Step 6: Implement Reforms
Implementation of the action plan for program reform must be intentional and thoughtful. Building faculty capacity and shared accountability helps create the conditions for long-term success.
Outcomes:
- Faculty have implemented program improvement tasks and activities in accordance with the action plan.
- Changes have been made to coursework and clinical experiences to improve alignment with evidence-based practices and frameworks.
- Faculty have developed the capacity to implement changes within coursework and clinical experiences to improve learning opportunities for candidates.
Steps
Step 6.1 Address Implementation Opportunities and Challenges
Guiding Questions
- How will the EPP build partnerships with external organizations to support faculty to implement the action plan (e.g., professional development providers)?
- How can supports from the SEA be leveraged to support faculty to implement the action plan?
- How can existing faculty expertise be leveraged to help other faculty problem-solve issues that may arise during implementation of the action plan?
Step 6.2 Develop Faculty Capacity
Guiding Questions
- What are potential “quick wins” to demonstrate to faculty the benefits of engaging in program improvement efforts?
- Are faculty receiving the planned supports (e.g., training, professional development, financial support to present on reforms within the state or nationally) to implement the programmatic changes specified in the action plan?
- How is the EPP measuring whether faculty capacity has been built to embed evidence-based practices and frameworks into coursework and clinical experiences?
Resources
Active Implementation Frameworks:
- Initiative Inventory Activity: Supports the review of past and current initiatives that can help determine if faculty are able to commit to reform. Information gathered through the activity can be used to explore how additional EPP initiatives align with current work without duplication.
- Exploration Stage of Implementation: Details the exploration stage of implementation. The exploration stage is when the EPP team considers the extent to which a potential reform meets the needs of the EPP or school.
Leading by Convening (Coalescing Around Issues):
- Meet the Stakeholders: Helps EPP teams identify external stakeholder groups that are connected to the work, such as districts, students, parents, and teacher candidates, and how each stakeholder group is connected to the work.
Other:
- Center on Great Teachers and Leaders Data Review Tool: Assists teams to assess, analyze, and communicate their state data about students having equitable access to educators.
