Third Annual Summit

“Sustainability:

Implementing Programs That Survive 100 Years”

April 24, 2008

Berkeley, CA

The Summit “Overview”The Summit “Overview”

Who we are

The desired outcomes for the Summit

Who you are

How we will reach those outcomes together

The Wing InstituteThe Wing Institute

• independent, non-profit organization

• founded in 2005

• mission: to promote evidence-based education policies and practices

• experience and expertise operating "research based" education services in “real world” settings

• named after Ernie Wing

The Wing Institute’s Strategic VisionThe Wing Institute’s Strategic Vision

act as a “catalyst” to

promote an evidence-based education culture

by supporting individuals and organizations

currently engaged in evidence based education

The Wing Institute’s Strategic VisionThe Wing Institute’s Strategic Vision

• Identify exemplars in evidence-based educationIdentify exemplars in evidence-based education

research individuals policiesmodels programs organizations

• Develop networks to facilitate collaborationDevelop networks to facilitate collaboration

• Provide support for new ideas, research, and publicationsProvide support for new ideas, research, and publications

• Facilitate cross-discipline cooperationFacilitate cross-discipline cooperation

• Emphasize immediate solutions in the real-world Emphasize immediate solutions in the real-world as well as long-term system changes as well as long-term system changes

The Wing Institute ServicesThe Wing Institute Services

• Publications

• Research (Grants for Graduate Student Research)

• Public Policy Analyses

• Information Clearinghouse

• The Evidence-based Education Knowledge Network

• Professional Forums

Provide an expanded model for bridging the gap between research and practice

Define the primary components of an evidence-based culture, their functions, and how they relate to each other.

Illustrate the necessary and continuous reciprocal nature of influence between research and practice

Offer a Model of Evidence-based Service Offer a Model of Evidence-based Service Delivery: Based on our RoadmapDelivery: Based on our Roadmap

The purpose of the “Roadmap” is to:

ResearchR

eplicabilityS

ustainability

Evidence-based Education

What works?

When does it work?

Is it working?

Efficacy Effectiveness

ImplementationMonitoring

Practice

How do we make it work?

Research to Practice

Evidence-based education: the problemEvidence-based education: the problem

• Too many practices with proven research results fail when implemented in “real world” settings.

• Too many practices with poor or no research are adopted and continue to be implemented despite poor results.

Despite recent attention, there is still a disconnect between research and practice…

The Wing Institute 3rd Annual SummitThe Wing Institute 3rd Annual Summit

The “Summit” brings together leaders in their field for a working session on the topic sustainability. The Summit is designed to facilitate communication, collaboration, and cooperation among a diverse group of invited guests.

“Sustainability”: Implementing Programs That Survive

100 Years

SUMMIT Participants: OrganizationsSUMMIT Participants: Organizations

45 different organizations45 different organizations

99 consumer / parent / advocacy / DD organizationsconsumer / parent / advocacy / DD organizations

parent groups regional centers CA DDSarea boards advocacy groups service orgs

1414 public school organizationspublic school organizations

school districts SELPAs Adult education

1515 private service organizationsprivate service organizations

nonpublic schools nonpublic agencies healthpsychology

1414 universities and researchuniversities and research

education school psychology pediatricssocial welfare special education

88 Public agenciesPublic agencies

State department of Education State Department of Mental Health

SUMMIT Participants: professional disciplinesSUMMIT Participants: professional disciplines

administrator

advocate

attorney

behavior analyst

case manager

community outreach

consultant

curriculum designer

legislative aide

parent

physician

professors

psychiatrist

psychologist

researcher

school administrator

school psychologist

speech therapist

teacher

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Desired Summit Outcomes

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Full Operation &Sustainability

Treatment Integrity

Strategies forimplementation

Adoption andReadiness

Sources of Evidence

Summit Strategies for Meeting OutcomesSummit Strategies for Meeting Outcomes

How we are going to answer this today.

Pre-Summit ReadingsResource PacketPresentationsWork groupsPanel Q&ANetworkingKnowledge Network

Summit Strategies: PRESENTATIONSSummit Strategies: PRESENTATIONS

Sustainability: “What the Research Tells Us”Sustainability: “What the Research Tells Us” Ronnie Detrich

Sustainability: “A Context” Sustainability: “A Context” Randy Keyworth

Sustainability the First Thing. The Only Thing?Sustainability the First Thing. The Only Thing? Dean Fixsen Ph.D.Ph.D.

Evolution of the Revolution: How Can Evidence-based Practice Evolution of the Revolution: How Can Evidence-based Practice Work in the Real World? Work in the Real World? Bruce Chorpita Ph.D.Ph.D.

