MOVING FROM POCKETS OF

INNOVATION TO SERVICE DELIVERY

SYSTEMSNCEA – Special Needs ConferenceJanuary 17 – 19, 2010Anaheim, CA

Martin ScanlanMarquette University

GoalCultivate integrated, inclusive

systems of service delivery that comprehensively address

students’ special needs in your Catholic school community

✜ Students’ special needs

✜ Your Catholic school community

Pockets of InnovationStudents’ special needs are frequently met through the innovative efforts and commitments of individuals

✜Within schools✜Across systems of schools

Service delivery: From having a plethora of programs…

Resource Room

Teacher Speech and Language Pathologist

School Psychologist

Counselor

Social Worker

Special Education Teacher

Physical / Occupational

TherapistSchool Nurse

Bilingual Resource Teacher

Paraprofessional Support /

Aides

Literacy Coach

Math Coach

Title I teacher

Home-School Liason

Who’s on first?What’s on second?

I don’t know’s on third!

…to being integrated

Classroom - Early Interventions

School – Coordination of services

Collaboration of specialists and general educators to promote effective service

delivery within the most inclusive environment

What’s good about an integrated service delivery system?

Classroom – Early interventions

School – Coordination of services

✜ Schools become less dependent on heroic individuals as the model becomes institutionalized

✜ Individual schools have concrete exemplars

✜ Schools are less isolated, more apt to work together

So what are best practices for my Catholic School Context?

Integrating Service Delivery into a system

Aligning with the Catholic school community Grounded in Catholic identity and mission Adapted to local context Entrepreneurial

Are there exemplars?

Where are these best practices to meet students’ special needs in Catholic schools (and systems)?

Individual schools and classrooms Archdiocese of St. Louis – Learning

Consultant Model

So what do I do?What will help me cultivate integrated, inclusive systems of service delivery to comprehensively address students’ special needs in my Catholic school community?

1. Strengthen relationships in horizontal, vertical, and diagonal directions

2. Promote diffusion of innovation

Relationships Horizontally Within schools Across schools

Vertically Within school Within diocese

Diagonally Across sectors

Where are these relationships strong?

Where are areas for growth?

Diffusion of InnovationWhat’s an innovation?What influences its diffusion? Relative Advantage Compatibility Complexity Trialability Observability Reinvention

What innovations in your school apply to meeting students’ special needs?

To what degree are these likely to diffuse?

Diffusion of Innovation

Social Context and Perceptions are Paramount

Innovations are Complex

Conclusions Cultivating integrated, inclusive

systems of service delivery throughout Catholic school communities Best practices of service delivery

for Catholic school communities Relational dimensions Diffusion of innovation

----------- Your role in leadership

Points of Discussion?

NCEA – Special Needs Conference

Martin Scanlanmartin.scanlan@marquette.eduMarquette University