Michigan Department of Education IDEA Partnership

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Michigan Department of Education IDEA Partnership

Welcome

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Today’s session objectives

Clarify Michigan IDEA Partnership purpose and intended outcomes

Identify adult learning implications of the IDEA reauthorization

Deepen understanding of PD Vision and Standards

Explore the aspects of an adult learning system that foster enhanced implementation of IDEA

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Purpose of Michigan’s IDEA Partnership Grant

Help transform personnel development (PD) in Michigan to support implementation of IDEA and improve child/student achievement.

-----------------------------------------------In your IDEA partnership role… How are you interpreting the partnership

purpose? In your PD role, how do you see the outcomes

of the partnership addressing your organization’s needs and concerns?

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Core Work

No Child Left Behind Act

State Board of

Education Strategic

Goal

State Board of Education PD Vision and Standards

Individuals with

Disabilities Education

Act

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Core Work

This grant offers the opportunity to link the varied adult learning efforts into a more comprehensive statewide system

No Child Left Behind Act

State Board of

Education Strategic

Goal

State Board of Education PD Vision and Standards

Individuals with

Disabilities Education

Act

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IDEA Partnership

LearningCommunity

Initial Outcome

PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:

State PD System

PD Vision and Standards

Intermediate Outcomes

Improve Child/StudentAchievement

IDEA Implementation

Final Outcomes

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IDEA Partnership

LearningCommunity

Initial Outcome

PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:

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Measurable Outcomes

Building a learning community with established commitments to Purposeful integration of adult

learning, Clarified communication structures

and practices to impact statewide implementation of the IDEA

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Adult Learning*

Learning among adults

that supports learning

among infants through young adults

with delays and disabilities

using sustained, capacity building formats

* includes PD (professional/personnel development), training…

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Learning Community Rubric

Partners help transform adult learning in

Michigan to support implementation of

IDEA and improve child/student

achievement by:

Developing relationships;

Engaging in group processes; and

Completing tasks.

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Learning Community Norms

Represent the views of constituent communities

Engage in “open and focused dialogue” Honor diversity (of persons, partners, viewpoints, ideas) Protect the focus (target the task; silence cell phones;

avoid sidebar conversations)

Actively contribute to individual and collective learning

Actively learn Actively teach

Contribute to the design and ownership of our partnership work

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IDEA Partnership Meetings:

October 29: Establish learning community connections around adult learning

January 25: Explore the aspects of an adult learning system that foster enhanced implementation of IDEA

May 12: Identify accountability/evaluation components of an evidence-based adult learning system

August 11: Identify continuing opportunities for purposeful integration of adult learning to impact child / student achievement

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As a Result of This Grant so far

we have expanded the learning community to include more

Families Higher education representatives Community service organizations Public and private agencies Business and industry Professional associations and

organizations

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As a Result of This Grant so far

two subcommittees have met to move the full Partnership’s work forward relative to:

Implementing Standards for adult learning

Using Technology to support adult learning

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As a Result of This Grant so far

our work with the Nat’l Ass’n of State Directors of Special Education

Presentation to the National Council of Administrators of Special Education, in partnership with other IDEA Partnership funded state teams

Preliminary discussion about applying for a second year of funding

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IDEA Partnership

LearningCommunity

Initial Outcome

PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:

State PD System

PD Vision and Standards

Intermediate Outcomes

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Measurable Outcomes

Contributing to a comprehensive integration of adult learning: Increasing integration among the groups/

initiatives including: The Office of Special Education and Early

Intervention Services The Michigan Department of Education

(MDE) The broader community

Meeting the spirit and letter of the responsibilities embodied in both the IDEA and NCLB Acts,

Based on the PD Vision and Standards.

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State Board of Education

We are responsible to

the SBE approved

Professional Development Vision and Standards for Michigan Educators, prepared

With broad public input and With leadership from the MDE Consultant

for Professional DevelopmentWhat’s New?--

State Board of Education PD Vision and Standards

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As a Result of This Grant so far

we have disseminated resources PD Vision and Standards NSDC PD Standards Innovations Configuration

we have increased familiarity with the State Board approved Professional Development Vision and Standards

we have explored our current status (including points of pride and barriers) relative to the Professional Development Vision and Standards

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Braided Resources: Partners and Learning Design

Administrators

Service Providers

Families Policy MakersOthers

Context: What in the local environment affects

the learning plan? Content: What is to be learned?

Process: How should we structure the

learning?

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IDEA Partnership

LearningCommunity

Initial Outcome

PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:

State PD System

PD Vision and Standards

Intermediate Outcomes

IDEA Implementation

Final Outcomes

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Core Adult Learning Responsibilities

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 e.g., alignment with NCLB requirements for Highly qualified personnel

Individuals with

Disabilities Education

Act

No Child Left Behind Act

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Core Adult Learning Responsibilities

Recent initiatives support adult learning in high priority buildings

State Improvement Grant Mathematics AYP Study Groups Root Cause Analysis English Language Arts AYP Study Group

Expansion of Michigan Behavior and Learning Support Initiative

Comprehensive Parent Service System

Individuals with

Disabilities Education

Act

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IDEA Partnership

LearningCommunity

Initial Outcome

PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:

State PD System

PD Vision and Standards

Intermediate Outcomes

Improve Child/StudentAchievement

IDEA Implementation

Final Outcomes

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State Board of Education

We are responsible to theBoard’s Strategic Goal.

“Attain substantial and meaningful improvement in academic achievement for all students/children with primary emphasis on high priority schools and students.”