Sustainability and Scaling and the Failure of the Friday Sustainability and Scaling and the Failure of the Friday Inservice Day Inservice Day George Sugai, Ph.D..

PRE-SUMMIT READINGSPRE-SUMMIT READINGS

Best Practices in Developing a Broad-Scale System of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support, George Sugai, Robert Horner, and Kent McIntosh (2007).

Policy and Process: Means to Lasting Educational Change. Jeff Grimes and W. David Tilly,

2007 Biennial Report Effective Psychosocial Interventions for Youth and Behavioral and Emotional Needs. State of Hawaii

RESOURCE PACKETRESOURCE PACKET

Resource List of Articles and Free PublicationsResource List of Articles and Free PublicationsExemplary Evidence-Based InitiativesExemplary Evidence-Based InitiativesResearch: Evaluation, Dissemination, Technical AssistanceInterventions: Systems, Practice, ConsumersDissemination

Implementation Research: A Synthesis of the LiteratureImplementation Research: A Synthesis of the Literature National Implementation Research Network

Sustainability: Examining the Survival of Schools’ Sustainability: Examining the Survival of Schools’ Comprehensive School Reform Comprehensive School Reform EffortsEfforts American Institutes of Research

School-wide Positive Behavior Support: Implementers’ Blueprint and Self-AssessmentSchool-wide Positive Behavior Support: Implementers’ Blueprint and Self-AssessmentOSEP Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

The Road to Sustainability: Sustainability WorkbookThe Road to Sustainability: Sustainability WorkbookAfterschool Alliance

Tri- Level Development: It’s the SystemTri- Level Development: It’s the SystemEducation Week 2005

Summit Resource ListSummit Resource List• The Break-Even Point: When Medical Advances Are Less Important Than Improving the Fidelity With

Which They Are Delivered.

• Community-Based Prevention Using Simple, Low-Cost, Evidence-Based Kernels And Behavior Vaccines.

• Complexity Science: Coping with Complexity: Educating for Capability.

• Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations: Systematic Review and Recommendations.

• Dilemmas in a General Theory of Planning.

• From Data to Wisdom: Quality Improvement Strategies Supporting Large-scale Implementation of Evidence-Based Services.

• Getting Better at Getting Them Better: Health Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice Within a System of Care.

• Implementation: The Missing Link Between Research and Practice.

• Identifying and Selecting the Common Elements of Evidence Based Interventions: A Distillation and Matching Model.

• School Turnarounds: A Review Of The Cross Sector Evidence On Dramatic Organizational Improvement. Public Impact for the Center of Innovation and Improvement Public Impact,

• Understanding the Common Elements of Evidence-Based Practice: Misconceptions and Clinical Examples.

Summit Strategies: WORK GROUPSSummit Strategies: WORK GROUPS

The purpose of the workgroups is to offer interactive The purpose of the workgroups is to offer interactive activities focused on topics of the Summit that allow activities focused on topics of the Summit that allow participants to network, problem solve, and hear from a participants to network, problem solve, and hear from a diverse group of stakeholders.diverse group of stakeholders.

Implementation Exercise - Dean Fixsen Implementation Exercise - Dean Fixsen

Educational Services Process Modeling Exercise - Bruce Educational Services Process Modeling Exercise - Bruce ChorpitaChorpita

Summit Strategies: PANEL DISCUSSIONSummit Strategies: PANEL DISCUSSION

Panel Discussion with the days three presenters: Panel Discussion with the days three presenters: Bruce Chorptia. Dean Fixsen, and George SugaiBruce Chorptia. Dean Fixsen, and George Sugai

Q&A from audience: Q&A from audience: The questions to be selected from The questions to be selected from the working groupsthe working groups

Summit StrategiesSummit Strategies

WING KNOWLEDGE NETWORKWING KNOWLEDGE NETWORK

• Free Copy ofFree Copy of “Advances in Evidence-based Education” “Advances in Evidence-based Education”

• Free Subscription toFree Subscription to “Journal of Evidence-based Practices in “Journal of Evidence-based Practices in Schools”Schools”

Summit HousekeepingSummit Housekeeping

• ScheduleSchedule (9:00 end 4:00)

• BreaksBreaks (9:15, 11:00, 1:30, and 2:45 lasting 15 minutes)

• Networking - Issue of seatingNetworking - Issue of seating• LunchLunch (12:05 lasting 45 min. and is provided by The Wing Institute)

• BathroomsBathrooms• AssistanceAssistance (Jin An is available to help with any and all issues)

• Next Years DateNext Years Date (April 23, 2009)

ResearchR

eplicabilityS

ustainability

Evidence-based Education

What works?

When does it work?

Is it working?

Efficacy Effectiveness

ImplementationMonitoring

Practice

How do we make it work?

Research to Practice