UNPACKING THE DCI FRAMEWORK
Review the District Implementation Practice Profile
This practice profile outlines district implementation criteria for the DCI Framework using a rubric structure with clearly defined practice-level characteristics. Where is your district/building in the implementation process?
Next take some time to explore these supporting resources and outline your thoughts for initial implementation in your district.
- District Continuous Improvement Framework Blueprint. Effective educational practices are worthy of sustaining and scaling-up. This Blueprint is the road map for leading districts through all stages of the processes, from initial implementation through sustaining and scaling up.
- Step-by-Step Guide to the District Continuous Improvement Framework. The Step-by-Step Guide provides directions and recommendations for how to successfully reach district-developed implementation goals of the DCI Framework.
- Implementation Survey. This document is intended to help districts create a plan for implementation and is used along-side the Step-by-Step Guide.
- Administrator’s Guide to Coaching for the District Continuous Improvement Framework. This document serves as a resource for understanding effective coaching practices, characteristics of successful coaches, and the role of School-Based Implementation Coaching (SBIC) within the framework.
- Professional Learning Modules. The professional development content and processes are aligned with the research on student and adult learning. A professional learning module is a focused approach to professional development content that addresses adult learning principles, upholds specific characteristics of high quality professional development, and focuses on implementation at the classroom level.
NEXT STEPS
What is your next step toward initial implementation?