Strategies For Engaging Equity Planning Beyond - Ed

State Strategies for EngagingStakeholders in Equity Planningand BeyondApril 29, 20151

Facilitators and Presenters Carol O’Donnell, Group Leader, Office of State Support, U.S. Department of Education Ellen Sherratt, Co‐Deputy Director, Center on Great Teachers and Leaders Phil Gonring, Senior Advisor, Equitable Access Support Network (EASN) Karen Wyler, Induction and Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) Evaluation Specialist, GeorgiaDepartment of Education Julie Noland, Education Program Specialist, Georgia Department of Education Christopher Ruszkowski, Director, Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Unit, Delaware Departmentof Education Maria Stecker, Special Assistant, Communications, Operations, and Equity, Teacher and LeaderEffectiveness Unit, Delaware Department of Education Shelby Maier, Researcher, North Central Regional Comprehensive Center Laurie Matzke, Director, Federal Title Programs, North Dakota Department of EducationEASN.grads360.org2

Equitable Access Support NetworkCenter onGreat Teachersand LeadersU.S.Department ofEducationOffice of CentersEASN.grads360.org3

EASN Communities of PracticeYou areHerePolicy andProgramsData Use andAnalysisRashidah Lopez MorganDr. Andy BaxterStakeholderEngagementRural Access Issuesand SupportDr. Ellen SherrattDr. Rose HoneyEASN.grads360.org4

Agenda Welcome and Overview Elements of Effective Stakeholder Engagement Emerging Approaches and Lessons Learned Future Plans State Education Agency (SEA) Approaches Delaware Georgia North Dakota Wrap UpEASN.grads360.org5

Welcome and OverviewEASN.grads360.org6

Webinar ObjectivesAttendees will: Understand the purpose of the StakeholderEngagement Community of Practice (CoP) Engage in discussion about lessons learned fromStates’ initial stakeholder engagement efforts Learn how Delaware, Georgia, and North Dakotaengaged stakeholders around ensuring equitableaccessEASN.grads360.org7

Elements of EffectiveStakeholder EngagementEASN.grads360.org8

Emerging Approaches Stakeholder engagement efforts to‐date have included: Internal SEA stakeholder meetings Meetings with external stakeholder group leadership and regionalleaders Regional meetings Small meetings with individual organizations A place on the agenda of existing standing meetings Stakeholder‐specific meetings Large town‐halls Webinars Online surveysInteractive Stakeholder Engagement /GTLStakeholderOverview.pdfEASN.grads360.org9

Lessons Learned Lessons learned from meetings to‐date include: Invite high‐level State leaders to set the tone and convey theimportance of ensuring equitable access Consider the full diversity of stakeholders Use structured protocols and experienced facilitators Tap stakeholders to spark a State‐wide conversation and provide evengreater stakeholder input Employ a communications strategy in addition to engagingstakeholders Engage stakeholders in‐person when possible No amount of stakeholder engagement is too much!EASN.grads360.org10

Future Plans Future plans may include: Consideration of who will be engaged in what and when Plans for public reporting Creation of a long‐term equity coalition who can hold the Stateaccountable for implementation and ongoing modification of plans Additional influential stakeholders who can provide the supportneeded, such as: Governors Legislators New York Board of Regents s/pdc/documents/7747State boards of educationEASN.grads360.org11

DelawareEASN.grads360.org12

Delaware Equity Plan – Spring 2015Stakeholders EngagedCommunity/Business/IHE Based:LEA Based: District Administrators Wilmington Education Think Tank (Civic Leaders) Principals Delaware Workforce Development Board Teachers/Specialists Non‐profit Partners District Data Analysts IHEs Charter Leaders P‐20 Council (Joint Ed Group) District Instructional Leaders Latin American Community Center (upcoming) District Human Resources Leaders (upcoming) United Way (upcoming)Teacher/Administrator Organizations:SEA Based: DDOE Director’s Council Delaware State Education Association (DSEA) Licensure, Certification, and CompensationSubcommittee Delaware Association of School Administrators(DASA) Professional Standards Board (upcoming) State Board of Education (upcoming)U.S. Congressional DelegationParents: State PTA (upcoming) Parent Advocacy Council for Education(upcoming)EASN.grads360.org13

Structured ProtocolsROOT CAUSE ANALYSISPOTENTIAL STRATEGIES &SOLUTIONS GENERATIONOverview of Plan‐Quick Review of Root Cause AnalysisSessionPurpose, Requirements, StakeholdersEngaged, and Statutory Terms‐‐Delaware Data: Overview of Gaps‐‐Teacher Experience, Teacher Turnover, andTeacher EffectivenessBuilt on Partnership with Harvard StrategicData ProjectPlan RequirementsDataShare Root Causes That Emerged in AllRoot Cause Protocols‐‐Focus on Six Top Root Causes That EmergedInclude All Root Cause Areas and Sub‐AreasRoot Cause AnalysisStrategy Evaluation and Generation‐‐‐Modeling and Small Group Breakout withGraphic Organizer (Pick 1 Gap and NameRoot Causes)Large Group Share Out‐‐Small Group Breakout with Graphic Organizer(Pick 1 Root Cause Area)Answer What Should Delaware: (1) Continueto Support, (2) Stop Doing, or (3) Attempt,That Is New or InnovativeLarge Group Share OutEASN.grads360.org14

