Moving FROM POCKETS OF INNOVATION TO SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS

1. Moving FROM POCKETS OF INNOVATION TO SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS NCEA – Special Needs Conference January 17 – 19, 2010 Anaheim, CA Martin Scanlan Marquette University

2. Goal Cultivate integrated, inclusive systems of service delivery that comprehensively address students’ special needs in your Catholic school community • Students’ special needs • Your Catholic school community

3. Pockets of Innovation Students’ special needs are frequently met through the innovative efforts and commitments of individuals • Within schools • Across systems of schools

4. Service delivery: From having a plethora of programs… Who’s on first? What’s on second? I don’t know’s on third! Resource Room Teacher Paraprofessional Support / Aides Math Coach Speech and Language Pathologist Special Education Teacher School Psychologist Bilingual Resource Teacher Home-School Liason Title I teacher Counselor Physical / Occupational Therapist Literacy Coach Social Worker School Nurse

5. …to being integrated School – Coordination of services Classroom - Early Interventions Collaboration of specialists and general educators to promote effective service delivery within the most inclusive environment

6. What’s good about an integrated service delivery system? School – Coordination of services Classroom – Early interventions • 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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? • Strengthen relationships in horizontal, vertical, and diagonal directions • Promote diffusion of innovation

10. Relationships • Horizontally • Within schools • Across schools • Vertically • Within school • Within diocese • Diagonally • Across sectors Where are these relationships strong? Where are areas for growth?

11. Diffusion of Innovation What’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?

12. Diffusion of Innovation • Social Context and Perceptions are Paramount • Innovations are Complex

13. 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

14. Points of Discussion? NCEA – Special Needs Conference Martin Scanlan martin.scanlan@marquette.edu Marquette University