What’s New?--January 11, 2005 Universal Education Presentation to the State Board

State Board of

Education Strategic

Goal

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Learner Support System

EducationalOrganizations& Associations

Business &Community

Organizations

Parent/Student

Organizations

Criminal/Juvenile

Justice System

State Boardof

Education

Advocacy/Groups

Organizations Teacher Training& Pre-ServiceOrganizations

ExecutiveBranch of

Government

Legislature

OtherStakeholders

Human Services System

Agency/Court Placements

AlternativeEducation

HomeSchoolsNon-Public

Schools

OtherEducational

SettingsNeighborhood

Schools

Public SchoolAcademies

OtherFactors

Juvenile Justice System

Involvement

Disability

Physical Health

Pregnant / Parenting

Teens

Youth in Transition

*

Socioeconomic Status

AcademicallyAdvanced &Accelerated

Sexual Orientation

Religious Beliefs

Runaway / Throw-Away

Dropout

Court Involved

Foster Care

Suspended / Expelled

Homelessness

Gender Identity& Expression

Emotional & Mental Health

EnglishLanguage Learners

Race / Ethnicity

Learning Styles

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Session objective

Identify adult learning implications of the IDEA reauthorization

Presentation questions: What are the changes in IDEIA 2004

directly related to adult learning?

What is OSE/EIS projecting for statewide technical assistance to support IDEIA 2004 implementation?

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IDEIA 2004 Discussion

To support implementation of IDEIA 2004

How can my organization help through communication and adult learning?

How can the IDEA Partnership help while developing as a learning community?

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NormsTies to Real workEngage as learning communityStep back and reflectRevisit your 10-29 thoughts re: key

elements of lc

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Session objectives

Clarify Michigan IDEA Partnership purpose and intended outcomes

Identify adult learning implications of the IDEA reauthorization

Deepen understanding of PD Vision and Standards

Explore the aspects of an adult learning system that foster enhanced implementation of IDEA

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IDEA Partnership

LearningCommunity

Initial Outcome

PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:

State PD System

Intermediate Outcomes

Improve Child/StudentAchievement

IDEA Implementation

Final Outcomes

PD Vision and Standards

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Bridging from October 29

Warm up: As we evolve as a partnership what would be evidence or examples of our being an effective learning community?

•What would you add?

•What would you highlight as most important?

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Learning Community Standards

MDE PD Vision and StandardsNSDC StandardsNSDC Innovation ConfigurationsIDEA Partnership rubricMichigan Collaborative Position

Statement

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Session objective

Clarify Michigan IDEA Partnership purpose and intended outcomes

Identify adult learning implications of the IDEA reauthorization

Deepen understanding of PD Vision and Standards

Explore the aspects of an adult learning system that foster enhanced implementation of IDEA

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IDEA Partnership

LearningCommunity

Initial Outcome

PARTNERSHIP OUTCOMES:

State PD System

PD Vision and Standards

Intermediate Outcomes

Improve Child/StudentAchievement

IDEA Implementation

Final Outcomes

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Step 1: Brainstorm aspects

What are aspects of a comprehensive statewide system of adult learning that is based on the PD Vision and Standards and purposefully integrated to improve implementation of IDEA?

Ideally, a statewide comprehensive PD system for IDEA is…

Inclusive of… Based on…Supported by… Informed by…Compliant with… Accountable to…Grounded in… Independent of…

Informally talk & take notes.

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Write overhead transparencies.

Agree on 3-5 aspects to share from your table.

Write one idea per overhead.

Complete the sentence starter:

Ideally, a statewide comprehensive PD system for IDEA is…

Inclusive of… Based on…Supported by… Informed by…Compliant with… Accountable to…Grounded in… Independent of…

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Step 2: Clarify & classifyAuthors: Briefly clarify the system aspect.

Listeners: Ask questions of clarification not evaluation.

(Suspend judgment in order to understand.) Delete your overhead if another table says the same thing. (Avoid redundancies.)

Volunteer sorters: Cluster like ideas. Write cluster headers that complete the sentence starter. Sub-sort similar ideas within each cluster.

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Step 3: Prioritize

Get 3 dots, color-coded per your partner group.Yellow – policy makersRed – administratorsGreen – service providersBlue – families and advocatesBlack – other

Put your dots on the 3 MOST HELPFUL system components (headers).

Use your own selection criteria.

After break…self-select to component for strategizing

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Step 4: Identify strategies

Given our current context, what are 2-3 specific actions that I, my organization, or we can commit to by the May meeting to contribute to our progress towards this system component?

Brainstorm individually or with neighbors.Share strategies with small group.

Look for partners with similar ideas.

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Step 4: Identify strategies

Given our current context, what are 2-3 specific actions that I, my organization or we can commit to by the May meeting to contribute to our progress towards this system component?

If you feel that you can commit…Individually or with partners complete action plan.Turn in to be copied. Self-address envelope.

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Reflective Practice and Evaluation

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Reflective Practice and Evaluation

Complete evaluation

Reflective practice: How can we sustain our engagement as a learning community?

Chart: What evidence, if any, do we currently demonstrate as a learning community/partnership?

Chart: How can we continue to grow as an effective learning community? (Ideas for including missing partners; engaging interim communication and work; building individual and collective learning; possibilities for purposeful integration)

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IDEA Partnership Meetings:

October 29: Establish learning community connections around adult learning

January 25: Identify the practices of a comprehensive adult learning system

May 12: Identify accountability/evaluation components of an evidence-based adult learning system

August 11: Identify continuing opportu-nities for purposeful integration of adult learning to impact child/student achievement