Policy Types, Implementation,

and Leading Change

Dr. Marci Shepard Session 8 7.20.15 512

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Flipped Lesson: Orwell text

Final Word Protocol: 40 minutes + debrief

Two groups of 4 in Bremerton (one with Erin) – total of 24 minutes

Two groups of 5 in Seattle – total of 35 minutes

2 minutes for presenter

1 minute for each person

1 minute for the presenter to have the “final word”

Whole group share out – 1 minute per group Dr. Marci Shepard

Change Matrix

Opener

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Learning Target

I can use what I know about policy types and

implementation to consider implications of leading

change.

Success Criteria:

Identify the 3 types of policies (according to Lowi)

Describe themes of successful change implementation

Provide examples of effective change implementation

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3 Types of Policies (Lowi, 1964)

DISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES

DISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES bestow gifts on citizens – goods, services, or special privileges

Subsidies

Contracts

Nonregulatory licensing

Used to influence behavior

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3 Types of Policies (Lowi, 1964)

REGULATORY POLICIES

REGULATORY POLICIES are formalized rules expressed in general terms and applied to large groups of people. They reduce or expand alternatives for the targets. The rules imply enforcement by the government and penalties for those who break them.

Licenses

Laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines

Several groups with conflicting interests are usually concerned with regulatory policies.

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3 Types of Policies (Lowi, 1964)

REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES

REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES shift resources or power from one social group to another.

Economic

Power

Ideological: Controversial and cuts closer than any others along class lines; often involve intense conflict

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3 Types of Policies (Lowi, 1964)

Imagine a leadership team who, after much discussion and deliberation, agree that numerous policy changes must be made over the next few years.

7 minutes:

In groups of 3, SORT the types of policies into categories:

Distributive

Regulatory

Redistributive

Why do wise educational leaders consider policy types when planning the introduction of several changes?

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3 Types of Policies (Lowi, 1964)How Ed Leaders Can Manage Policy Change

Lowi’s work can help us plan policy changes over time so that we

gradual introduce several changes.

Avoid:

Introduce too many policies of the same type too close together

Making too many policy changes that involve the same individuals

and groups at the same time

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Themes in Successful Implementations

Monitoring and feedback

Frequent visits and conversations

Coordinate actions to resolve problems

Ongoing assistance

Coping with problems

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“Understanding Change” Fullan

Create 3 groups.

Each group selects two numbers between 1-6. (Each number may only

be selected once.)

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“Understanding Change” Fullan

1. The goal is not to innovate the most

2. It is not enough to have the best ideas

3. Appreciate the implementation dip

4. Redefine resistance

5. Reculturating is the name of the game

6. Never a checklist, always complexity

15 minutes

Your group has been assigned two of Fullan’s “pearls of wisdom.” For each, provide about a 3 minute explanation that covers the following:

1. What it means (your interpretation of the concept)

2. A “real world” example of where/when this might be/has been particularly true/useful

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Select Change Article for Next Week

(Topic: Implementation Problems)

Facilitate for 10 minutes with the whole group

10 steps to implementing change (Marsee)

Leading change: Why transformation efforts fail (Kotter)

Mastering the art of change (Blanchard)

Overcoming the challenges of educational policy implementation (Blau)

The inconvenient truth about change management (Keller & Aiken)

Why change efforts fail (Fuda)

Why reform efforts are failing (Fullan)

Cracking the code of change (Beer & Nohria)

7 reasons why most change initiatives fail (acceleratedgrowth.org)

Why change doesn’t work (Robbins & Finley)

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PAM Assignment

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Feedback, questions, good of the order

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