quality standards? How are education stakeholders working toward a shared understanding of and commitment to their respective roles and responsibilities to support implementation? Shared Vision How is the shared vision developed collaboratively with and endorsed by stakeholders? Is the intent of the change, your preferred future, clearly articulated in the vision? Leadership How is the capacity of current and future leaders being developed – including a focus on leadership competencies? Research and Evidence What data, including current research, evidence and lessons learned, is being collaboratively and systematically collected and analyzed to support implementation planning and to assess the degree of implementation? How is understanding of effective professional learning modelled in the plan? How does the plan align with the change imagined? Does student learning data inform capacity building plans? Resources What is your current capacity to support this change? How might this change be phased-in to optimize current capacity and available resources? Superintendent Professional Growth How is information and data from adult learners about their needs coherent with the SLQS? Is this data used to inform professional learning design How might we design a more comprehensive approach for professional learning? Time What is the overall implementation timeline? Are the stages of implementation considered? Community Engagement How and who are the stakeholders engaged in supporting implementation? Are stakeholders meaningfully involved or just communicated to/with? Are opportunities for both communication and more active involvement? Student Learning How will you know if your implementation planning efforts are having an impact on and supporting student success? Culture of Learning How are you fostering a culture of learning to optimize learning and success for all students?
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