Ongoing Stakeholder Engagement(Post June 1, 2015)1. Continue approach of joining existing meetings for ongoingengagement through Summer 2015 (additionalengagement)2. Conduct two meetings per month through end of 2015 Purpose: Unpack and/or refine strategies3. Schedule meetings with select individual local educationalagencies (LEAs) Assist with their planning process (similar to “planning year”offered at the beginning of Race to the Top)EASN.grads360.org15

GeorgiaEASN.grads360.org16

UniteUniteinincommoncommonpurposepurposeThere are 1,702,758 reasons to haveeffective teachers and leaders in Georgia.EASN.grads360.org17

Georgia’s Stakeholder EngagementEASN.grads360.org18

Community RESA Feedback Road TripApril 20‐May 15, 2015EASN.grads360.org19

North DakotaEASN.grads360.org20

North Dakota Equity Planning CommitteeNorth Dakota Equity Planning Committee: Comprised of 26 members representing a broad and diverse group of North Dakotaeducation stakeholders Convened four times between December 2014 and May 2015 Will continue to convene annually to review monitoring dataLessons Learned:1. Important to have knowledgeable members that represent various stakeholdergroups2. Establish norms and processes to ensure all members’ viewpoints are heard3. Ensure that members have ample time to process data, determine root causes, andbrainstorm feasible strategies4. Complete simple assignments in‐between meetings (for example, review draft planor gather stakeholder feedback)EASN.grads360.org21

State Superintendent Involvement Participated in stakeholder gatherings by providingopening comments at each meeting Demonstrated the importance of the equity plan tostakeholders Set the tone that stakeholder input is valued andcritical to the State’s equity plan Supported SEA staff in the development of theequity planEASN.grads360.org22

North Central Comprehensive Center SupportSupport SEA staff throughout the planning process by: Serving as a thought partner Assisting with planning stakeholder gatherings Co‐facilitating stakeholder gatherings Compiling notes from stakeholder gatherings Reviewing and providing feedback on draft equity plan Sharing information and resources from the Center onGreat Teachers and Leaders and Equitable Access SupportNetworkEASN.grads360.org23

Next StepsStakeholder Engagement CoP ScheduleMay 2015Using Social Media Tip SheetEASN.grads360.org24

EASN Communities 360⁰https://easn.grads360.org25

EASN Communities 360⁰https://easn.grads360.orgNew to thissite? Click herefor helpfultutorials.Apply forStateCoachingsupport!Links to allof ourpartnersWebinarSeriesLinks26

https://easn.grads360.orgClick on theouter circleto go to adifferentpageAccess toolsand resourcesto supportequity plandevelopmentClick on a linkto join EASNCommunitiesof PracticeLearn aboutEASNEmail EASNto requestassistance2727

Use the EASNReadiness Toolas a guide todevelop yourplanhttps://easn.grads360.orgViewupcomingEASN andpartner eventsParticipate inlog‐in accessonly discussionswith otherStates2828

Contact the EASNPlease visit the EASN website or email the EASNto join an EASN Community of Practice, findrelevant resources, or request targeted EASN.grads360.org29

Contact Information Ellen Sherratt: Co‐Deputy Director, Center on Great Teachersand Leaders, esherratt@air.org Phil Gonring: Senior Advisor, Equitable Access SupportNetwork, pgonring@education‐first.com Karen Wyler: Induction and Institutions of Higher Education(IHE) Evaluation Specialist, Georgia Department of Education,KWyler@doe.k12.ga.us Julie Noland: Education Program Specialist, GeorgiaDepartment of Education, jnoland@doe.k12.ga.usEASN.grads360.org30

Contact Information Christopher Ruszkowski: Director, Teacher and LeaderEffectiveness Unit, Delaware Department of Education,christopher.ruszkowski@doe.k12.de.us Maria Stecker: Special Assistant, Communications,Operations, and Equity, Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Unit,Delaware Department of Education,Maria.Stecker@doe.k12.de.us Shelby Maier: Researcher, North Central RegionalComprehensive Center, SMaier@mcrel.org Laurie Matzke: Director, Federal Title Programs, North DakotaDepartment of Education, lmatzke@nd.govEASN.grads360.org31

Thank You!EASN.grads360.org32

Stakeholder engagement efforts to‐date have included: Internal SEA stakeholder meetings Meetings with external stakeholder group leadership and regional leaders Regional meetings Small meetings with individual organizations A place on the agenda of existing standing meetings